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Elderly voters spend time at the polls at the Greenspring retirement community in Springfield, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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In this combination of images provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, two of nine new warning labels cigarette makers will have to use by the fall of 2012 are seen here. (Associated Press/U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
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"A woman her age shouldn't look that good," says Dr. Anthony Youn, a plastic surgeon, of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat. (Associated Press)
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost his appeal against extradition to Sweden to answer sex crime accusations, but may take his protracted fight to Britain's highest court.
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Long-time Penn State coach Joe Paterno is not a suspect in the sexual-abuse case against his former assistant coach, Jerry Sandusky. Tim Curley, Penn State’s athletic director, and Gary Schultz, vice president for finance and business, are being charged with perjury. (Associated Press)
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Former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was charged with sexually assaulting eight boys over 15 years. (Associated Press)
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Penn State Athletic Director Tim Curley is expected to turn himself in on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, in Harrisburg, Pa., as he has been charged with perjury and failure to report under Pennsylvania’s child protective services law in connection with the investigation into allegations former football defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sexually abused eight young men, the state attorney general’s office said Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Pat Little, File)
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Health Care for America Now and 11 other progressive groups hope to disrupt Americans for Prosperity's "Defending the American Dream Summit" with "Occupy the Kochs' Guerrilla Drive-In" - an outdoor film festival staged just outside the event. (Health Care for America Now)
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State Sen. James C. Rosapepe (left) and Senate Minority Leader E.J. Pipkin want BGE to become an independent firm in a merger involving its parent.
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Protesters chant slogans in front of the Greek Parliament during an anti-austerity protest in Athens on Nov. 3 2011. (Associated Press)
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T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times From left, Reps. Louie Gohmert of Texas and Dan Lungren of California listen Wednesday as fellow Republican Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas speaks in support of issuing a subpoena to the Department of Homeland Security.
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"We don't have to sit back and allow a minority in the Congress, known as the tea party, to dominate the discussion in our households," Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis recently said.
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"Why would DHS want to keep this information from the committee? If there is nothing to hide, why wouldn't they provide Congress with these documents? Are administration officials concerned that the requested information will show that illegal and criminal immigrants intentionally released by ICE have gone on to commit more crimes?" — Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith, Texas Republican
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President Barack Obama speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, where he signed a proclamation designating Fort Monroe as a national monument. Fort Monroe was the third-oldest Army post in continuous active service and is an important part of the history of slavery, the Civil War and the U.S. military. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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More than 5,000 Syrian refugees have fled to Lebanon and Turkey since March, but Syria reportedly is planting land mines along border areas, a sign of its isolation. (Associated Press)
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Parliament member Milena Apostolaki reacts during a speech by Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou to Socialist lawmakers in Athens on Monday, Oct. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Eurokinissi, Tatiana Bolari)
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A U.S. soldier checks the damage at offices of the U.N.'s refugee agency, the UNHCR, caused by a suicide bomber in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Oct. 31, 2011. The attack killed four people and severely damaged the U.N. agency's building, Afghan officials said. (Associated Press)
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Prince William County Commonwealth's Attorney Paul B. Ebert (right) called it a "tragic case all around." Mr. Ebert said he could remember past cases against illegal immigrants in which charges were dropped on the condition that the accused be deported — only to have them return soon afterward. "I don't concern myself with the immigration status anymore," he said. "We have to enforce the laws whether they're illegal immigrants or not." Ronald Reed looks on. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Increasing LGBT marriages mean "we have a great opportunity to place children without a family into happy homes," Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand says. (Associated Press)
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"I have never sexually harassed anyone," GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain said during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington on Monday. The Republican hopeful answered questions about his 9-9-9 tax plan, restated his stance on abortion and denied allegations of sexual harassment. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
