Politics

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A steady stream of voters make their way to the voting site at Washington Mill Elementary School in Fairfax County past a map of the U.S. just after 6 a.m. on Election Day to vote for their chosen candidates. (Eva Russo/Special to The Washington Times) ** FILE **

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Voters cast their ballots in the general election at the polls set up at Ridgecrest Elementary School, in Hyattsville, on Nov. 6, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Tim Kaine, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Virginia, arrives to greet voters in Richmond. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington TImes)

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Virginia Senate candidate George Allen greets voters as they wait in line to vote at Washington Mill Elementary School in Alexandria, Va., on November 6, 2012. Allen was also there to vote with his wife Susan. (Eva Russo/Special to The Washington Times)

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Michael and Laura Macario and their grandson Maxwell, 2, are greeted by Democratic candidate for Senate Tim Kaine, right, as they arrive to vote outside the polling entrance to G.W. Carver Elementary School on election day morning, Richmond, Va., Tuesday, November 6, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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George Allen, the GOP candidate for Senate in Virginia, and his wife, Susan, wait to vote in Fairfax. (Eva Russo/Special to the Washington Times)

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Ed Lippman, 58, sends a message on Election Day while walking home on Tuesday in Hoboken, N.J. New Jersey is offering storm-displaced residents the option of requesting a ballot via email or fax — the same procedure that is followed by the state’s overseas residents and military personnel abroad. (Associated Press)

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North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory (center) greets supporters during a campaign stop at a polling place in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday. Mr. McCrory was favored to win, and the state would be a pickup for his party. (Associated Press)

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Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan arrive at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, one of two stops the Republican running mates made on Election Day before heading back to Boston to await the results. , “We fought till the very end and I think that is why I think we will be successful,” Mr. Romney said of his campaign for president. (Associated Press)

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Richard Viguerie says, “The agenda of the conservative movement and the tea party of small-constitutional government will now become the agenda of the Republican Party.” (The Washington Times)

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Justice Elena Kagan noted that when a judge errs in instructing jurors before they deliberate, the government may not appeal if the defendant is found not guilty. (Associated Press)