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November 2, 2010

Americans went to the polls on November 2 for midterm elections. In what President Barack Obama called a "shellacking," his Democrats lost seats to the Republicans - and their majority in the House of Representatives.

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Americans went to the polls on November 2 for midterm elections. In what President Barack Obama called a "shellacking," his Democrats lost seats to the Republicans - and their majority in the House of Representatives.

Deutsche Welle looks at some of the key issues US citizens were concerned with as they went to the voting booth.
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