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US election 2016: Trump and Clinton complete final day of campaigning

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton made a final push for votes on Monday before America goes to the polls to elect its next president.

Mrs Clinton made last-ditch appeals in Pittsburgh, Grand Rapids, North Carolina and Philadelphia - where she was joined on stage by her husband and daughter, President Barack Obama and rock star Bruce Springsteen.

Mr Trump, meanwhile, held rallies in North Carolina, Florida, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Michigan.

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Trump declares November 8 'independence day'

Donald Trump has declared November 8 America's "independence day", as he warned the country's working class is going to "strike back" as the nation goes to the polls.

Speaking in his last election rally in Michigan on Monday night, the Republican presidential candidate said "real change" was on the way by "immediately repealing and replacing" the "disastrous" Obama healthcare reforms.

"With Obamacare, premiums are searching, companies are leaving, insurers are fleeing, doctors are quitting... yet Hillary Clinton wants to double down on Obamacare, making it even more expensive," said Mr Trump.

He added: "I'm asking for your vote so we can repeal and replace Obamacare and save healthcare for every family in Michigan and throughout the United States of America."

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US election 2016: Trump and Clinton complete final day of campaigning

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