Politics

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Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani (right) escorts Afghan President Hamid Karazi for bilateral talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

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Workers take to the streets during a protest in Marseille, France, on Tuesday Oct.12, 2010. Teachers, mail carriers, bus drivers and other French workers tried to shut down France in a showdown with President Nicolas Sarkozy over his government's attempt to raise the retirement age by two years to save money. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Larry Whitt, who left the Navy after serving 12 years because he is gay, joins other protesters who watched President Obama arrive in Coral Gables, Fla., on Monday. Mr. Whitt was there to protest the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

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Job seekers browse through information during an Oct. 5 jobs fair sponsored by Scott Lee Cohen, Independent Illinois gubernatorial candidate, in Rockford, Ill. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS American Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo speaks during a gubernatorial debate at KMGH Television in Denver on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Larry Whitt, who left the Navy after serving 12 years because he is gay, joins other protesters who watched President Obama arrive in Coral Gables, Fla., on Monday. Mr Whitt was there to protest the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

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Associated Press Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White (left) poses with Sen. Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, at a UFC event near Las Vegas in July. A longtime boxing fan, Mr. Reid is thought to be the sport's most powerful political ally.

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Republican Assemblyman Van Tran speaks at Tea Party rally in Garden Grove. His race against Ms. Sanchez is unusual in pitting two minority candidates against each other.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez, the daughter of Mexican immigrants, campaigns in Garden Grove, Calif., Saturday, as she faces her first real challenge in 14 years, from a Vietnamese assemblyman who came to America as a refugee.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS WJZ-TV anchor Denise Koch, center, moderates a debate between Maryland gubernatorial candidates former Republican former Gov. Robert Ehrlich, left, and Democratic incumbent Gov. Martin O'Malley right, in Baltimore, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010.

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RG ENTERTAINMENT LTD. Animated versions of President Obama and Ronald Reagan argue economic philosophy in "I Want Your Money."

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center right) stands during the opening of the winter session of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. Mr. Netanyahu offered to renew a moratorium on Jewish settlement construction in the West Bank if the Palestinians meet his demand to recognize Israel as a Jewish state. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

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Maryland gubernatorial candidates, Republican former Gov. Robert Ehrlich, left, shakes hands with Democratic incumbent Gov. Martin O'Malley right, after a debate in Baltimore, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)

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WJZ-TV anchor Denise Koch, center, moderates a debate between Maryland gubernatorial candidates former Republican former Gov. Robert Ehrlich, left, and Democratic incumbent Gov. Martin O'Malley right, in Baltimore, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)