Politics

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Candidate for the Virginia's 5th Congressional District, Rep. Tom Perriello, a Democrat, makes his concession speech surrounded by family Tuesday in Charlottesville. He lost to state Sen. Robert Hurt, who had about 51 percent of the vote to Mr. Perriello's 47 percent with 94 percent of precincts reporting.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Democratic Rep. Glenn Nye, 2nd District candidate, casts his vote at Grace Bible Church in Virginia Beach. He was losing Tuesday night to Republican Scott Rigell.

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Associated Press Former Sen. Dan Coats, Indiana Republican, casts his ballot in Indianapolis on Tuesday, en route back to the Senate.

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Morgan Griffith, Republican congressional candidate (center), greets a voter Tuesday morning at Van Pelt Elementary School in Bristol, Va.

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Associated Press Former Sen. Dan Coats, Indiana Republican, casts his ballot in Indianapolis on Tuesday, en route back to the Senate.

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Iraq's new Parliament convenes on June 14, only to adjourn 20 minutes later, keeping the session open but unattended to allow more time to choose its leadership. Sharp divisions among political blocs have prevented the formation of a new government, and not a single law has been debated. (Associated Press)

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Two members of Parliament arrive early for the first session, in June. MPs earn $22,500 a month in salary and allowances and have generous benefits while in office and after leaving. (Associated Press)

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President Obama makes a final get-out-the-vote push for Democratic candidates in Ohio on Sunday. He is scheduled to give a news conference early Wednesday afternoon. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada addresses volunteers at a campaign office in Las Vegas on Tuesday. The Reid campaign painted the opponent as a radical extremist who wanted to end Social Security, work with Scientologists to give prisoners massages and eliminate veterans' benefits.

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Sharron Angle, the GOP Senate candidate, reminds the media that voting is supposed to be private as she casts her vote in Reno on Tuesday. Mrs. Angle's gaffes included her remark to Hispanic high school students that some of them looked Asian and that the 9/11 terrorists entered through the Canadian border.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS House Minority Leader John A. Boehner signs in before casting his vote on Tuesday at a polling place in West Chester, Ohio.

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Thomas McDevitt, the incoming president of The Times, said the organization will broaden its presence on the Web. (J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says Americans "deeply dislike bureaucrats running their lives."

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** FILE ** Matt Kibbe, president and CEO of FreedomWorks, and Dick Armey, who founded the group in 1984, rally at a Code Red tea party event near the U.S. Capitol. (FreedomWorks)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Rep. Peter Hoekstra, Michigan Republican says "the way to go" is for Republicans to accept across-the-board cuts from the pre-stimulus budget, including defense.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. smiles during a photo opportunity on election day, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) office in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)