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A silhouetted Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney steps off his plane at Roanoke Regional Woodrum Field in Roanoke, Va., Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, for campaign events. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters, including one wearing an elephant hat, left, as he campaigns at Integrity Windows in Roanoke, Va., Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, accompanied by Virginia Republican Senate candidate George Allen, left, gestures while speaking at a campaign event at a window and door factory, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, in Roanoke, Va. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Supporters are seen in a truck mirror as Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is introduced by Virginia Republican Senate candidate George Allen as they campaigned at Integrity Windows in Roanoke, Va., Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney poses for a photo with law enforcement members which escorted his motorcade before boarding his campaign plane in Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, enroute to campaign stops in Virginia. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Virginia Republican Senate candidate George Allen wave to supporters during a campaign at Integrity Windows in Roanoke, Va., Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin flies in a motorized hang glider alongside two Siberian white cranes over Russia's Yamal Peninsula on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service)
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A policeman checks the identities of women who are visiting Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, as the all-important 18th Party Congress approaches. Beijing usually tightens security for high-profile political events, and this one is the most pivotal for the Communist Party in 10 years — but sometimes the measures can pass into the downright bizarre. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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The 105-story, unfinished Ryugyong Hotel towers above Pyongyang, North Korea, in October 2011. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)
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Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg (left) and Robert Menendez, Democrats of New Jersey, toured areas ravaged by the storm spawned by Hurricane Sandy with President Obama on Wednesday. They asked the president to increase the federal share of disaster relief, citing New Jersey’s continuing costs from Hurricane Irene last year. (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign event at the University of Miami, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in Coral Gables, Fla. (Associated Press)
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Fairfax County Board of Supervisors member Gerry Hyland (left) chats with former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, a fellow Democrat, at Hollin Hall Pastry Shop in Alexandria in July. Virginia’s Senate race could determine which party controls the Senate next year. (The Washington Times)
