Mexican wall and emailgate: The ten most memorable moments from US election battle

Tightly fought campaign

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Top 10 moments from the US Presidential Election campaign
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As Donald Trump beats Hillary Clinton in the race to the White House, we look back at the key events during the closely-fought election campaign.

The battle to become the next US president went right to the wire, with polls extremely close as voting day approached. 

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