The canvassing is in full swing and, given the turbulent past under independent leadership, the political parties are looking to make their mark.

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The scent of wild mint hangs in the air as we pass dusky ravines where baboons swing from the fig trees, swerving past brilliant white bones stripped of flesh by vultures.

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First, they spend more than the 22 states won by the Republican Presidential candidate in the past three elections and the 10 Swing states.

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It had improved over the past few days, moving above its prior swing high.

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The fate of the federal health care law currently before the Supreme Court is likely in the hands of Justice Anthony Kennedy, who has already cast the swing vote in a number of contentious cases over the past decade.

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This past week we had the Dow Jones Industrial Average swing 1, 000 points to close up 1.80% over a 5 day period.

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Because of this, equity and fixed-income prices are more likely to swing quickly in response to Washington next year than at any other time over the past decade.

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Jim Messina, the campaign manager, is determined to contest as many states as possible, to avoid the trap he believes past Democratic campaigns fell into of pinning all their hopes on just one or two fiercely contested and fickle swing states.

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"Given the circumstances of the past 18 months, working through Tiger's scandal, a new coach and with it a major swing change and Tiger battling through injuries, I am very disappointed to end our very successful partnership at this time, " he added.

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