Hillary Clinton began her final campaign push through Pennsylvania at a fire station outside Philadelphia at the start of the weekend and told Democrats to focus on issues rather than “whoop-de-do speeches” when they choose between her and Barack Obama on Tuesday.
Nearly 13 hours, five rallies and two aeroplane rides later, she was hustling for votes at an open-air event near Pittsburgh, where several hundred people had stayed until approaching 10pm to hear her speak in torrential rain.

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