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Mitt Romney a Sure Bet for GOP Nomination
Paul Bedard
Political gamblers are putting down bets that President Obama will be a one-term president, replaced by
According to Intrade, the online trading market where users bet on upcoming news events, Obama stands only a 47 percent chance of being re-elected and the
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