Candidates make their final pleas

President Obama and Mitt Romney, both fighting weariness and hoarse voices, stormed through a final exhaustive campaign push.

Mitt Romney spoke  Monday afternoon at a campaign rally in Lynchburg, Va.

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Mitt Romney spoke Monday afternoon at a campaign rally in Lynchburg, Va.

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President Obama greeted supporters at the airport in Columbus, Ohio.

Elizabeth Warren addressed a crowd in Dorchester on Monday.

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Elizabeth Warren addressed a crowd in Dorchester on Monday.

Scott Brown in Fitchburg

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Scott Brown made a campaign stop in Fitchburg.

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Mitt Romney kicked off the final day of campaigning before the election with a rally in Sanford, Fla.

President Obama and musician Bruce Springsteen appeared at a rally in Madison, Wis.

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President Obama and musician Bruce Springsteen appeared at a rally in Madison, Wis.

Paul Ryan appeared at a campaign event in Reno, Nev., on Monday.

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Paul Ryan appeared at a campaign event in Reno, Nev., on Monday.

Joe Biden spoke Monday in Sterling, Va.

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Joe Biden spoke Monday in Sterling, Va.

Voters waited outside the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in Cleveland on the final day of early voting.

Early voting ends with crush of lines in some Ohio precincts

Voters waited for up to two hours in some places as early voting came to an end in this battleground state.

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Elizabeth Warren was joined by members of the Kennedy family, while Scott Brown seized on the gridlock in Congress during the final day of campaigning.

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New Bedford church says its last Mass

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Apple tax rate on foreign profit: 1.9%

Apple reported it paid $713 million in tax on foreign earnings of $36.8 billion in the fiscal year ended Sept. 29.