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In a tie, each state delegation in the House would cast one vote for president, requiring a majority of 26 states to win.
The BBC is running three documentaries examining whether Lord Lucan, who would now be 89, managed to escape the UK.
In 1828, during his presidential campaign, Democratic leader Andrew Jackson's opponents referred to him as a 'jackass,' which he later embraced to symbolize steadfastness and determination.