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Tim Kaine (D) with his family as he arrives to a cheering audience at his election night party at the Richmond Marriott after winning the Virginia election for U.S. Senate, Richmond, Va., Tuesday, November 6, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Niki Bailey [cq] of Henrico County, Va. watches results come in on CNN at the Tim Kaine (D) for U.S. Senate election night party at the Richmond Marriott, Richmond, Va., Tuesday, November 6, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Workers get the stage ready at the Tim Kaine (D) for U.S. Senate election night party at the Richmond Marriott, Richmond, Va., Tuesday, November 6, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Democratic candidate for Senate Tim Kaine, second from left, does a walk through with campaign aids to get a look at the room where his election night party will be held at the Richmond Marriott, Richmond, Va., Tuesday, November 6, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), second from left, cheers on Tim Kaine (D) as he delivers his victory speech after winning the Virginia election for U.S. Senate at his election night party at the Richmond Marriott, Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Tim Kaine, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Virginia, arrives to greet voters in Richmond. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington TImes)
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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)