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Washington Redskins linebacker Rob Jackson (50) intercepts a ball for a touchdown as the Washington Redskins play the Cincinnati Bengals. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) fumbles the ball, but goes on to recover it during the first quarter. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) waits to be announced before the Washington Redskins play the Cincinnati Bengals. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins cheerleaders warm up in the tunnel before the Washington Redskins lose to the Cincinnati Bengals 38-31 on their home opener. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gets ready to board his campaign plane in Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Virgil H. Goode Jr., a former Virginia congressman running for president on the Constitution Party ticket, could be a factor in who wins the state’s electoral votes. (Associated Press)

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“Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace pressed Obama adviser Robert Gibbs on the president’s decision to not meet with world leaders during the U.N. General Assembly in New York despite having time Tuesday to appear on “The View.” (ABC)

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A crew works on a drilling rig at a well site for shale-based natural gas in Zelienople, Pa. Though hydraulic fracturing is thought of as a relatively new technique, the federal government began funding research into it and horizontal drilling in the 1970s. (Associated Press)

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee, speaks at a campaign fundraising event at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on Saturday. The candidate is preparing for the three presidential debates, which will present the greatest opportunities to speak directly to voters. But a gaffe-turned-sound bite would leave little time to recover before Election Day. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney takes pictures with California Highway Patrol officers before he boards his campaign plane in Los Angeles on Sept. 23, 2012. (Associated Press)

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“President Obama has spent his entire term waging a regulatory war of red tape and government mandates on coal miners, coal jobs and the millions of people who rely on low-cost coal-fired electricity.” - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings, Washington Republican. (Associated Press)

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The 1980 presidential election changed a week before Election Day when Republican challenger Ronald Reagan won voters’ confidence in a debate with President Carter. (Associated Press)

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The outcome of the 2000 presidential election was so close that ballots cast in Florida came under close scrutiny to determine their validity. It fell to Judge Robert Rosenberg and others to examine “dimpled” and “hanging” chads on punch cards. (Associated Press)

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The outcome of the 2000 presidential election was so close that ballots cast in Florida came under close scrutiny to determine their validity. It fell to Judge Robert Rosenberg and others to examine “dimpled” and “hanging” chads on punch cards. (Associated Press)