Inflation has been running under 2 percent, yet an NBC News exit poll shows that 37% of voters say rising prices are their biggest problem, only slightly less than unemployment.
Voters Vexed By Rising Prices Despite Low Inflation
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Thu, 11/08/2012 - 5:23am
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