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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican presidential candidate, laughs with servers at Mary Ann's Diner during a campaign stop in Derry, N.H., in June. The eatery, decorated in '50s and '60s decor, is a must-visit campaign stop for presidential candidates campaigning in New Hampshire. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this June 24, 2011 file photo Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks in Jacksonville, Fla. Twitter is abuzz with presidential candidates this year, though not all in the Twittersphere are equal. (AP Photo/Rick Wilson, File)
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A Thai man uses an improvised float to move his goods along a flooded street in Bangkok. Rancid brown water has seeped south across the city at a rate of about a mile per day. Government officials have issued warnings to waders. (Associated Press)
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"Did you spot the trend amongst the Republican nominees?" Jon Stewart asked recently on his Comedy Central program, "The Daily Show." "They're all saying crazy things." (Associated Press)
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Dolphins running back Reggie Bush crosses the goal line for a touchdown during the second half. Bush ran for 92 yards. (Associated Press)
VaRaces
10 TO WATCH: Republicans need a net gain of two seats to win an effective majority in the Virginia state Senate. These 10 races are key to both parties' legislative ambitions.
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PREDICTIONS: Virginia politicians, observers and analysts predict the final breakdown of the 40-seat Virginia state Senate.
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Senate Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Democrat, won his fight against debit-card fees. Now he wants banks to be more transparent when it comes to the costs associated with checking accounts. "[T]he bottom-line goal is to make sure people know what they're being charged and can determine whether it's fair," he said last week. (Associated Press)
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WikiLeaks hasn't been forgotten amid the pandemonium of Occupy protests. As people take to the streets to speak out against financial institutions, the anti-secrecy website is fighting a battle of its own against MasterCard, Visa and others that have blocked donations. (Associated Press)
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Whether they know it or not, some of the demonstrators decrying a variety of society's ills are sporting the stylized masks loosely modeled on 17th-century terrorist Guy Fawkes. The Catholic insurrectionist was executed four centuries ago for trying to blow up the British Parliament. (Associated Press)
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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou arrives for a Cabinet meeting at the parliament in Athens on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011. The country's leaders struggled for a second day to end an ongoing political crisis to ensure that Greece doesn't go bankrupt in the next few weeks and that it remains in the eurozone. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)
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** FILE ** Greek conservative opposition leader Antonis Samaras addresses parliamentary members of his New Democracy party in Athens on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)
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President Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy hug as they attend a French-U.S. alliance ceremony at the Cannes City Hall on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, after the end of the second day of the G-20 summit. (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, Pool)
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** FILE ** Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition presidential candidate forum, in Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition presidential candidate forum, in Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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FILE - In this April 28, 2000 file photo, Alfonso Cano, a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) commander who will head the Boliviarian Movement, a new clandestine political party for the rebels, attends a practice ceremony for the political party opening outside of San Vicente del Caguan in the FARC controlled zone of Colombia. According to Colombian military authorities, Cano, the top FARC commander, was killed in a military operation on Friday Nov. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Scott Dalton, File)
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Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou addresses the media after his meeting with Greek President Karolos Papoulias, at the presidential house in Athens on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011. Embattled Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou launched efforts to form a four-month coalition government, arguing the move is vital to demonstrating Greece's commitment to remaining in the eurozone.(AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)
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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain speaks at the Defending the American Dream Summit, Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, bottom right, minister of Finance Evangelos Venizelos, bottom left, and other lawmakers clap hands after the announcement of the confidence vote meeting at the parliament in Athens, early Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011.Greece's prime minister has survived a confidence vote in parliament, calming a revolt in his Socialist party with a pledge to seek an interim government that would secure a vital new European debt deal.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou reacts as his government's parliament members applaud after his speech in Athens, on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. Greece's ruling Socialists were in open revolt against their own prime minister ahead of a confidence vote Friday, in a political free-for-all over a new European plan to keep the deeply indebted country afloat. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
