In a statement, Ambassador John Roos said the US was "extremely concerned by recent allegations of misconduct" by two US service personnel.

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John Roos, a political scientist at the University of Notre Dame and close friend of Mr Kernan, says self-declared Republicans have a 10-12-point advantage over declared Democrats in the state.

ECONOMIST: A close contest in a naturally conservative place