Politics

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Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, left, listens as rival candidate for U.S. Senate former Gov. George Allen talks during their first debate at the Capital One Conference Center in Tysons Corner, Va., on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. This is the first of three debates in what is a very close race. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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**FILE** House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, California Republican, hears Sept. 20, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington from Inspector General Michael Horowitz, the Justice Department's internal watchdog, the day after he issued a report faulting the department for disregard of public safety in "Operation Fast and Furious," the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' program that allowed hundreds of guns to reach Mexican drug gangs. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** President Barack Obama steps off Marine One upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, before boarding Air Force One en route to Charlotte, N.C., for the Democratic National Convention. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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A Free Syrian Army fighter stands at the front line in the Amariya district in Aleppo, Syria, on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

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**FILE** President Obama and his wife, Michelle, arrive June 27, 2012, at the Congressional picnic on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (Associated Press)

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Israeli soldiers conduct a military exercise Sept. 19, 2012, in the Israeli-controlled part of the Golan Heights that was captured from neighboring Syria in the 1967 war. It was the military's largest snap drill in years as tensions with Iran over its nuclear program rise and civil war in neighboring Syria rages. (Associated Press)

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"The president and his Democrat allies in Congress have sworn up and down that failing to comply with the individual mandate did not result in a tax on individuals or families. Now the nonpartisan CBO makes clear that the tax will hit 6 million Americans — mainly middle-class individuals and families," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican. (Associated Press)