Politics

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South African President Jacob Zuma says his political party will do “everything in its power to promote freedom of expression” after withdrawing a defamation case against a newspaper cartoonist. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama arrives to speak at a campaign event at Eden Park's Seasongood Pavilion in Cincinnati, Ohio. This year, the presidential race may come down to an even narrower slice of the electorate than simply the nine states where both Obama and Romney are aggressively competing: Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Colorado, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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FILE - This May 23, 2012 file photo shows actor Brad Pitt posing for portraits during the 65th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. Pitt has agreed to donate $100,000 to help the Human Rights Campaign raise money for its efforts to support same-sex marriage initiatives in several states.The nation's largest gay rights group announced Wednesday, Oct. 31, that Pitt agreed to match contributions from the group's members up to $100,000. In an e-mail to members of the Human Rights Campaign, Pitt wrote that it's "unbelievable" that people's relationships will be put to a vote on Election Day. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)

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Mark Langdale, president of the George W. Bush Foundation, looks at the landscaping at the George W. Bush Presidential Center on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas. It will feature a library, museum and 15-acre park. (Associated Press)

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Former first lady Laura Bush talks with landscape architect Herb Sweeney (right) and Mark Langdale, president of the George W. Bush Foundation, during a tour of the Texas interpretation of the White House Rose Garden at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, which will open in late April. (Associated Press)

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives at Zagreb international airport, Croatia, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Clinton is currently touring northern Africa and southeast Europe. (AP Photo/Damir Sencar, Pool)

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** FILE ** President Barack Obama, accompanied by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, second from left, and others, speaks about superstorm Sandy during a visit to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Obama speaks to supporters at a campaign event at the Elm Street Middle School in Nashua, N.H., on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Vice President Joseph R. Biden embraces a patron at the Station 400 restaurant during a campaign stop on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in Sarasota, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gives a thumbs up as he arrives at a campaign stop in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. At rear on screen is a number for Red Cross donations for victims of superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters during a campaign stop in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)