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A child waits under the voting booth while her mom cast her vote at Janney Elementary School, precinct 30, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

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At large D.C. Council Member, Michael Brown, greets voters outside of precinct 103 polling site in Washington, D.C., to cast their vote, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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Constituents wait in line to cast their votes during the lunch time hours at Wesley Methodist Church, precinct 32, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

A volunteer check-in clerk reads the newspaper while waiting for constituents to cast their votes during the lunch time hours at Wesley Methodist Church, precinct 32, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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Ed Lippman, 58, wears a message on his jacket on Election Day while walking home, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Hoboken, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Voters cast their votes at the Boys and Girls Club Tuesday on Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/The Daily Progress, Andrew Shurtleff)

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Poll worker Leon Levy attaches stickers to a tabletop on election day on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. After a grinding presidential campaign President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, yield center stage to American voters Tuesday for an Election Day choice that will frame the contours of government and the nation for years to come. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Voters pack the South Starkvile Voting Precinct trying to get their vote in before heading to work on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 in Starkville, Miss. (AP Photo/Kerry Smith)

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Citizens fill the voting booths on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at the Stockton Community Center in Stockton, Minn. After a grinding presidential campaign, Americans headed into polling places across the country. (AP Photo/Winona Daily News, Andrew Link)

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Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan yells at Side Judge Keith Washington during a break in action in the first quarter at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J., Oct. 21, 2012. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., wave as they exit a campaign charter airplane at Cleveland Hopkins International airport, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio. Ryan arrived moments earlier on his own plane and met Romney on board. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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President Barack Obama is embraced by a volunteer as he visits a campaign office the morning of the 2012 election, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney returns to his campaign plane at Moon Township Pittsburgh International Airport in Coraopolis, Pa., after he visited a call center in the Pittsburgh area, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Barack Obama speaks to media as he visits a campaign office the morning of the 2012 election, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his vice presidential running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., make an unscheduled stop at a Wendy's restaurant in Richmond Heights, Ohio, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak

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President Barack Obama calls Wisconsin volunteers as he visits a campaign office call center the morning of the 2012 election, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney poses with campaign workers during a visit to a voter call center in Green Tree, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)