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Syrian army positions are pictured on Monday, Oct. 31, 2011, near the border town of Serhaniyeh, Lebanon, whose residents say troops have laid mines nearby over the past several days. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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Rep. Darrell E. Issa, California Republican, introduced the D.C. Employee Suitability Act of 2011 on Monday. It will get its first hearing Thursday. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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**FILE** Washington Capitals right wing D.J. King (17) fights with New York Islanders left wing Trevor Gillies (14) during the first period of the Capitals' 2-1 home win on Oct. 13, 2010. (Associated Press)
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Leeya Mehta, of Washington, with her daughter Mae, 3, wears what she called a "timely costume" while walking along McPherson Square on Monday. But Occupy DC protesters, for the most part, kept focused on activism during the trick-or-treat day. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
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Rep. Darrell E. Issa, California Republican, introduced the D.C. Employee Suitability Act of 2011 on Monday. It will get its first hearing Thursday. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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A congressional oversight panel criticized the vetting of Sulaimon Brown, who was hired and then fired this year from a city agency at the outset of the mayor's term. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain displays a cupcake decorated with 9-9-9 in honor of the candidate's tax plan during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington on Monday. "While at the Restaurant Association, I was accused of sexual harassment — falsely accused, I might add," he said. "It was concluded, after a thorough investigation, that it had no basis," he added. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
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"I have never sexually harassed anyone," GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain said during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington on Monday. The Republican hopeful answered questions about his 9-9-9 tax plan, restated his stance on abortion and denied allegations of sexual harassment. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
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President Obama speaks in the Oval Office before signing an executive order Monday directing the Food and Drug Administration to take steps to reduce drug shortages. From left are pharmacy manager Bonnie Frawley with Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, cancer patient Jay Cuetara from San Francisco and FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg. (Associated Press)
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In this frame grab image from a surveillance video released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and partially obscured by the source, Russian spy Anna Chapman, wearing sunglasses, sits in a coffee shop in New York. Chapman was one of 10 Russian spies rounded up by the FBI last year. (FBI via Associated Press)
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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain speaks at the National Press Club in Washington on Oct. 31, 2011. (Associated Press)
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Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu checks a seized weapon after a news conference Monday during which multijurisdictional law enforcement agencies announced a bust of a major drug smuggling ring in Arizona. (Associated Press)
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Almazbek Atambayev claims victory Monday after preliminary results show he received more than 60 percent of the vote in Kyrgyzstan's presidential election, but opponents cried foul and refuse to concede defeat. (Associated Press)
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Newly born babies lie at a government hospital in Hyderabad, India, on Monday. Already the second most populous country with 1.2 billion people, India is expected to overtake China around 2030 when its population soars to an estimated 1.6 billion. (Associated Press)
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A trader watches the numbers as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 31, 2011. (Associated Press)
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Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Maliki (left) and Elias Sanbar, historian and ambassador for Palestine at UNESCO, face the media during a press conference at UNESCO's 36th General Conference in Paris on Oct. 31, 2011. (Associated Press)
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"Smoking Man" features Herman Cain's campaign manager, Mark Block, who credits the viral video for helping the Republican presidential candidate raise $3 million in October. (Associated Press)
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A 2008 "Saturday Night Live" skit featuring Tina Fey as Sarah Palin and Amy Poehler as Hillary Rodham Clinton is one example of how a viral video can infect a candidate with a poor public image. (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain holds up a muffin with a reference to his "9-9-9" tax plan on it before speaking at the National Press Club in Washington on Monday, Oct. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain leaves the stage after speaking about his tax plan at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington on Monday, Oct., 31, 2011. At right is Kevin A. Hassett, senior fellow and director of economic policy studies at AEI. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
