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Tim Kaine, left, answers a question during the 2012 U.S. Senate Debate while his opponent George Allen looks on. The two men, who are both vying for the Virginia Senate seat, held their first of three debates on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 at the Capital One Conference Center in McLean, Va. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Tim Kaine, left, answers a question during the 2012 U.S. Senate Debate while his opponent George Allen looks down. The two men, who are both vying for the Virginia Senate seat, held their first of three debates on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 at the Capital One Conference Center in McLean, Va. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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While Virginia Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine (left) makes notes, George Allen, his Republican opponent, answers questions in the first of three debates on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. The two former governors are vying for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Jim Webb. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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George Allen, former governor of Virginia, answers questions during the 2012 U.S. Senate Debate on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 at the Capital One Conference Center in McLean, Va. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Tim Kaine, former governor of Virginia, answers a question during the first debate for the U.S. Senate seat from Virginia on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 at the Capital One Conference Center in McLean, Va. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Tim Kaine, left, answers a question during the 2012 U.S. Senate Debate while his opponent George Allen looks on. The two men, who are both vying for the Virginia Senate seat, held their first of three debates on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, at the Capital One Conference Center in McLean, Va. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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George Allen, right, looks at his opponent, Tim Kaine, while answering a question in the 2012 U.S. Senate Debate Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 at the Capital One Conference Center in McLean, Va. The two men, who are both vying for the Virginia Senate seat, are locked in what has been called the most competitive race in the nation. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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George Allen, former governor of Virginia, answers questions during the 2012 U.S. Senate Debate on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 at the Capital One Conference Center in McLean, Va. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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George Allen, right, looks on while opponent Tim Kaine talks during the 2012 U.S. Senate Debate, their first of three debates, held Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 at the Capital One Conference Center in McLean, Va. The two men, who are both former governors of Virginia, are locked in what has been called the most competitive race in the nation. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Tim Kaine, former Virginia governor, answers questions during the 2012 U.S. Senate Debate with opponent George Allen (not pictured) at the Capital One Conference Center in McLean, Va. on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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George Allen, former governor of Virginia, acknowledges the panelists for the 2012 U.S. Senate Debate, from left, Aaron Gilchrist from NBC4, Ben Pershing, a Washington Post reporter, and Julie Carey of NBC4, before taking the stage at the Capital One Conference Center in McLean, Va. on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A Georgian woman speaks to police officers through a prison fence during a protest against prison abuse in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)