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GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney holds a rally at Ida Lee Park in Leesburg, Va. on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney holds a rally at Ida Lee Park in Leesburg, Va. on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A crowd lines up Oct. 17, 2012, outside of Ida Lee Park in Leesburg, Va., to participate in a rally for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Dan Lefkow, a worker with ESI, jumps up to grab the bottom of a Mitt Romney banner as it blows in the breeze Oct. 17, 2012, at Ida Lee Park in Leesburg, Va., where Romney, the GOP presidential nominee, was to hold a rally here later that evening. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A worker with ESI tries to secure the bottom of a giant Mitt Romney banner Oct. 17, 2012, before a rally for the GOP presidential candidate at Ida Lee Park in Leesburg, Va. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A Secret Service agent points out perimeters Oct. 17, 2012, to other agents at Ida Lee Park in Leesburg, Va., where GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney was to hold a rally later that evening. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan is running for re-election to Congress in Wisconsin, where he is facing Rob Zerban. (Associated Press)

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President Obama, making phone calls Sunday to campaign volunteers with Suzanne Stern in Williamsburg, Va., is hearing accusations from the GOP that his administration is putting politics ahead of the safety of American diplomats. (Associated Press)

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Maine Secretary of State Charlie Summers, the GOP nominee for Senate, is counting on former Gov. Angus King and state Sen. Cynthia Dill to split the Democratic vote. (Associated Press)

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Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, stumps Oct. 2, 2012, for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney during a "Veterans for Romney" event at the Fish House in Pensacola, Fla. (Associated Press/The Pensacola News Journal)

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GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney trails the president in the latest polling, increasing pressure on Mr. Romney to exceed expectations in their first debate Wednesday night. (Associated Press)

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As Mitt Romney rallies voters across the country, some top campaign officials in swing states are criticizing the GOP presidential nominee’s headquarters in Boston. (Associated Press)

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GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan stops by the Romney/Ryan campaign headquarters in Arlington, Va. on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 to thank top producers from various Romney/Ryan offices in Northern Virginia for their hard work and support. Introducing him was Pete Snyder, right, the GOP's coordinator for the state campaign in Virginia. Ryan told people that it was the personal connection they were making by making phone calls and knocking on doors that would make a difference. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)