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In this Jan. 17, 1972 file photo, Sen. George McGovern, D-S.D., joins in a three way handshake with Salvador Luria, left, a Nobel Laureate in biology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and physicist Harry Palevsky of the Brookhaven National Laboratory of Long Island, N.Y., after they announced their support for his presidential campaign at a news conference in Boston. A family spokesman says, McGovern, the Democrat who lost to President Richard Nixon in 1972 in a historic landslide, has died at the age of 90. (AP Photo/Bill Chaplis, File)

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In this undated file photo, Sen. George McGovern sits in the cockpit of a training plane. A family spokesman says, McGovern, the Democrat who lost to President Richard Nixon in 1972 in a historic landslide, has died at the age of 90. According to the spokesman, McGovern died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 at a hospice in Sioux Falls, surrounded by family and friends.(AP Photo, File)

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Two roses lie at the base of statues of George and Eleanor McGovern on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, outside the McGovern Library in Mitchell, S.D. A family spokesman says, McGovern, the Democrat who lost to President Richard Nixon in 1972 in a historic landslide, has died at the age of 90. According to the spokesman, McGovern died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 at a hospice in Sioux Falls, surrounded by family and friends. (AP Photo/The Daily Republic, Tom Lawrence)

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In this photo taken May 28, 1972, U.S. Sen. George McGovern, D-S.D., is shown on TV 's "Face the Nation". A family spokesman says, McGovern, the Democrat who lost to President Richard Nixon in 1972 in a historic landslide, has died at the age of 90. (AP Photo/Jeff Robbins, File)

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** FILE ** DYRS Director Neil Stanley previously served as the agency’s general counsel and held executive-level positions at other D.C. departments. In announcing his appointment, Mayor Vincent C. Gray said he had “a strong blend of public management and juvenile justice experience” and called him a friend of progressives who was sensitive to law enforcement issues. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, center, talks with foreign policy adviser Dan Senor, left, and his vice presidential running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., before boarding his campaign plane at Daytona International Airport, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks before the start of a flag football game between his staff and reporters covering his campaign on Oct. 21, 2012 in Delray Beach, Fla. Romney took a short break from debate preparations to do the opening coin toss, and watch the first play of the game. (Associated Press)

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In this photo released by an official website of the Iranian supreme leader's office, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses a large group of Basij militia, during his tour in northeastern Iran, on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Iranian officials have made no secret about their desire to reopen nuclear talks with the U.S. and other world powers as economic sanctions dig deeper — with Iran's supreme leader even depicting his envoys as waiting at the negotiating table. (Associated Press)

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“People that say, ‘Oh, we have no chance of being bigger in technology than Silicon Valley’ — that’s not true,” says New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of his high-tech goals. (Associated Press)

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During the 1984 vice presidential debate, Democrat Geraldine Ferraro bristled at George H.W. Bush’s “patronizing attitude.” (Associated Press)

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The first televised presidential debate in history — between Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy — shows the importance of stage presence. The candidates’ performance in this debate often is credited with helping lift Kennedy to victory. (Associated Press)