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Published: Tuesday, November 4, 2008

AP: Obama wins Vermont, McCain Kentucky

WASHINGTON -- John McCain carried Kentucky, and Barack Obama countered with a victory in Vermont on Tuesday night as he bid to become the first black president. Democrats gained a Senate seat, the first of several they had in their sights in a country at war and anything but prosperous.

The economy was by far the top Election Day issue, according to an Associated Press survey of voters leaving their polling places. Six in 10 said so, and none of the other top issues -- energy, Iraq, terrorism and health care -- was picked by more than one in 10.

The Associated Press made its calls based on surveys of voters as they left the polls.

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