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Sarah Baker of Richmond, Va., right, laughs as her five month old daughter Wila begins to cry in the arms of democratic candidate for Senate Tim Kaine, as they chat together outside the polling entrance at Linwood Holton Elementary School on election day morning, Richmond, Va., Tuesday, November 6, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Niki Bailey of Henrico County, Va. watches results come in on CNN at the Tim Kaine (D) for U.S. Senate election night party at the Richmond Marriott, Richmond, Va., Tuesday, November 6, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell (R) holds a press conference at the Patrick Henry Building the day after the election to discuss Republican loses, Richmond, Va., Wednesday, November 7, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall (23) talks with a coach on the sideline late in the fourth quarter as the Washington Redskins take on the Carolina Panthers at FedEx Field, Landover, Md., Sunday, November 4, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine (center) is joined by Anh Hong Do (left) and Kim-Ha Ly (right) as he arrives to meet customers and business owners at the Eden Center in Falls Church, Va., Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) heads back into the tunnel after warm ups before the Washington Redskins take on the Carolina Panthers at FedEx Field, Landover, Md., Sunday, November 4, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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**FILE** French European deputy Rachida Dati is seen here July 14, 2009, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. (Associated Press)

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Two Syrian boys, both of whom fled with their families from the violence in their village, look on Nov. 8, 2012, as one holds a gun toy at a displacement camp in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)

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A Syrian family who fled from the violence in their village sits next to their belongings Nov. 7, 2012, at a displacement camp in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)

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Panos Moumtzis, the U.N. refugee agency regional coordinator, speaks during a Nov. 9, 2012, news conference at the headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva. (Associated Press)

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Merchants remove their wares Nov. 6, 2012, from the souk in the Old City of Aleppo, Syria. (Associated Press)

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A Syrian boy who fled with his family from the violence in their village waits his turn Nov. 8, 2012, to fill water at a displacement camp, in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)

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A Syrian family who fled from the violence in their village sit on the ground at a displacement camp in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)

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A Syrian woman who fled from the violence in her village carries a water bucket on her head Nov. 7, 2012, at a displacement camp in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)

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A Syrian family, who fled their home due to government shelling, takes refuge Sept. 13, 2012, at Bab Al-Salameh crossing border, hoping to cross to one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz. (Associated Press)

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A Syrian family who fled from the violence in their village sits Nov. 5, 2012, in a tent at a displacement camp in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)

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Syrian families who fled from the violence in their villages sit Nov. 8, 2012, next to their belongings at a displacement camp in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)

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A Syrian man who fled from the violence in his village sits Nov. 8, 2012, for a haircut next to his tent at a camp in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)