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Obama, McCain Make Final Efforts To Win Votes

A church sign encouraging people to vote stands in an African-American neighborhood in Birmingham, Alabama.
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A church sign encouraging people to vote stands in an African-American neighborhood in Birmingham, Alabama.

The election clock is winding down.

Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama and Republican nominee John McCain are hitting the swing states, making final appeals to their supporters and trying to attract swing voters who haven't declared their support.

For more on the campaigns' efforts in the final hours of Election 2008, Farai Chideya speaks with Ben Porritt — national spokesman for the McCain campaign — and Corey Ealons, director of African-American media for the Obama campaign.

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