Politics

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Ryan Zimmerman celebrates after the Nationals clinched the National League East. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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OCTOBER 1: The party was on after a loss by Atlanta in Pittsburgh gave the Nats the NL East title. Washington Nationals right fielder Jayson Werth (28), center, celebrates in the team’s locker room with his teammates as the Washington Nationals clinch the National League East at Nationals Park, Washington, D.C., Monday, October 1, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Protesters hold banners that read "No to War" during a debate at Turkey's parliament in Ankara, Turkey, on Oct. 4, 2012, after Turkey fired on Syrian targets for a second straight day. Turkey said it has no intention of declaring war, despite rising tensions after deadly shelling from Syria killed five civilians in a Turkish border town. (Associated Press)

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President Obama points to supporters during a Oct. 4, 2012, campaign event at Sloan's Lake Park in Denver. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is applauded Oct. 4, 2012, by sons Josh (center) and Tagg (left) as he speaks at a Colorado Conservative Political Action Committee meeting in Denver. (Associated Press)

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Melissa Throp of Arlington, Va., watches the first presidential debate between President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney during a watch party put on by the Arlington Young Democrats and the Arlington County Democratic Committee at Bailey's Pub in Ballston Common Mall, Ballston, Va., Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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The Arlington Young Democrats and the Arlington County Democratic Committee put on a watch party at Bailey's Pub in Ballston Common Mall, Ballston, Va., Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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More than 100 viewers attended a watch party put on by the Arlington Young Democrats and the Arlington County Democratic Committee at Bailey's Pub in Ballston Common Mall, Ballston, Va., Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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A life-size cutout of President Obama stands on the side of the sign-in table at a watch party put on by the Arlington Young Democrats and the Arlington County Democratic Committee at Bailey's Pub in Ballston Common Mall, Ballston, Va., Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)