Published October 23, 2012, 12:00 AM


FILE - This Oct. 8, 2012 file photo shows recording artist Kid Rock speaking before introducing Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., at a rally at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. Dozens of celebrities, elected officials, and others are blitzing through battleground states in the White House race’s final days. Their goal: give the presidential campaigns a daily presence in key states even when the men at the top of the ticket (and their running mates) pitch for votes elsewhere. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
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