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The photo taken on Nov. 2, 2004 shows a touch-screen voting machine equipped at a polling station in Arlington County, Virginia State, Nov. 2, 2004. Some one-third of the ballots will be casted through this kind of voting machine during the general election begun early Tuesday. (Xinhua Photo/Lu Mingxiang) Americans vote at a polling station in Arlington County, Virginia State, Nov. 2, 2004. The US general election began early Tuesday. (Xinhua Photo/Lu Mingxiang) A poll watcher works at a polling station in Arlington County, Virginia State, Nov. 2, 2004. The US Judiciary has sent some 1,000 poll watchers to monitor the general election begun early Tuesday. (Xinhua Photo/Lu Mingxiang) Americans wait for voting at a polling station in Arlington County, Virginia State, Nov. 2, 2004.  (Xinhua Photo/Lu Mingxiang) Staff members verify identities of voters at a polling station in Arlington County, Virginia State, Nov. 2, 2004. (Xinhua Photo/Lu Mingxiang) Americans wait for voting at a polling station in Arlington County, Virginia State, Nov. 2, 2004.  (Xinhua Photo/Lu Mingxiang) policeman verifies voters' identity at the polling station in the City Hall of Boston, hometown of United States Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, Nov. 2, 2004. (Xinhua Photo/Zhao Peng) Voters fill in their ballots at the polling station in the City Hall of Boston, hometown of United States Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, Nov. 2, 2004. (Xinhua Photo/Zhao Peng) Voters fill in their ballots at the polling station in the City Hall of Boston, hometown of United States Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, Nov. 2, 2004. (Xinhua Photo/Zhao Peng) A staff member instructs voters in casting their ballots at the polling station in the City Hall of Boston, hometown of United States Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, Nov. 2, 2004. (Xinhua Photo/Zhao Peng) Supporters of Democratic candidate Senator John Kerry hold placards at the site of the presidential election night headquarters for Democratic on Copley Square in Boston, Nov. 1, 2004. The United States electorate goes to the polls nation-wide on November 2. (Xinhua Photo/Zhao Peng) Workmen prepare at the site of the presidential election night headquarters for Democratic candidate Senator John Kerry on Copley Square in Boston, Nov. 1, 2004. (Xinhua Photo/Zhao Peng) Policemen patrol the street with sleuths in Boston, Massachusetts Nov. 2, 2004.  (Xinhua Photo/Zhao Peng)

    BEIJING, Nov. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- An unusually high turnout has been predicted for this election, which opinion polls indicate is still too close to call.

    Voters in the United States have been going to the polls for the past several hours to elect a new president.

    An unusually high turnout has been predicted for this election, which opinion polls indicate is still too close to call.

    Some observers have suggested the national turnout could be as high as 120 million, a significant increase on the 106 million who voted four years ago.

    Long lines have been reported outside of some polling stations and some voters have had to wait several hours in the rain for the chance to cast their ballots.

    President George W. Bush will watch the results come in from the White House after earlier casting his vote near his ranch in Crawford, Texas.

    Democratic challenger, John Kerry voted in Boston after a stopover in Wisconsin.

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