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National Edition News cover for November 5, 2014 - Republicans gain control of Senate: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., addresses a group of supporters following his victory in the Kentucky Senate race, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, of California, talks as she and Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee receive updates of Election Eay information from Greg Jackson, field director of Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee at the Democratic Party headquarters in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. waits to turn in his ballot in the midterm election at the voting precinct at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. The Kentucky Senate race, with McConnell, a 30-year incumbent, facing a spirited challenge from Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, has been among the most combative and closely watched contests that could shift the balance of power in Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (right), who is facing upstart challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes, has been getting support from fellow Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul (left). (Associated Press)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, casts his vote as poll worker William Comstock looks on in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., and his wife, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, arrive to cast their ballots in the midterm election at their voting precinct at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. The Kentucky Senate race, with McConnell, a 30-year incumbent, facing a spirited challenge from Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, has been among the most combative and closely watched contests that could shift the balance of power in Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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CNN's Jake Tapper, a moderator of the Democratic presidential debate in Detroit on Wednesday, appeared to be more interested in the candidates' electability than their policies. (Associated Press/File)
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Kentucky home: Sen. Rand Paul helped rally supporters of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (right) on the eve of an election that will determine whether he will control the Senate or be left out entirely. (Associated Press Photographs)
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Democrats' frustration over the president's unfulfilled promise is so palpable that protesters routinely heckle Mr. Obama about immigration policy during his speeches. (Associated Press)
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services building in Phoenix is seen here on Aug. 5, 2008. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Lloyd Marcus, chairman of the Conservative Campaign Committee, addresses a rally in Denver on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. The organization is an independent PAC. (Photo by Judson Phillips)
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Bill Maher. (YouTube/RealTime) ** FILE **
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In this Nov. 18, 2013 file photo, people work to process applications for Cover Oregon, the states' health exchange program, in Keizer, Ore. As the second open enrollment period for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act begins in two weeks, Oregon officials say this time the state will avoid an enrollment disaster as with Cover Oregon.(AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)FILE -
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Members of the Montenegrin gay community hold a rainbow flag during a gay pride march in Podgorica, Montenegro, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014. Protected by hundreds of riot police, about two hundred gay activists marched peacefully in Montenegro, a staunchly conservative Balkan country seeking EU membership.(AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ** FILE **
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Flyers placed on cars in black neighborhoods in Alabama allege that not voting may lead to drug raids in only black communities.
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Marco Rubio is one of three GOP senators who sent a letter to President Obama warning him against granting legal status to illegal immigrants amid concerns of border security and potential terrorism. (associated press)
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Federal Health Officer Dr. Rupert Blue, the bubonic plague virus, a view of San Francisco in 1904 and a rat caught and exterminated in the city The Washington Times
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Illustration on increasing American cultural and political support for life by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Students at San Diego State University hosted a "s--t in" event last week to protest what they say is a lack of gender neutral bathrooms on campus. (Twitter/@andeedearest)