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    BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 02: Summit, an Australian shepherd, makes a leaping catch of a frisbee thrown by dog trainer Juergen Bartz at the pet trade fair (Heimtiermesse) at Velodrom on November 2, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Exhibitors are showing the latest trends in collars, snacks and other accessories for cats, dogs and other household pets. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    Members of the Traina family try to recover photographs and other personal items from the basement of Sheila and Dominic Traina's destroyed home in the Staten Island borough of New York, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. A Superstorm Sandy relief fund is being created just for residents of the hard-hit New York City borough. Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Borough President James Molinaro say the fund will help residents displaced from their homes. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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    Seth Wenig - AP
    James Traina climbs over the remains of his parent's house which was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy in the Staten Island borough of New York, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. A Superstorm Sandy relief fund is being created just for residents of the hard-hit New York City borough. Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Borough President James Molinaro say the fund will help residents displaced from their homes. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 02: A local resident collects sandwiches from a streetside aid distribution center set up by the Christian International Center on November 2, 2012 in the Staten Island borough of New York City. Hundreds of thousands of people in Staten Island remained without electricity in areas affected by superstorm Sandy. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 02: New York National Guard troops carry food and water for Loretta Abruscato (C) at an aid distribution center for people affected by Superstorm Sandy on November 2, 2012 in the Staten Island borough of New York City. Hundreds of thousands of people in the area remained without electricity due to the superstorm. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 02: People walk through the heavily damaged Rockaway neighborhood, in Queens where a large section of the iconic boardwalk was washed away on November 2, 2012 in New York, United States. Limited public transit has returned to New York and most major bridges have reopened but will require three occupants in the vehicle to pass. With the death toll currently over 70 and millions of homes and businesses without power, the US east coast is attempting to recover from the effects of floods, fires and power outages brought on by superstorm Sandy. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 02: A man looks out the window of a bus at the Barclays Center on November 2, 2012 in New York City. Limited public transit has returned to New York. With the death toll continuing to rise and millions of homes and businesses without power, the U.S. east coast is attempting to recover from the effects of floods, fires and power outages brought on by Superstorm Sandy. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    Grace Chow, 22, of New York, pours water from one bucket to another for a resident on the twentieth floor at Confucius Plaza in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, power outages have also meant loss of water for some buildings. Chow and Matthew Hom, 26, also of New York, are volunteering for the New York United Dragon and Lion Dance group. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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    Craig Ruttle - AP
    Much of lower Manhattan remains dark, as viewed from the darkened Manhattan side of the pedestrian walkway of the Brooklyn Bridge, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 in New York. In the wake of superstorm Sandy, power outages still plague much of the New York area. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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    A worker shovels sand out of homeowner Sandy Forino's living room in Longport, N.J., Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, after it was carried in by surge from Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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    People, some in danger of being evicted from their homes for not being able to keep up with mortgage payments, line up outside the Bank of Spain in Madrid, Friday Nov. 2, 2012 to hand in their mortgage documents in an effort to have them reviewed. One in four people in Spain are now unemployed as the economic crisis tightens its grip. The government is under pressure to seek aid to ease debts while the country sinks into its second recession in three years.(AP Photo/Paul White)
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    Space shuttle Atlantis make its way from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the Visitor Complex at the Kennedy Space Center, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Atlantis will be on display at the Visitor Complex in July, 2013.(AP Photo/John Raoux)
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    Russian Red Army World War II tanks attend a rehearsal for the Nov. 7 parade with in the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. The parade marks the 71st anniversary of a Nov. 7 parade on Red Square when soldiers went directly to the front during World War II. For decades Nov. 7 was a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
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    Models present hat creations by designer Konstantin Gaidai during a show in Moscow, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)
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    Rodrigo Abd - AP
    People gather around the graves of their loved ones at the Virgen de Lourdes cemetery where relatives converge to honor friends and family who have passed, marking the Day of the Dead holiday, in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. The holiday honors the deceased on Nov. 1, coinciding with All Saints Day and All Souls' Day on Nov. 2. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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    Street artists pose for a picture at the Virgen de Lourdes cemetery where relatives converge to honor friends and family who have passed, marking the Day of the Dead holiday, in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. The holiday honors the deceased on Nov. 1, coinciding with All Saints Day and All Souls' Day on Nov. 2. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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    Rodrigo Abd - AP
    Juan Trujillo Leon, 12, takes a break from selling bottled water and plays in a niche at the Virgen de Lourdes cemetery, where many are gathering to mark the Day of the Dead holiday, in Lima, Peru, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. Friends and families converge in cemeteries to decorate their loved ones graves and keep vigil during the two-day holiday that begins Nov. 1, coinciding with All Saints Day and All Souls' Day on Nov. 2. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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    B.K. Bangash - AP
    Pakistani children who are displaced from their villages in Bajur due to fighting between militants and security forces, sit along a roadside in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
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    Narciso Contreras - AP
    In this Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 photo, a pile of shoes covered by blood from wounded or dead residents lies at the entrance of the emergency ward at a hospital in the Tarik Al-Bab neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
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    In this Thursday November 1, 2012 citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrians who fled their homes from violence in their villages carry their laundry in a refugee camp, in the Syrian village of Qatma, near the Turkish border with Syria. Syrian rebels killed more than 75 soldiers on Thursday, about half of them in attacks on military checkpoints in the north just hours after a wave of bombings hit the Damascus area, activists said. The unusually high toll for regime forces came after days of intense air bombardment of rebel positions around the country that killed hundreds. (AP Photo/Idlib News Network ENN)
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    In this Thursday November 1, 2012 citizen journalism image, provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a Syrian child who fled with her family from the violence in their village, looks inside a cardboard box at a refugee camp, in the Syrian village of Qatma, near the Turkish border with Syria. Syrian rebels killed more than 75 soldiers on Thursday, about half of them in attacks on military checkpoints in the north just hours after a wave of bombings hit the Damascus area, activists said. The unusually high toll for regime forces came after days of intense air bombardment of rebel positions around the country that killed hundreds. (AP Photo/Idlib News Network ENN)
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    Dan Balilty - AP
    In this photograph made on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, an Israeli woman works at Tikkun Olam medical cannabis farm, near the northern Israeli city of Safed, Israel. Marijuana is illegal in Israel but medical use has been permitted since the early nineties for cancer patients and those with pain-related illnesses such as Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis, and even post-traumatic stress disorder. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
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    Dan Balilty - AP
    In this photograph made on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, a marijuana plant is seen at Tikkun Olam medical cannabis farm, near the northern Israeli city of Safed, Israel. Marijuana is illegal in Israel but medical use has been permitted since the early nineties for cancer patients and those with pain-related illnesses such as Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis, and even post-traumatic stress disorder. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
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    Iranian girls, one of them holding up a caricature of President Barack Obama while others hold pro-government posters, attend an annual state-backed rally in front of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. The rally marks the Nov. 4, 1979, storming of the building by militant students who held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days to protest U.S. failure to hand over the toppled shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to Iran for trial. Gen. Mohammad Reza Naqdi of the powerful Revolutionary Guard, not shown, addressed the rally saying the U.S. must annul the CIA, pull out its warships from the Persian Gulf and dismantle its military bases from 50 countries around the world if it wants to restore ties with Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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    ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 02: Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Red Bull Racing sits in his car in the garage during practice for the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit on November 2, 2012 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Vladimir Rys/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso of Spain steers his car during the second free practice at the Yas Marina racetrack, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. The Emirates Formula One Grand Prix will take place on Sunday. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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    Frangerato Salvador, 8, dressed as a Katarina, stands beside her brother's grave, marking the Day of the Dead holiday at the cemetery in San Gregorio, Mexico, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. The holiday honors the dead on Nov. 1, coinciding with All Saints Day and All Souls' Day on Nov. 2. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
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    Customers Kota Suzuki, left, and Mio Kawai wait in line to buy Apple's iPad Mini at a store in Tokyo Friday morning, Nov. 2, 2012. The new, smaller version of the iPad tablet went on sale on Friday. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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    Altaf Qadri - AP
    An Indian laborer takes a bath in the morning at a market place in New Delhi, India, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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    A street artists performs with bubbles at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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    Misha Japaridze - AP
    Russian soldiers dressed in Red Army World War II uniform prepare to march during a rehearsal for the Nov. 7 parade with St. Basil Cathedral at the background in the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. The parade marks the 71st anniversary of a Nov. 7 parade on Red Square when soldiers went directly to the front during World War II. For decades Nov. 7 was a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
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    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga wipes his face during his quarterfinal match against David Ferrer of Spain at the Paris Tennis Masters tournament, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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    Jae C. Hong - AP
    Jockey Mike Smith tosses flower petals into the air as he guides Royal Delta back to the winner's circle after winning the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic horse race, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in Arcadia, Calif. Smith earned his 16th victory in the event's 29-year history, breaking a tie for most wins with fellow Hall of Famer Jerry Bailey. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    Jae C. Hong - AP
    Jockey Mike Smith reacts as he jogs Royal Delta back to the winner's circle after winning the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic horse race, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, Arcadia, Calif. Smith earned his 16th victory in the event's 29-year history, breaking a tie for most wins with fellow Hall of Famer Jerry Bailey. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    Mark J. Terrill - AP
    Calidoscopio, left, with Aaron Gryder atop, crosses the finish line ahead of Grassy, center, and Atigun to win the Marathon horse race at the Breeders' Cup, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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    Jockey Patrick Valenzuela, second from right, aboard Merit Man, reacts toward Jockey Rajiv Maragh, aboard Hightail after the pair crossed the finish line in the Juvenile Sprint horse race at the Breeders' Cup, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in Arcadia, Calif. Despite a stewards inquiry for contact between the two horses down the home stretch, Hightail was declared the winner in a photo finish. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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    Jae C. Hong - AP
    Jockey Garrett Gomez reacts aboard Beholder after crossing the finish line to win the Juvenile Fillies horse race at the Breeders' Cup, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    Gregory Bull - AP
    Jockey Aaron Gryder douses Calidoscopio with water after winning the Marathon horse race at the Breeders' Cup, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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    FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 02: Sebastian Rode (R) of Frankfurt is challenged by Sercan Sararer of Greuther Fuerth during the Bundesliga match between Eintracht Frankfurt and SpVgg Greuther Fuerth at Commerzbak-Arena on November 2, 2012 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 02: Qing Pang and Jian Tong of China skate in Pairs Short Program during Cup of China ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2012 at the Oriental Sports Center on November 2, 2012 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 02: A baby sable antelope (in German: Rappenantilope) mistakes the nose of zookeeper Martin Damboldt for a source of milk during feeding at the Berlin Zoo on November 2, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. After the mother of the one-month old antelope stopped feeding it zookeepers intervened and now feed the antelope milk from a bottle. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    FILE – NOVEMBER 02: Heidi Klum will host the MTV European Music Awards held November 11, 2012 in Frankfurt, Germany. NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 03: Heidi Klum gets fitted for her 13th annual Halloween party at finale sponsored by HobNob Wines, Svedka Vodka And Smartwater on September 3, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Heidi Klum)
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    Anupam Nath - AP
    A mahout bathes an elephant before starting off to provide safari rides to tourists at the Pobitora national park, about 55 kilometers (34 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. After two devastating waves of floods, the park which has the highest density of the one-horned rhinoceros in the world reopened for tourists Friday. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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    Jessica Hill - AP
    Connecticut's Brianna Banks, bottom and Indiana of Pennsylvania's Marina Wareham tussle for the ball during the second half of a college exhibition basketball game in Storrs, Conn., Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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    Heidi Gutman - AP
    In this photo provided by NBC, from left, Steven Tyler, Jimmy Fallon, Mark Rivera, and Bruce Springsteen, perform during "Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together" Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in New York. Hosted by Matt Lauer, the event is heavy on stars identified with New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, which took the brunt of this week's deadly storm. (AP Photo/NBC, Heidi Gutman)
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    Chuck Burton - AP
    Charlotte Bobcats' Brendan Haywood (33) and Gerald Henderson (9) react as Indiana Pacers' Paul George (24) walks off the court at the end of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. The Bobcats won 90-89. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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    Memphis Grizzlies' Marc Gasol (33) has his shot blocked by Golden State Warriors' Andrew Bogut during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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    Sue Ogrocki - AP
    Oklahoma City Thunder guard Eric Maynor, right, knocks the ball away as Portland Trail Blazers guard Wesley Matthews (2) is fouled by forward Serge Ibaka, second from right, in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. Thunder forward Nick Collison is at left. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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    A supporter waves an American flag as Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaks during a campaign event in Montrose, Colo., Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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    Vice President Joe Biden meets with supporters during a campaign rally at Superior Middle School, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in Superior, Wis. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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    Steve Helber - AP
    First lady Michelle Obama gestures during a campaign rally for her husband, President Barack Obama, Friday, Nov. 2, 2102, at Virginia State University in Petersburg, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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    HILLIARD, OH - NOVEMBER 02: U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a campaign rally at the Franklin County fairgrounds November 2, 2012 in Hilliard, Ohio. With four days left until the general election, Obama and the Republican presidential nominee, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, are racing from swing-state to swing-state in an attempt to change voters' minds at the last minute. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    IN FLIGHT, OH - NOVEMBER 02: Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney sits aboard his campaign plane on November 2, 2012 en route to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With less than one week to go before election day, Mitt Romney is campaigning in Wisconsin and Ohio. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    WEST ALLIS, WI - NOVEMBER 02: Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (C) has his photo taken with Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus (L) and his family before a campaign rally at the Wisconsin Products Pavilion at State Fair Park on November 2, 2012 in West Allis, Wisconsin. With less than one week to go before election day, Mitt Romney is campaigning in Wisconsin and Ohio. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    SILVER SPRING, MD - NOVEMBER 02: Voters cast their ballots as they participate in early voting November 2, 2012 at the Silver Spring Civic Building in Silver Spring, Maryland. There is record turnout for early voting which was originally scheduled from last Sunday through yesterday, but was disrupted by Hurricane Sandy and has been extended through today. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    SPRINGFIELD, OH - NOVEMBER 02: U.S. President Barack Obama tells supporters that he will return to shake their hands during a campaign rally at Springfield High School November 2, 2012 in Springfield, Ohio. With four days left until the general election, Obama and the Republican presidential nominee, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, are racing from swing-state to swing-state in an attempt to change voters' minds at the last minute. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    IN FLIGHT- NOVEMBER 02: Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney uses his iPhone to make a video of staff members who are sleeping aboard his campaign plane on November 2, 2012 en route to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With less than one week to go before election day, Mitt Romney is campaigning in Wisconsin and Ohio. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    SPRINGFIELD, OH - NOVEMBER 02: U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a campaign rally at Springfield High School November 2, 2012 in Springfield, Ohio. With four days left until the general election, Obama and the Republican presidential nominee, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, are racing from swing-state to swing-state in an attempt to change voters' minds at the last minute. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    BELOIT, WI - NOVEMBER 02: Vice President Joe Biden speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at Aldrich Middle School on November 2, 2012 in Beloit, Wisconsin. Wisconsin is one of nine battleground states expected to determine the outcome of Tuesday's presidential election. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    A little girl takes shelter under and American Flag before President Barack Obama arrives to speak at a campaign event at the Franklin County Fairgrounds, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in Hilliard, Ohio, before heading to another campaign stop in in Springfield, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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    Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney boards his plane in Norfolk, Va., Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, as he travels to campaign events in Milwaukee, Wis. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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    Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney waves to supporters before speaking at a campaign event at Wisconsin Products Pavilion at State Fair Park, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in West Allis, Wisc. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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