Politics

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Fereidoun Abbasi-Davani, Iran's nuclear chief, delivers a speech on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, at the general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency at the International Center in Vienna, Austria. (Associated Press)

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Myanmar opposition Leader Aung San Suu Kyi (center) arrives Sept. 16 2012, at Yangon International Airport in Yangon to leave for the United States — her first U.S. trip since she was put under house arrest in 1990. (Associated Press)

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President Obama waves to the crowd after speaking at a campaign rally in Golden, Colo., on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (left) listens Sept. 17, 2012, to a question from U.S. military personnel stationed at Yokota in Japan. Panetta, who is on the first official stop of a three nation tour to Japan, China and New Zealand, says that U.S. and Japanese officials have agreed to put a second missile defense system in Japan. The exact location has not yet been determined. (Associated Press)

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Rick Berg, the Republican Senate candidate in North Dakota, speaks in Bismarck, N.D., during a debate with Democratic candidate Heidi Heitkamp. Ms. Heitkamp and Mr. Berg are running for the seat being left open by the departure of incumbent Democrat Kent Conrad, and Mr. Berg is seen as crucial to GOP hopes of capturing control of the Senate. (Associated Press)

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Virginia head coach Mike London, looks on during an NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, in Atlanta. Georgia Tech won 56-20.(AP Photo/David Goldman)

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President Obama walks to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Sept. 14, 2012, after arriving on Marine One on the South Lawn. (Associated Press)

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Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan drew cheers when he spoke before the Values Voters Summit in Washington, D.C., on Friday. (Associated Press)

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People line up for a fundraiser for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee, hosted by former Vice President Dick Cheney in Wilson, Wyo., in July. The focus on the money chase this late in the game — Monday marks 50 days to the election — is a reminder of the changing nature of presidential politics and the need to fill the war chest. (Associated Press)