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Source: CCTV.com | 10-21-2008 14:23

Special Report:   U.S.Presidential Election 2008

With just 2 weeks to go before the U.S. presidential election, voters in every state can now cast ballots through early voting or absentee voting programs.

Voters stand in line and fill out forms while registering to vote at City Hall in San Francisco, Monday, Oct. 20, 2008.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Voters stand in line and fill out forms while registering
to vote at City Hall in San Francisco, Monday, Oct. 20, 
2008.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

A recent poll shows Barack Obama with a 6-point edge on John McCain, as both Presidential candidates campaign hard in the final 15 days of the race.

Meanwhile, both Democratic and Republican presidential candidates are intensifying their attacks and political rhetoric.

Early voting started nationwide on Monday morning.

Residents in Florida lined up early in the morning to cast their votes for the upcoming presidential elections.

"I think this is the most important of my lifetime."

"I am excited and I was happy that they started early."