Republicans have scored victories in two key US elections for governor, a year after Barack Obama was voted in as president.
In Virginia, Republican candidate Bob McDonnell won by a comfortable margin, while another, Chris Christie, ousted the Democrat governor in New Jersey.
In New York, independent Mayor Michael Bloomberg narrowly won a third term over Democrat challenger Bill Thompson.
But Democrats won a traditionally
Republican House seat in New York.
Correspondents say the gubernatorial defeats are a setback for Mr Obama, who had campaigned in both states for his party's candidates, as he tries to reform healthcare, pass a climate change bill and rally support for his handling of the war in Afghanistan. - BBC
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