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Wisconsin recount more than 70 percent complete

MADISON, WI (AP)--   Wisconsin's presidential recount is more than 70 percent complete, and Democrat Hillary Clinton has gained just 82 votes on President-elect Donald Trump. 

Trump won Wisconsin by more than 22,000 votes.

The latest results were reported Wednesday by the Wisconsin Elections Commission. It says all counties remain on track to finish their work by the state-imposed deadline of 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Green Party candidate Jill Stein is pushing for recounts in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

In Wisconsin, 34 of 72 counties have completed their work and the others are all nearing completion. More than 2.1 million votes out of the nearly 3 million cast have been recounted.

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