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Romney up by 5 in Va.

Mitt Romney holds a 5-point lead over President Obama in the battleground state of Virginia as he stumps there today, according to a new poll.

The Roanoke College poll found Romney topping Obama by 49-44 percent among likely voters.

Romney had a 26-point lead among registered independents and wiped out the gender gap with Obama among women there.

But Obama also received good news in Wisconsin, where he led Romney 51-43, a Marquette University poll found.

In Ohio, a CNN poll yesterday gave Obama a 49-46 lead.