Social Issues

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Ed Lippman, 58, sends a message on Election Day while walking home on Tuesday in Hoboken, N.J. New Jersey is offering storm-displaced residents the option of requesting a ballot via email or fax — the same procedure that is followed by the state’s overseas residents and military personnel abroad. (Associated Press)

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Demonstrators hold posters with portraits of jailed opposition activists Vladimir Akimenkov and Leonid Razvozzhayev during a rally in Moscow on Oct. 30. The rally went on peacefully amid heavy police cordons. Russian President Vladimir Putin has insisted that no one is in prison for opposing his policies. (Associated Press)

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A Potomac, Md., resident who preferred not to be identified holds a sign up campaigning for Maryland residents to vote against Question 6, which would legalize gay marriage, outside of Winston Churchill High School in Potomac on Election Day, Nov. 6, 2012. If Maryland residents vote to legalize gay marriage, it will become the first state in the nation to have done so by popular vote. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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**FILE** The Jewish neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev in east Jerusalem is seen here on July 29, 2009, with the Shuafat refugee camp (background) and Israel's separation barrier running between them. (Associated Press)

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A man waits his turn to vote at a Mobile Voting Precinct van Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, in Burlington, N.J. Many victims displaced by Superstorm Sandy are taking advantage of offers to vote early. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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Gov. Martin O’Malley, greets students as he leaves Monday’s rally at the University of Maryland to garner support for the same-sex marriage referendum. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Gov. Martin O’Malley speaks at a rally Monday at the University of Maryland in College Park in support of the same-sex marriage referendum. Many Prince George’s County voters are torn over whether to side with the county’s traditionally Democratic politics or honor religious beliefs that often conflict with the legislation. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Dwight Bowman is national vice president of the American Federation of Government Employees. (American Federation of Government Employees)

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One day before Election Day, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley (D) acknowledges a person in the crowd as he joins Marylanders for Marriage Equality Coalition at a rally in support of Question 6, at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md., Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Democratic candidate for Senate Tim Kaine is welcomed to the stage by Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) at a campaign rally at the Heritage Farm Museum at Claude Moore Park, Sterling, Va., Monday, November 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Democratic candidate for Senate Tim Kaine, left, is welcomed to the stage by Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), second from right, and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), right, at a campaign rally at the Heritage Farm Museum at Claude Moore Park, Sterling, Va., Monday, November 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Democratic candidate for Senate Tim Kaine, left, is welcomed to the stage by Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), second from right, and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), right, at a campaign rally at the Heritage Farm Museum at Claude Moore Park, Sterling, Va., Monday, November 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Democratic candidate for Senate Tim Kaine, center, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), second from right, and Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), right, greet supporters after speaking at a campaign rally at the Heritage Farm Museum at Claude Moore Park, Sterling, Va., Monday, November 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Syrians who fled from the violence in their village walk Nov. 4, 2012, between the tents at a camp for the displaced in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border with Syria. (Associated Press)