Hills make Labour odds-on at Glenrothes The bookie says they have not taken any bets on the SNP winning the seat since Brown campaigned there at the weekend. The firm has Labour at 10/11 to win the seat, with the SNP marginal favourites at 4/5. The Hills Labour price is pretty mean. Just go to the round-up of live prices in the other Glenrothes betting and you can get the party at 5/4.

Obama 19% ahead amongst early voters. The Guardian reports that more than 12 million people have already cast their votes in the US presidential election and that a poll by Pew Research had Obama on 53% and McCain at 34% amongst this group.

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