Politics

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Republican gubernatorial candidate for Virginia Governor Ken Cuccinelli arrives for a campaign stop to speak with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) the day before election day, Warrenton, Va., Monday, November 4, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) campaigns with Republican gubernatorial candidate for Virginia Governor Ken Cuccinelli the day before election day at a campaign stop, Warrenton, Va., Monday, November 4, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie waves to supporters during a campaign stop in Hillside, N.J., Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. Christie will face Democratic candidate, Barbara Buono in an election Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2013 file photo, Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff leaves the opening of a global conference in Brasilia, Brazil. The Brazilian government confirmed Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, that its intelligence service targeted U.S., Russian, Iranian and Iraqi diplomats and property during spy activities carried out about a decade ago in the capital Brasilia. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

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FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at the "SelectUSA Investment Summit" conference in Washington. For years, President Barack Obama’s personal favorability ratings served as a political firewall that sustained him through an economic recession, grueling fights with congressional Republicans, and the grind of a re-election campaign. But after a rough start to Obama’s second term, Americans increasingly view the president unfavorably. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)