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U.S. Senate candidate and former Gov. Tim Kaine gives the opening speech at President Obama's campaign event Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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Tim Kaine, left, answers a question during the 2012 U.S. Senate Debate while his opponent George Allen looks on. The two men, who are both vying for the Virginia Senate seat, held their first of three debates on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 at the Capital One Conference Center in McLean, Va. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Tim Kaine, left, answers a question during the 2012 U.S. Senate Debate while his opponent George Allen looks down. The two men, who are both vying for the Virginia Senate seat, held their first of three debates on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 at the Capital One Conference Center in McLean, Va. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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George Allen, former governor of Virginia, answers questions during the 2012 U.S. Senate Debate on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 at the Capital One Conference Center in McLean, Va. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Tim Kaine, former governor of Virginia, answers a question during the first debate for the U.S. Senate seat from Virginia on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 at the Capital One Conference Center in McLean, Va. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Tim Kaine, left, answers a question during the 2012 U.S. Senate Debate while his opponent George Allen looks on. The two men, who are both vying for the Virginia Senate seat, held their first of three debates on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, at the Capital One Conference Center in McLean, Va. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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George Allen, former governor of Virginia, answers questions during the 2012 U.S. Senate Debate on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 at the Capital One Conference Center in McLean, Va. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Tim Kaine, former Virginia governor, answers questions during the 2012 U.S. Senate Debate with opponent George Allen (not pictured) at the Capital One Conference Center in McLean, Va. on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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George Allen, former governor of Virginia, acknowledges the panelists for the 2012 U.S. Senate Debate, from left, Aaron Gilchrist from NBC4, Ben Pershing, a Washington Post reporter, and Julie Carey of NBC4, before taking the stage at the Capital One Conference Center in McLean, Va. on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, right, waves to the audience after shaking hands with moderator David Gregory at the beginning of the 2012 U.S. Senate Debate on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 at the Capital One Conference Center in McLean, Va. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A Public Policy Poll finds Democrat Elizabeth Warren leading Sen. Scott P. Brown 48 percent to 46 percent for the U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts held by the Republican. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., candidate for US Senate from Wisconsin speaks on the night that President Barack Obama accepts his party's nomination for a second term as President of the United States at the Democratic National Convention in the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday, September 6, 2012. (Andrew Geraci/ The Washington Times)

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Elizabeth Warren, candidate for US Senate in Massachusetts addresses the Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Arena in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, September 5, 2012. (Andrew Geraci/ The Washington Times)

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Tim Kaine, Candidate for the US Senate from Virginia, former Governor of Virginia and former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee addresses the Democratic National Convention. (Barbara Salisbury/ The Washington Times)