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Obama Up by 8 Points in Polls

But new Reuters poll finds lead shrinking as McCain hammers on economy

By Mary Papenfuss, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 26, 2008 6:07 AM CDT

(Newser) – As John McCain's campaign appears to be foundering, Barack Obama's lead continues to grow, reports Bloomberg. The Democratic candidate was up 8 points over McCain in an average of 16 polls released during the last week. The previous week, Obama was up about 6 points.... Read full story »

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