Election 2012: Americans vote after long and bitter campaign for White House

	Click to View in Browser 11/6/2012 Americans vote after long and bitter campaign for White House CLEVELAND/CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney battled down to the wire on Tuesday, mounting a last-minute Election Day drive to get their supporters to the polls in a handful of states that will decide the winner in a neck-and-neck race for the White House. Complaints about voter IDs, ballots, long lines in US election WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sporadic complaints about voting procedures surfaced from Pennsylvania to Florida on Tuesday, while long lines in many states posed their own challenges in what could be one of the closest presidential elections in U.S. history. Biden on top as campaign gridlock hits Cleveland airport CLEVELAND/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If there was any doubt that the U.S. presidential fight hinges on Ohio, an awkward campaign airplane traffic jam at the Cleveland airport made it clear on Tuesday. Stoicism, noisy generator mark vote in storm-hit New Jersey town BAY HEAD, New Jersey (Reuters) - It was far from an ordinary Election Day in the exclusive seaside community of Bay Head, but residents were determined that the destruction and chaos left by the massive storm Sandy would not deter them from voting. In storm-battered New York area, a determination to cast votes NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sharon Brown was so determined to cast her vote that she returned to her flooded home the night before in order to be within walking distance of her voting precinct in the Rockaway Park neighborhood on Election Day. Obama congratulates Romney on "spirited campaign" CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama congratulated Republican rival Mitt Romney on Tuesday for running a hard-fought race for the White House and expressed confidence he would win re-election during a stop at a local campaign office to thank volunteers. Romney casts vote, feels "great" about Ohio BELMONT, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney cast his vote in a Boston suburb on Tuesday morning, saying he felt good about his chances of winning the presidency. Markets want clear decision from presidential vote NEW YORK (Reuters) - Traders and investors seem to agree on one thing about Tuesday's U.S. presidential election: The markets want a clear winner by Wednesday morning. Romney's hedge-fund backers plan to party on election night By Svea Herbst-Bayliss, Katya Wachtel and Lauren Tara LaCapra Emotional Obama ends campaign in Iowa with call for change DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - An emotional President Barack Obama ended his final campaign on Monday in Iowa, the place that launched his first White House bid and that could hold the key to his political future. Related Video Obama: 'We feel confident we've got the votes to win' Obama or Romney? Voters head to the polls to decide Tales from the Trail Jeff Mason Obama, Clinton nostalgic in closing campaign swing The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend