Politics

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Associated Press Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in California Carly Fiorina, seen here at campaign even Sept. 13 in Glendale, Calif., has a very personal reason for her pro-life stance. Her mother-in-law was advised to abort the son who became her husband.

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Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, a Republican turned independent, talks to reporters in Miami on Friday after the first debate between the candidates running for an open U.S. Senate seat.

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Associated Press SENATE HOPEFULS: Republican Marco Rubio (left) has a big lead over independent rival Charlie Crist in Florida.

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**FILE** Republican U.S. Senate nominee Marco Rubio takes the Pledge of Allegiance before addressing supporters during a "Reclaim America" town-hall meeting in Longwood, Fla., in 2010. (Associated Press)

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Voter turnout was high at this polling station in Caracas and across Venezuela on Sunday. Five years after boycotting the last round of legislative elections, the opposition is unified and is accusing the government of widespread corruption and an assault on democracy. (Associated Press)

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Despite his denials, multiple sources insist Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, seen here in November 2008, likened foes of the proposed lifting of the ban on open gays in the military to racists who opposed the military's integration in the late 1940s. (Associated Press)

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Mark Zuckerberg (right), Facebook founder, says he was inspired to give $100 million to the Newark, N.J., public schools system by the mayor. (Associated Press)

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The vessel Irene, with nine Jewish activists aboard, sets sail on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010, from the Famagusta harbor in the Turkish-occupied north of divided Cyprus in a bid to breach the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

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Afghans stand under an election poster of parliamentary candidate Sayed Jamal Taheri in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010. Afghanistan's election commission has ordered a recount of votes in some areas, a senior official said Sunday, raising further concerns of misconduct and fraud during the election for seats in parliament on Sept. 18. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

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** FILE ** Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell speaks at a Sussex County Republican Committee picnic on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010, in Lincoln, Del. (AP Photo/Jessica Kourkounis)

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Ed Miliband (left), newly-elected leader of Britain's opposition Labor Party, embraces brother David Miliband, who was also a candidate for the top party post, following the announcement of his selection at the start of the party's annual conference in Manchester, England, on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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A Palestinian shepherd walks near the Jewish settlement of Revava, near the West Bank village of Salfit, on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010. Danny Danon, a pro-settler lawmaker in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party, said on Saturday that settlers already have moved equipment into Revava and that activists would lay the cornerstone for a new neighborhood on Sunday, the last day of the Israeli construction slowdown. The activists planned additional construction Monday after the restrictions formally end. "Building will begin there tomorrow afternoon and continue there on Monday," Mr. Danon said. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

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Driver Danica Patrick smiles during a news conference for the NASCAR Nationwide 5-Hour Energy 250 auto race at Gateway International Raceway Friday, Oct. 22, 2010, in Madison, Ill. (AP Photo/The Belleville News-Democrat, Tim Vizer)

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Ed Miliband, newly-elected leader of Britain's opposition Labor Party, delivers his speech following the announcement at the start of the party's annual conference in Manchester, England, on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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President Barack Obama walks down the stairs from Air Force One upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Friday, Sept. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Ernie Grunfeld, president of the Washington Wizards, speaks to the media during an NBA basketball news conference at the Verizon Center, in Washington, on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Shakira performs in concert at Madison Square Garden in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)

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FILE In this Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007 photograph, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg smiles during a talk at Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco. Several media outlets reported Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010, that Zuckerberg is going to donate $100 million to Newak's public school system, which has has some of state's lowest test scores and poorest graduation rates. On Oprah Winfrey's Chicago-based syndicated television show Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, Democratic Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Republican Gov. Chris Christie and Facebook founder Zuckerberg are expected to announce the donation. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma,file)

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, confers with an aide during a press conference in New York, Friday Sept. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)