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February 5, 2008

Economy top of mind for Mass. voters / Photo

Journal photo / Frieda Squires
Horace Oliveira feeds the voting machine after Vivianne and John Arruda casts their votes in the Massachusetts presidential primary at Somerset Middle School.

BOSTON -- The nation's rocky economy is top on the minds of voters heading to the polls this primary day in Massachusetts.

Preliminary exit poll results conducted for The Associated Press show close to half of all Republican and Democratic voters say the economy is the most important challenge facing the nation.

For Democratic voters, the war in Iraq places a close second with nearly four of ten calling it the top issue. Health care placed a distant third.

For Republican voters, immigration placed second with about one of four voters calling it the nation's top issue. The war in Iraq and terrorism placed farther down the list.

Polls close across the state at 8 p.m.

-- Associated Press

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