Politics

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**FILE** Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks Aug. 30, 2012, at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. (Associatd Press)

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Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's 35th anniversary awards gala in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney addresses the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles on Sept. 17, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Washington Nationals' Adam LaRoche plays in a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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President Obama smiles Sept. 17, 2012, to the crowd as he leaves after speaking at a campaign event at Eden Park’s Seasongood Pavilion in Cincinnati. (Associated Press)

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis (left) listens to union Vice President Jesse Sharkey at a press conference following a meeting of union delegates on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

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**FILE** Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney talks with campaign strategist Stuart Stevens during a podium check at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Aug. 30, 2012. (Associated Press)

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President Obama boards Air Force One on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington en route to campaign appearances in Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)