in a dead heat

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in a dead heat

Fig. [finishing a race] at exactly the same time; tied. The two horses finished the race in a dead heat. They ended the contest in a dead heat.

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With five weeks until the presidential election, Obama appears to have broken the impasse that had seen the two in a dead heat in polls over the past month. Obama lead gets bigger - and the fight gets uglier by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk A new poll released Wednesady showed that Obama and McCain are in a dead heat in Ohio, a key swing state which could determine the 2008 race for the White House. Obama attacks McCain's lack of economic policy by AFP / AFP American Edition Mitt Romney and John McCain are in a dead heat for first place in New Hampshire, while Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are statistically tied. Polls: N.H. Almost as Close as Iowa by Katharine Jose / The New York Observer More results

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With five weeks until the presidential election, Obama appears to have broken the impasse that had seen the two in a dead heat in polls over the past month.

Obama lead gets bigger - and the fight gets uglier by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk

A new poll released Wednesady showed that Obama and McCain are in a dead heat in Ohio, a key swing state which could determine the 2008 race for the White House.

Obama attacks McCain's lack of economic policy by AFP / AFP American Edition

Mitt Romney and John McCain are in a dead heat for first place in New Hampshire, while Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are statistically tied.

Polls: N.H. Almost as Close as Iowa by Katharine Jose / The New York Observer

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