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Undecided Voters Agree: Choosing Is Tough

Undecideds waiting for candidates to provide tell-tale slip-up

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 31, 2008 1:21 PM CDT

(Newser) – Undecided voters want one thing from John McCain and Barack Obama: a reason to vote for one of them—or not. “I’m waiting for one of them to shoot himself in the leg,” one torn Floridian tells the LA Times. "I... Read full story »

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