Obama and Romney campaign in Ohio

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With the US presidential election now just five weeks away, President Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney are criss-crossing the country, taking their message to voters in a handful of critical states.

One of them is Ohio, where a closely-fought and very expensive battle is under way.

Our North America editor Mark Mardell reports.

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