Bush and Kerry neck and neck in sprint finish

GEORGE W BUSH and John Kerry criss-crossed the United States today in a furious last-minute sprint to win votes in today’s election.

The final day of campaigning brings to an end one of the most bitterly contested and expensive election races in US history.

It is also one of the closest contests the nation has seen, with a new poll putting the president and his Democratic challenger in a dead heat.