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Politics

Photos: America heads to the polls

Updated 11:57 AM EST, Fri November 9, 2012
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Penn State students wait in line to vote in the student union building on the State College, Pennsylvania, campus on Tuesday.
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Penn State students wait in line to vote in the student union building on the State College, Pennsylvania, campus on Tuesday.
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Voters cast their ballots in Mansfield, Texas.
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Voters cast their ballots in Mansfield, Texas.
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A man exits a voting booth at a fire station in Point Pleasant, New Jersey.  As the New Jersey coastline continues to recover from Superstorm Sandy, numerous polling stations have had to merge and relocate due to storm damage and power outages.
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A man exits a voting booth at a fire station in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. As the New Jersey coastline continues to recover from Superstorm Sandy, numerous polling stations have had to merge and relocate due to storm damage and power outages.
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Samantha Pelletier shows off her voting sticker outside Bristol's old Town Hall.
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Samantha Pelletier shows off her voting sticker outside Bristol's old Town Hall.
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A man votes inside the Town Hall in Franconia, Minnesota.
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A man votes inside the Town Hall in Franconia, Minnesota.
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Adults of the Uddin family, originally from Bangladesh, vote together at the Hightower Elementary School polling site in Doraville, Georgia.
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Adults of the Uddin family, originally from Bangladesh, vote together at the Hightower Elementary School polling site in Doraville, Georgia.
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An elderly women casts her vote at Salem Baptist Church in Sparta, Virginia.
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An elderly women casts her vote at Salem Baptist Church in Sparta, Virginia.
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A sign directs disabled voters to a polling site entrance at the Graham & Parks School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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A sign directs disabled voters to a polling site entrance at the Graham & Parks School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
REUTERS /SHANNON STAPLETON /LANDOV
People line up to cast their ballots at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C.
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People line up to cast their ballots at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C.
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
Kezia Gipson, 3, waits with her grandparents Doris Ross and Freddie Irvin in a voting line at the International Longshoremen's Association Office in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on Tuesday.
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Kezia Gipson, 3, waits with her grandparents Doris Ross and Freddie Irvin in a voting line at the International Longshoremen's Association Office in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on Tuesday.
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 A man puts on an "I Voted" sticker after casting his ballot in Otter Creek, Iowa, on Tuesday.
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A man puts on an "I Voted" sticker after casting his ballot in Otter Creek, Iowa, on Tuesday.
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A voter's shadow appears on the wall as he arrives at a Phoenix, Arizona, polling station Tuesday.
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A voter's shadow appears on the wall as he arrives at a Phoenix, Arizona, polling station Tuesday.
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Robert Palmer, left, and Pat Payne wait in line to cast their vote at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Robert Palmer, left, and Pat Payne wait in line to cast their vote at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Horse Gall precinct clerk David Smith talks with poll worker and daughter-in-law Charlene Smith at the home of his father, Vincent Smith, in Varnville, South Carolina. The precinct's polling place is in the elder Smith's den.
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Horse Gall precinct clerk David Smith talks with poll worker and daughter-in-law Charlene Smith at the home of his father, Vincent Smith, in Varnville, South Carolina. The precinct's polling place is in the elder Smith's den.
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Three-term Democratic congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Chris Murphy casts his vote with his 1-year-old son Rider at Cheshire High School in Cheshire, Connecticut.
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Three-term Democratic congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Chris Murphy casts his vote with his 1-year-old son Rider at Cheshire High School in Cheshire, Connecticut.
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A woman walks out of a polling place after voting in South Jordan, Utah. The Jordan River Utah Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is visible in the background.
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A woman walks out of a polling place after voting in South Jordan, Utah. The Jordan River Utah Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is visible in the background.
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A voter casts her ballot in the gymnasium of Douglas Elementary School in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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A voter casts her ballot in the gymnasium of Douglas Elementary School in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Gaberyel Chandler casts his vote with the help of safety patrol officer Cheyenne Roberts during a mock presidential election Tuesday at Emerald Shores Elementary School in Ocala, Florida.
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Gaberyel Chandler casts his vote with the help of safety patrol officer Cheyenne Roberts during a mock presidential election Tuesday at Emerald Shores Elementary School in Ocala, Florida.
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A carved pumpkin greets voters at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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A carved pumpkin greets voters at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Kaira Ray watches as her grandmother Theresa Bigl votes at the old Town Hall in Bristol, New Hampshire.
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Kaira Ray watches as her grandmother Theresa Bigl votes at the old Town Hall in Bristol, New Hampshire.
Reuters /JESSICA RINALDI /LANDOV
A poll worker directs people to a temporary polling center in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York. Polling sites in Coney Island and the surrounding area were damaged during Superstorm Sandy.
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A poll worker directs people to a temporary polling center in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York. Polling sites in Coney Island and the surrounding area were damaged during Superstorm Sandy.
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Amy O'Neill, left, and Michelle Nowakowski show off an "I Voted" sticker on their Boston terrier Penny in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Amy O'Neill, left, and Michelle Nowakowski show off an "I Voted" sticker on their Boston terrier Penny in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Voters cast their ballots at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C.
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Voters cast their ballots at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C.
Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images
People cast their ballots inside a decorator's garage in South Philadelphia on Tuesday.
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People cast their ballots inside a decorator's garage in South Philadelphia on Tuesday.
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A person votes at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
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A person votes at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
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A jogger on The Strand in the Los Angeles area community of Hermosa Beach passes a directional sign to a polling place at sunrise Tuesday.
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A jogger on The Strand in the Los Angeles area community of Hermosa Beach passes a directional sign to a polling place at sunrise Tuesday.
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Darrick West stands at a voting booth at Salem Baptist Church, on Tuesday in Sparta, Virginia.
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Darrick West stands at a voting booth at Salem Baptist Church, on Tuesday in Sparta, Virginia.
Mark Wilson/Getty Images
A voter takes a moment to read a paper ballot before casting her vote on Chicago's Northside.
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A voter takes a moment to read a paper ballot before casting her vote on Chicago's Northside.
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Voters mark paper ballots at Halloran Skating Rink in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Voters mark paper ballots at Halloran Skating Rink in Cleveland, Ohio.
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
Derrick Banks wears an "I Voted" sticker on his forehead after casting his ballot in Chicago.
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Derrick Banks wears an "I Voted" sticker on his forehead after casting his ballot in Chicago.
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Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, kiss after casting their votes in Belmont, Massachusetts.
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Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, kiss after casting their votes in Belmont, Massachusetts.
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Republican vice presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan and his family head to the polls in Janesville, Wisconsin.
America heads to the polls —
Republican vice presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan and his family head to the polls in Janesville, Wisconsin.
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An election worker helps President Barack Obama as he votes early at the Martin Luther King Community Center in Chicago on October 25.
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An election worker helps President Barack Obama as he votes early at the Martin Luther King Community Center in Chicago on October 25.
Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
Vice President Joe Biden, center, heads toward the voting booth in Greenville, Delaware.
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Vice President Joe Biden, center, heads toward the voting booth in Greenville, Delaware.
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Stickers for voters are seen at Tremont Elementary School in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Stickers for voters are seen at Tremont Elementary School in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Voters line up to cast their vote at the Boston Public Library in Romney's home state of Massachusetts.
America heads to the polls —
Voters line up to cast their vote at the Boston Public Library in Romney's home state of Massachusetts.
TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images
Citizens wait in line at a polling station in a senior appartment complex in Chicago.
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Citizens wait in line at a polling station in a senior appartment complex in Chicago.
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A  citizen votes at Carleton Middle School in Sterling Heights, Michigan.
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A citizen votes at Carleton Middle School in Sterling Heights, Michigan.
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Voters line up at the Mount Pleasant Library early Tuesday in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Voters line up at the Mount Pleasant Library early Tuesday in Cleveland, Ohio.
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
Voters in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, wait to cast the first Election Day ballots of the U.S. presidential race shortly after midnight. The village has opened polls early since 1960, but for the first time in its history, there was a tie. Obama and Romney each received five votes.
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Voters in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, wait to cast the first Election Day ballots of the U.S. presidential race shortly after midnight. The village has opened polls early since 1960, but for the first time in its history, there was a tie. Obama and Romney each received five votes.
REUTERS /HERB SWANSON /LANDOV
Voters wait outside the Johnson County election office in Olathe, Kansas, on Monday, November 5, the last day of early voting.
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Voters wait outside the Johnson County election office in Olathe, Kansas, on Monday, November 5, the last day of early voting.
John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/MCT/Landov
Residents of Ocean County vote in Toms River, New Jersey, on Monday.  A special early mail voting arrangement allows residents of the areas affected by Superstorm Sandy to vote in person with a mail-in ballot on short notice.
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Residents of Ocean County vote in Toms River, New Jersey, on Monday. A special early mail voting arrangement allows residents of the areas affected by Superstorm Sandy to vote in person with a mail-in ballot on short notice.
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