Politics

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Republican presidential hopeful the Rev. Pat Robertson greets a supporter at a home schooling advocates' picnic in West Des Moines, Iowa, July 22, 1987. A political long shot, Robertson is trying to overcome some of the big names in the field with grassroots organizing. (AP Photo)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, accompanied by families and friends of the Newtown, Conn., shooting victims, including (from left) Jillian, Carlee and Carlos Soto, siblings of Victoria Soto, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on June 13, 2013, the six-month anniversary of the Newtown shooting. (Associated Press)

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President Obama gestures during remarks on immigration reform in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe appears with lieutenant governor candidate state Sen. Ralph Northam (right) and attorney general candidate Sen. Mark Herring (left) at a breakfast campaign event in Richmond on Wednesday, a day after the party’s primary. (Associated Press)