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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine is joined by friend and campaign volunteer Kim-Ha Ly (left) of Woodbridge, Va., as he arrives to meet business owners and to address a rally at Eden Center. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Customers at Thanh Van Restaurant watch through the window as Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine meets customers and business owners at the Eden Center in Falls Church, Va. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Panthers wide receiver Armanti Edwards runs down the sideline for an 82-yard gain that set up ¿a Panthers touchdown early in the fourth quarter. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)
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Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) argues a delay of game call in the fourth quarter against the Washington Redskins, Landover, Md., Sunday, November 4, 2012. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)
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This image provided by Romney For President, Inc. shows a still frame made from a video ad entitled "12 Million Jobs." One analysis estimates the campaigns and independent groups will have spent about $1.1 billion on television advertising this year, with $750 million already allocated in states likely to determine the outcome of the presidential contest. (AP Photo/Romney for President, Inc.)
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UBS Chairman Axel Weber told the German daily Handelsblatt that changing regulations are making it more difficult to compete in investment banking. He said his own bank’s cuts will spread industrywide. (Associated Press)
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Swiss banks have come under pressure from governments around the world for their reputation for banking secrecy. Swiss banking giant UBS AG announced massive layoffs last week, along with huge losses in its third-quarter results, saying it aims to trim as many as 10,000 employees, or some 15 percent of its staff. (Associated Press)
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French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici pauses as he speaks with journalists during a news conference in Paris, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. France is creating a new government-backed investment bank that will aim to spur economic growth by lending to small and medium-sized enterprises. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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People in cars and on foot line up for free gas in the Jamaica neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, in the wake of superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, file photo, a trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York. U.S. stock futures are mixed in light trading with attention fixed on the country's latest jobs report, a final glimpse at the employment landscape before the presidential election Tuesday. The economy is the top issue for voters in a very tight election race. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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Scott Dressel who has put most of his retirement savings into buying and restoring homes in Steubenville, Ohio has partnered with others in the city to buy and renovate the Grand Theatre in downtown to help spur economic development, Steubenville, Ohio, Saturday, October 27, 2012. Once a productive steel town, Steubenville, Ohio's population has contracted faster than anywhere else in the country between 1980 and 2000 as their steel plants shut down. The area has seen a drop in unemployment in recent years due in part to the prospects of natural gas but the city still has a long way to go with unemployment figures higher then the the rest of the state and the country. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A boot hangs from a highway sign exit for downtown Steubenville, Ohio, Saturday, October 27, 2012. Once a productive steel town, Steubenville, Ohio's population has contracted faster than anywhere else in the country between 1980 and 2000 as their steel plants shut down. The area has seen a drop in unemployment in recent years due in part to the prospects of natural gas but the city still has a long way to go with unemployment figures higher then the the rest of the state and the country. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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**FILE** New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg talks to traders at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 31, 2012. (Associated Press)
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A cab driver pushes his taxi cab forward in a line for gasoline in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. In parts of New York and New Jersey, drivers face another day of lining up for hours at gas stations struggling to stay supplied. Superstorm Sandy damaged ports that accept fuel tankers and flooded underground equipment that sends fuel through pipelines. Without power, fuel terminals can't pump gasoline onto tanker trucks, and gas stations can't pump fuel into customers' cars. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Mohammad Ullah fills up his gypsy cab from a gas container while others wait on a line in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. In parts of New York and New Jersey, drivers face another day of lining up for hours at gas stations struggling to stay supplied. Superstorm Sandy damaged ports that accept fuel tankers and flooded underground equipment that sends fuel through pipelines. Without power, fuel terminals can't pump gasoline onto tanker trucks, and gas stations can't pump fuel into customers' cars. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
