Social Issues

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Associated Press South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (left) and Mark Keel, chief of the state’s Law Enforcement Division, on Monday discuss a cyberattack that saw about 3.6 million tax returns hacked. The vulnerable returns included millions of Social Security numbers.

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The Guinean drug enforcement agency is one of several in Africa confiscating an increasing amount of cocaine and other illegal drugs. The Oct. 23 arrest in Cameroon of a Nigerian charged with carrying heroin highlights what officials say is a growing problem of drug trafficking in Central Africa. The neighboring region of West Africa has already become established as a stepping stone to Europe for South American traffickers, according to a July Interpol report. (Associated Press)

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FILE - This May 23, 2012 file photo shows actor Brad Pitt posing for portraits during the 65th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. Pitt has agreed to donate $100,000 to help the Human Rights Campaign raise money for its efforts to support same-sex marriage initiatives in several states.The nation's largest gay rights group announced Wednesday, Oct. 31, that Pitt agreed to match contributions from the group's members up to $100,000. In an e-mail to members of the Human Rights Campaign, Pitt wrote that it's "unbelievable" that people's relationships will be put to a vote on Election Day. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)

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Former Virginia Gov. George Allen, who is running for U.S. Senate, has a town hall meeting at Joe Ragan's Coffee House in Springfield, Va., on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Allen talked with attendees about their concerns, including health care and creating jobs. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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CURTIS LOVELL Escape artist Curtis Lovell has advice for voters who suddenly feel trapped by the election, politics and media coverage.

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** FILE ** A red pickup truck is moved from the scene of a incident after a chase between law enforcement and suspected human smugglers north of La Joya, Texas, on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. A Texas Department of Public Safety sharpshooter opened fire on an evading vehicle loaded with suspected illegal immigrants, leaving at least two people dead, sources familiar with the investigation said. (AP Photo/The Monitor, Joel Martinez)

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Mitt Romney speaks Monday at Avon Lake High School in Ohio. He has knocked President Obama’s use of waivers for welfare laws and No Child Left Behind but has said he would issue a blanket waiver to block much of the health care law. (Associated Press)

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Louise Pardee, 81, calls fellow senior citizens from a Shoreview, Minn., phone bank to urge them to vote against a proposed constitutional ban on gay marriage on the statewide ballot next week. Getting the support of older voters could be a key bloc in the four states with such measures up for voter approval. (Associated Press)

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Delegate Neil Parrott , R-Washington Co., speaks during a news conference Thursday, June 30, 2011 in Annapolis, Md. The Republican-led group is trying to repeal the controversial new state law granting new benefits to illegal immigrants and is nearing the signatures required. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

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Refugees gather at the Thechaung camp set up for Rohingya Muslims who took refuge there after a previous wave of violence in June. Human rights groups say Myanmar’s failure to address the root causes of the crisis means the situation may get worse. (Associated Press)

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Muslim refugees arrive by boat in Thae Chaung, in western Myanmar, on Sunday. They walked to the nearby Thechaung camp, a place that’s home to thousands of refugees. (Associated Press)