Politics

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (left) shakes hands with Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith (right) as U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder (second from left) and NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen look on during a round-table meeting of NATO defense ministers at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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** FILE ** Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, Texas Republican, speaks about his upcoming appeal of a money-laundering conviction at his attorney's office in Houston on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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** FILE ** In this Sept. 12, 2012, photo, President Barack Obama, accompanied by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, about the death of U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event at the Ohio State University Oval on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee, arrives for a rally in Van Meter, Iowa. Mr. Romney told the crowd that “When I become president, I will do everything in my power to strengthen once again the American farm, to strengthen the family farm.” (Associated Press)

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associated press Justice Anthony M. Kennedy could be a key vote in an affirmative action case. The Supreme Court begins hearing arguments Wednesday.

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray stands at the plate at Brentwood Hamilton Field in Northeast, a diamond where he played as a child. His favorite Washington player was Mickey Vernon. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Baseball books and memorabilia fill shelves in the office of D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray, a lifelong fan of the game and standout player at Dunbar High School who vividly remembers attending Senators games at Griffith Stadium. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Baseball books and memorabilia fill shelves in the office of D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray, a lifelong fan of the game and standout player at Dunbar High School who vividly remembers attending Senators games at Griffith Stadium. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)