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| US mid-terms at-a-glance: 6 November | US mid-terms at-a-glance: 6 November |
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| All you need to know in the final day before the US mid-term elections, with news of key races, issues, quotes and pictures. | All you need to know in the final day before the US mid-term elections, with news of key races, issues, quotes and pictures. |
| For the latest at-a-glance update each day, bookmark this page. | For the latest at-a-glance update each day, bookmark this page. |
| Campaign catch-up Key quotes Numbers of note Key races countdown Headlines round-up Image of the day | Campaign catch-up Key quotes Numbers of note Key races countdown Headlines round-up Image of the day |
| CAMPAIGN CATCH-UP | CAMPAIGN CATCH-UP |
| On the last day of campaigning, both parties engaged in a final push to win over voters and get them to the polls. | |
| President George W Bush attended rallies in Florida, Arkansas and Texas before heading to his ranch in Crawford - but in a sign of his unpopularity, one of the candidates he was campaigning for declined to appear with him. | |
| Charlie Crist, who hopes to succeed the president's brother as governor of Florida, was hundreds of miles away when Mr Bush rallied Republicans in Pensacola. | |
| Meanwhile, four US military journals have called for Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to quit, accusing him of losing control of the situation in Iraq. The White House has rejected the editorial, published on Monday, as a "shabby piece of work". | Meanwhile, four US military journals have called for Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to quit, accusing him of losing control of the situation in Iraq. The White House has rejected the editorial, published on Monday, as a "shabby piece of work". |
| Nancy Pelosi, the leading Democrat in the House of Representatives, welcomed the verdict in Saddam Hussein's trial on Sunday - but said it did not lessen the scope of the Bush administration's failure in Iraq. | Nancy Pelosi, the leading Democrat in the House of Representatives, welcomed the verdict in Saddam Hussein's trial on Sunday - but said it did not lessen the scope of the Bush administration's failure in Iraq. |
| She joined the campaign trail for candidates in the north-eastern state of Connecticut, where three Republican-held House seats look vulnerable. | She joined the campaign trail for candidates in the north-eastern state of Connecticut, where three Republican-held House seats look vulnerable. |
| The latest polls on national trends suggest the Democrats are still ahead but that their lead over the Republicans is narrowing. Senate races in Missouri, Virginia and Montana remain among the tightest in the country. | The latest polls on national trends suggest the Democrats are still ahead but that their lead over the Republicans is narrowing. Senate races in Missouri, Virginia and Montana remain among the tightest in the country. |
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| KEY QUOTES | KEY QUOTES |
| From the Iraq war to the economy to how the Congressdoes its work, the American people want a differentdirection - and that's what Democrats offerRahm Emanuel, who is leading the Democratic effort to take over the House | |
| I knew we were going to finish strong, because I knew thatwhen the American people paid attention to the two mostimportant issues they would understand we stand with them President George W Bush, speaking at a rally in Florida | |
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| NUMBERS OF NOTE | NUMBERS OF NOTE |
| Three national polls show the Democrats still leading the Republicans - but the Republicans seem to be catching up. | |
| BBC NEWS WEBSITE COVERAGE Come back for full Senate, House and Governor results as they break, plus expert comment and analysis Results map Reporters' blog Have your say | BBC NEWS WEBSITE COVERAGE Come back for full Senate, House and Governor results as they break, plus expert comment and analysis Results map Reporters' blog Have your say |
| A USA/Today poll released on Monday suggests 51% of voters will back the Democrats and 44% the Republicans. The Democrats' lead has dropped from 13 to seven percentage points in the past two weeks. | A USA/Today poll released on Monday suggests 51% of voters will back the Democrats and 44% the Republicans. The Democrats' lead has dropped from 13 to seven percentage points in the past two weeks. |
| An ABC News/Washington Post poll published on Sunday gave similar results, with the Democrats' advantage dropping from 14 to six points over two weeks. | An ABC News/Washington Post poll published on Sunday gave similar results, with the Democrats' advantage dropping from 14 to six points over two weeks. |
| Figures from the non-partisan Pew Research Center show a 47% to 43% lead for the Democrats among likely voters, compared with 50% to 39% a fortnight ago. | Figures from the non-partisan Pew Research Center show a 47% to 43% lead for the Democrats among likely voters, compared with 50% to 39% a fortnight ago. |
| In the key battleground states, both parties are focused on voter turnout. | In the key battleground states, both parties are focused on voter turnout. |
| According to the Washington Post, members of the progressive MoveOn.org group made 800,000 calls on Sunday and were planning to make 1.2m more on Monday and on Tuesday. Conservative groups are also working hard to mobilise Republican supporters. | |
| Democrats planned to contact several hundred thousand potential voters in Missouri on Monday, while the Republicans have been contacting about 200,000 a day, the Post says. | |
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| KEY RACES COUNTDOWN | KEY RACES COUNTDOWN |
| Half a dozen Senate races remain neck-and-neck as Republicans and Democrats embark on 11th-hour campaigning. Efforts are now focused on turnout rather than winning over new voters. | Half a dozen Senate races remain neck-and-neck as Republicans and Democrats embark on 11th-hour campaigning. Efforts are now focused on turnout rather than winning over new voters. |
| In Missouri, one of the closest of Senate contests, Democrat challenger Claire McCaskill and Republican Senator Jim Talent both pressed the flesh in St Louis. | |
| "The question is who is more motivated, the people who want to hold on tothe way it is now or the people who want change. I'mbetting on change," Mrs McCaskill said. | |
| HAVE YOUR SAY If the Democrats cannot win this election they should disband as a party Pete, Washington DC, USA Send us your comments In Tennessee, Democrat Harold Ford Jr campaigned in Chattanooga, the home town of Republican Bob Corker - who seems to have established a lead in the polls. A poll in Virginia gave Democratic candidate Jim Webb only a one percentage point lead over Republican Senator George Allen. | |
| Republican hopes are rising in Rhode Island and in Maryland, where Michael Steele is closing in on Democratic Congressman Ben Cardin in the race for an open Senate seat. | Republican hopes are rising in Rhode Island and in Maryland, where Michael Steele is closing in on Democratic Congressman Ben Cardin in the race for an open Senate seat. |
| The Republicans have spent heavily on advertising in Maryland over the past week - and the state was one of several campaign stops for former President Bill Clinton on Sunday. | The Republicans have spent heavily on advertising in Maryland over the past week - and the state was one of several campaign stops for former President Bill Clinton on Sunday. |
| For more, see our state-by-state map. | For more, see our state-by-state map. |
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| HEADLINES ROUND-UP | HEADLINES ROUND-UP |
| New York Times: Bush trumpets Iraq verdict to rally support | New York Times: Bush trumpets Iraq verdict to rally support |
| Washington Post: Parties crank up voter turnout efforts | Washington Post: Parties crank up voter turnout efforts |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia): Faithful still split as vote nears | Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia): Faithful still split as vote nears |
| For more commentary, see our mid-terms blog. | For more commentary, see our mid-terms blog. |
| IMAGE OF THE DAY | IMAGE OF THE DAY |
| President George W Bush, seen here in Nebraska, has focused on traditionally conservative states where Republican incumbents are under threat | President George W Bush, seen here in Nebraska, has focused on traditionally conservative states where Republican incumbents are under threat |
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