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Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is traveling the country touting his plan that would allow seniors to receive vouchers to shop for private insurance. Two-thirds of voters 55 and older said in a survey that they prefer traditional Medicare over what Democrats call a “premium-support model.” (Associated Press)
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Emma Watson and Logan Lerman star in “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” writer-director Stephen Chbosky’s adaptation of his own novel exploring the trials of adolescence. (Summit Entertainment via Associated Press)
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ALTERNATE CROP OF LLP101 Former England soccer captain John Terry drives out of Wembley Stadium in London, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, where the Football Association hearing on a racism charge against him was held. Terry's racism hearing started Monday, a day after the 31-year-old Chelsea defender quit England duty in protest at the case being pursued by the Football Association. Terry was charged by the FA despite being cleared in court of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand during a Premier League match in October. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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** FILE ** This June 1, 2009, photo shows the clinic in Wichita, Kan., that was owned by Dr. George Tiller. The shuttered abortion clinic has been bought by an abortion-rights group that intends to reopen it as a family and women’s health center that will offer abortions, among other services. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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A riot police officer catches on fire after a petrol bomb thrown by protesters ignited during a nationwide general strike in Athens on Wednesday. Police clashed with protesters hurling petrol bombs and bottles in Athens on Wednesday after an anti-government rally called as part of a general strike turned violent. (Associated Press)
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Syrians who left their homes in early September to escape the fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels line up to collect water from a tanker as they take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing. They hoped to enter one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz. The days are getting colder now, adding to the hardships of war refugees. (Associated Press)
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“The Hope and the Change” is a new documentary film about voters who cast their ballots for Barack Obama in 2008, but who are disenchanted with the president and won’t for him again.
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Protesters from Greek Communist Party-affiliated unions march in front of the Greek parliament in Athens on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)
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Young immigrants, including Gaby Perez (above), hand over paperwork to get guidance from immigration attorney Jose Penalosa in Phoenix. Charlene Gomez (below) conducts an orientation seminar for illegal immigrants at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights in Los Angeles to determine whether they qualify for temporary work permits. (Associated Press)
