Politics

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Lisa Sutter, program manager of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homeland Security Bureau, is accused of a range of ethical violations. The chairman of the Fraternal Order of police says she has not been disciplined because “the unit that she heads is a cash cow” for the District. (The Washington Times)

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Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin participate in the vice presidential debate at Centre College, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, in Danville, Ky. (AP Photo/Pool-Rick Wilking)

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Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin participate in the vice presidential debate at Centre College, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, in Danville, Ky. (AP Photo/Pool-Rick Wilking)

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“If Romney wins the presidency, Republicans are likely to take the Senate,” former Rep. Thomas M. Davis III says of Mitt Romney’s importance to Senate races across the county, including in Virginia. (The Associated Press)

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Washington Nationals General Manager Mike Rizo, left, talks with owner Mark Lerner, right, before the Washington Nationals play the St. Louis Cardinals in game four of the National League Division Series at Nationals Park, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 11, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Nationals General Manager Mike Rizo, left, talks with owner Mark Lerner, right, before the Washington Nationals play the St. Louis Cardinals in game four of the National League Division Series at Nationals Park, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 11, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A sign promoting the vice presidential debate is held up at a rally on the Centre College campus, site of the debate, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, in Danville, Ky. Vice President Joe Biden will face Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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A North Korean Buddhist monk walks on the grounds of the Ryongthong Temple that was restored by the North Korean government near Kaesong, a city where electricity is on for only a few hours every evening.

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The Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri, Rep. W. Todd Akin, who home-schooled his children, not surprisingly has the avid backing of the state’s home-schoolers. Mr. Akin is running to unseat Sen. Claire McCaskill, who has the endorsement of teachers unions. (The Associated Press)

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Quarterback Robert Griffin III has a 87.3 passer rating on third down, but Washington’s conversion rate is last in the NFL. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)

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U.S. troops in May 2009 walk near the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Congressional Republicans have expressed new suspicions that the Obama administration intends to move Guantanamo detainees to Thomson Correctional Center, a currently unused facility in Illinois. (Associated Press)

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In this Oct. 8, 2012, photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gives a foreign policy speech at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va. (Associated Press)