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Supporters hold an Obama banner on Oct. 11, 2012, at Centre College in Danville, Ky., site of the vice presidential debate. Vice President Joseph R. Biden was to face Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan later that day. (Associated Press)

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Chris Herron of Danville, Ky., has his picture taken Oct. 11, 2012, with a cutout of President Obama outside the Norton Center on the Centre College campus in Danville, Ky., where the debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan was to take place later that day. (Associated Press)

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The corner for President Obama's campaign is seen Oct. 11, 2012, in the spin room of the media center at Centre College in Danville, Ky., ahead of the debate between Vice President Joseph R. Biden and Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan. (Associated Press)

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President Obama is greeted Oct. 11, 2012, by Rep. Frederica Wilson (center), Florida Democrat, and Florida state Rep. Dwight Bullard (left) as he steps off of Air Force One at Miami International Airport in Miami. (Associated Press)

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Supporters hold signs in support of President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Oct. 11, 2012, at Centre College, site of the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky., later that day. Vice President Joseph R. Biden will face Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan. (Associated Press)

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President Obama waves Oct. 11, 2012, as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Florida. (Associated Press)

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President Obama departs the White House on Oct. 11, 2012, for a short flight to nearby Andrews Air Force Base, Md., then on to Miami for a campaign event. (Associated Press)

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A banner made by a local middle school depicting Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan and Vice President Joseph Biden hangs on the wall Oct. 10, 2012, inside the media center at Centre College in Danville, Ky. Biden and Ryan will debate at the college on Oct. 11. (Associated Press)

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Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan poses Oct. 10, 2012, for pictures with supporters as he arrives at the Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky. (Associated Press)

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Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan boards the campaign jet at Clearwater International Airport in Clearwater, Fla., on Oct. 10, 2012. (Associated Press

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Supporters wave signs during a rally outside the Norton Center on the Centre College campus in Danville, Ky., before the vice presidential debate on Oct. 11, 2012. Vice President Joseph R. Biden will face Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan. (Associated Press)

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Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan speaks Oct. 10, 2012, to reporters outside Old Farmers Creamery in St. Petersburg, Fla. (Associated Press)

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Supporters wave signs during a rally outside the Norton Center on the Centre College campus in Danville, Ky., before the vice presidential debate on Oct. 11, 2012. Vice President Joseph R. Biden will face Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan. (Associated Press)