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Brits vote to leave European Union

Britain has voted to leave the European Union in a historic referendum that forced the country's prime minister to step down, upended markets and set the stage for a messy untangling with far-reaching implications. Electoral officials said early Friday that the "Leave" campaign had racked up 17.4 million votes — compared to 16.1 million backing the status quo. That gave "Leave" 51.9 percent of the ballots against 48.1 percent for "Remain," capping a deeply divisive campaign/NBC News. More here.

Question: Do you think the consequences will be as dire as many have forecast?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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