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14 October 2010 Last updated at 00:02 ET

Tea Party star and rival trade jabsChris Coons and Christine O'Donnell debate at the University of Delaware, 12 Oct 2010

Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell tries to play down controversial comments on witchcraft in a TV debate with rival Chris Coons.


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All 50 US states start a joint investigation into whether mortgage firms were wrong to repossess hundreds of thousands of US homes.

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