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Maryland Democratic incumbent Gov. Martin O'Malley kisses his wife Katie, left, after taking part in a gubernatorial debate against former Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich, far right, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)

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Pro-democracy protesters hold pictures of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo while demanding his release outside China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. The imprisoned Chinese dissident who won this year's Nobel Peace Prize was allowed to meet with his wife and told her in tears that he was dedicating the award to victims of a 1989 military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, his wife and a close friend said. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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Pro-democracy protesters carry pictures of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo as they demand his release outside China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. The imprisoned Chinese dissident who won this year's Nobel Peace Prize was allowed to meet with his wife and told her in tears that he was dedicating the award to victims of a 1989 military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, his wife and a close friend said. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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Pro-democracy protesters hold a rally demanding the release of Liu Xiaobo outside China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. The imprisoned Chinese dissident who won this year's Nobel Peace Prize was allowed to meet with his wife and told her in tears that he was dedicating the award to victims of a 1989 military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, his wife and a close friend said. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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A pro-democracy protester gestures while wearing a mask of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo as he and others demand Liu's release outside China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. The imprisoned Chinese dissident who won this year's Nobel Peace Prize was allowed to meet with his wife and told her in tears that he was dedicating the award to victims of a 1989 military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, his wife and a close friend said. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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A pro-democracy protester gestures while holding a picture of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo during a rally demanding Liu's release outside China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. The imprisoned Chinese dissident who won this year's Nobel Peace Prize was allowed to meet with his wife and told her in tears that he was dedicating the award to victims of a 1989 military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, his wife and a close friend said. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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President Obama speaks to reporters in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, to highlight a new report on the impact of his $50 billion infrastructure-investment proposal. Onstage with Mr. Obama are (from left) Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino (second from right) speaks to a group of Orthodox Jewish rabbis, including Rabbi Yehuda Levin (right), as Mr. Paladin's campaign manager, Michael Caputo (seated, third from right), listens during a campaign stop at Karlsburg Rabbinical College in the Borough Park neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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President Barack Obama (C) speaks alongside Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood (R) and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner as he delivers a statement on transportation infrastructure, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, October 11, 2010. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

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President Barack Obama, left, speaks to reporters in the Rose Garden to highlight a new report on the impact of his $50 billion infrastructure-investment proposal, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010 at the White House in Washington. With Obama are from left to right, former Secretaries of Transportation Samuel Skinner and Norman Mineta, Secretary of Treasury Timonthy Geithner, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, Gov. Ed Rendell, D-Penn., and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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President Barack Obama, left, speaks to reporters in the Rose Garden to highlight a new report on the impact of his $50 billion infrastructure-investment proposal, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010 at the White House in Washington. With Obama are from left to right, former Secretaries of Transportation Samuel Skinner, Norman Mineta and Secretary of Treasury Timonthy Geithner. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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President Barack Obama points upwards as he walks back to the Oval Office after speaking to reporters in the Rose Garden to highlight a new report on the impact of his $50 billion infrastructure-investment proposal, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010 at the White House in Washington. Walking ahead of Obama are from left to right, Secretary of Treasury Timonthy Geithner, former Secretaries of Transportation Norman Mineta and Samuel Skinner. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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President Barack Obama puts his arm around Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood as they walk back into the Oval Office after Obama delivered a statement on transportation infrastructure, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, October 11, 2010. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and Vietnam's Minister of Defense General Phung Quang Thanh stand together during the United States National Anthem during a Guards of Honor ceremony at the Vietnam Ministry of Defense in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, meets with Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in a meeting room at the Prime Minister's office in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, center left, meets with Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, center right, in a meeting room at the Prime Minister's office in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, second from left, is escorted to his motorcade after meeting with Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, not seen, at the Prime Minister's office in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, revies Guards of Honor with Vietnam's Minister of Defense General Phung Quang Thanh at the Vietnam Ministry of Defense in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

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A member of Vietnam's military is seen in silhouette as he stands watch at left as Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks at Vietnam National University in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, center right, and Vietnam's Minister of Defense General Phung Quang Thanh, center left, review Guards of Honor at the Vietnam Ministry of Defense in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)