Politics

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President Barack Obama is embraced by supporters during a campaign event at Cheyenne Sports Complex in Las Vegas, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Supporters wave American flags and Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney waves as he arrives in his campaign bus for a campaign event at Meadow Event Park Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, in Doswell, Va. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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** FILE ** In this Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, photo, Syrian rebel fighters take cover as a Syrian army sniper aims over a destroyed mosque in Tarik Al-Bab, southeast of Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)

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Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. gestures as he speaks during a campaign event, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, in Greeley, Colo. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett, Maryland Republican, has held his seat in Congress for 20 years, but Democratic challenger John Delaney is poised to oust him from office in the redrawn 6th Congressional District. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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“The handling of this Benghazi incident now approaches the status of Watergate redux,” said Reagan White House National Security Adviser Richard V. Allen, echoing the sentiment of 2008 Obama opponent John McCain. (Associated Press)

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Political groups associated with Karl Rove, a one-time top lieutenant to President George W. Bush, have shelled out $30 million in support of this year’s Republican presidential nominee since Monday alone. (Associated Press)

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In this 2011 photo provided by Altschuler for Congress, businessman Randy Altschuler poses for a photo, in Smithtown, N.Y. Altschuler will seek the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic incumbent Timothy Bishop, to represent New Yorkís First District in the U.S. House of Representatives. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Timothy H. Bishop, New York Democrat, has pegged his challenger — a business executive and former investment banker — as being out of touch with the Long Island district’s working class electorate. Randy Altschuler, the Republican challenger, has portrayed the incumbent, a five-term House member, as a lock-step liberal Obama Democrat. The Republican also has secured a coveted endorsement from Newsday. (Associated Press)