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Mr Obama, who is leading Republican John McCain in national polls, showed his daughter his ballot and smiled as he cast his vote. -- PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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Voting opened at 5am (6pm Singapore time), an election official told AFP by telephone from a polling station in Bennington in the north-eastern state of Vermont, the first to open its booths state-wide on polling day. Other states were to follow over the morning. -- PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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A CNN poll published just hours before voting started gave Mr Obama a narrower seven-point lead, 51 to 44 per cent. -- PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Many first-time voters were keen to play their part and have their say in the US elections. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Some in the swing state of Florida had their family members with them as they waited in line to cast their vote. -- PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Though disabled, this woman waiting in line to cast her vote in Florida. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Former candidate John Kerry waited in line to cast his vote in Boston. Senator Kerry lost in a close race to incumbent George W. Bush in 2004. -- PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Voters in Vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden's state of Delaware waited to cast their vote. -- PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Voters in Brooklyn were ready to cast their votes in the 2008 elections. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Music star Sean 'Diddy' Combs was also in line to place his vote in the elections. -- PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Signs warning voters against fraud were placed in polling locations all across the US. -- PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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Like some other Americans, the Obamas went to the polls as a family. -- PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Voters in Michigan were waiting for their turns to vote. -- PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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In Harlem, New York, a predominantly African-American place, many were eagerly awaiting their turn to partake in a historic election. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Senator Joe Biden, Mr Obama's running mate, cast his vote together with his wife. -- PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Supporters of Senator Joe Biden, Mr Obama's running mate, showed who they were voting for in Delaware. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Democrat Barack Obama, one of the candidates in this election, casting his vote in Chicago. -- PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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