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Obama tours storm damage, Romney mutes rhetoric

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President Barack Obama is greeted by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie upon his arrival at Atlantic City International Airport Wednesday. Obama traveled to region to take an aerial tour of the Atlantic Coast in New Jersey in areas damaged by superstorm Sandy.

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President Barack Obama embraces Donna Vanzant during a tour of a neighborhood affected by superstorm Sandy on Wednesday in Brigantine, N.J. Vanzant is a owner of North Point Marina, which was damaged by the storm.

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney shakes hands at a campaign event at the University of Miami on Wednesday in Coral Gables, Fla.

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President Barack Obama soberly toured the destruction wrought by superstorm Sandy on Wednesday in the company of New Jersey's Republican governor and assured victims "we will not quit" until cleanup and recovery are complete. Six days before their hard-fought election, rival Mitt Romney muted criticism of Obama as he barnstormed battleground Florida.
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    • President Barack Obama is greeted by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie upon his arrival at Atlantic City International Airport Wednesday. Obama traveled to region to take an aerial tour of the Atlantic Coast in New Jersey in areas damaged by superstorm Sandy.
    • President Barack Obama embraces Donna Vanzant during a tour of a neighborhood affected by superstorm Sandy on Wednesday in Brigantine, N.J. Vanzant is a owner of North Point Marina, which was damaged by the storm.
    • Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney shakes hands at a campaign event at the University of Miami on Wednesday in Coral Gables, Fla.
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