Republicans are casting the White House's pivot toward competitiveness as an excuse for bigger government and more spending.

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In the case of such a tie when the electoral votes are cast in state capitals on December 7, the Constitution says the newly-elected House of Representatives elects the president, with each state delegation casting one vote, and the Senate elects the vice president.

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"(N)one of us were in the house when his girlfriend was murdered, let's hold off on casting stones at Oscar Pistorius, " said Adrian van Liere Since.

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