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Voters besieged in swing states in US election

The phone is ringing off the hook and Alyson Linville won’t answer it. She feels pestered by pollsters and political parties eager to know whether she backs Barack Obama or Mitt Romney. Linville, a 49-year-old mother and wife who works for the local school district, is a swing voter in a swing county.