2012 race likely to be close, tough, maybe brutal (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111105/ap_on_el_ge/us_election_one_year_out"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111105/capt.17dcf2f75ad74fb7bc244fabc2e47b0e-e739eded7d3b40c4986dad4352c13223-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=paVW20LYfrrz7yj_RPej6A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2011, file photo President Barack Obama speaks about jobs at Georgetown Waterfront Park in Washington, urging Congress to pass the infrastructure piece of the American Jobs Act. One year to go until Election Day and the Republican presidential field is deeply unsettled, leaving Obama to guess who his opponent will be. Both parties agree that jobs will be the main issue, and the campaign looks to be a close, grinding affair, markedly different from the 2008 race. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - One year to go until Election Day and the Republican presidential field is deeply unsettled, leaving President Barack Obama only to guess who his opponent will be. But the race's contours are starting to come into view.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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