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Live blog: the US Election 2012 as it happened

The race between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney may be over, but you can still re-live every moment of US election day in 2012 with our comprehensive blog.

Obama, Romney make final pitch
US President Barack Obama holds a slender lead over Mitt Romney in the polls ahead of election day.

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By Rhiannon Elston

Source: SBS, AAP

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