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Details from AP Exit Poll

From the Associated Press' preliminary exit poll findings:

Economy most important issue: Six in 10 voters

Family situation gotten worse in last four years: At least four in 10 voters

Worried about effects of economic crisis on family's finances: Half of voters

Worried about being able to afford health care: Two-thirds of voters

First-time voters: One in 10 voters

First-time voters under age 30: Six in 10 voters

Future Supreme Court appointments an important factor: Six in 10 voters

Under 30: About one in seven voters

Over 65: About one in seven voters

Gun in household: Nearly half of voters

Candidate's race wasn't important to vote: Nine of 10 voters

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Wednesday, December 2

    • 12:00 pm
    • Michelle Obama holds event to thank volunteers who helped ready the White House for Christmas
    • 12:35 pm
    • President Obama and Vice President Biden have lunch in the Private Dining Room
    • 1:00 pm
    • Robert Gibbs delivers the daily press briefing from the White House
    • 1:45 pm
    • President Obama receives the economic daily briefing in the Oval Office
    • 2:45 pm
    • President Obama meets with senior advisors in the Oval Office
    • 3:25 pm
    • President Obama meets with Senator Bayh in the Oval Office
    • 4:10 pm
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    • 7:30 pm
    • Ed Gillespie gives speech on "Rebuilding the Republican Party" at the University of Delaware

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