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John McCain and Barack Obama crisscross Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico this week. The states were among the most contested races in the past two elections. Though the three states only account for 19 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House, they’re likely to be pivotal in the
November presidential election. We talk with XXX and John L Smith from the Las Vegas Review Journal to tell us what s at stake in Colorado and Nevada.

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