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A crowd cheers as Republican Bob Turner appears on stage during an election night party on Tuesday in New York. The traditionally Democratic and Jewish district elected Turner, revealing the problems Obama may have with political strongholds in the 2012 election. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption

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N.Y. Special Election Shows Obama's Trials To Come

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Ford Crown Victorias sit in a parking lot outside a police station in Chicago. Sales of the Crown Victoria climbed 140 percent in August as police departments stockpiled the popular fleet vehicle before Ford ended its production this week. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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A Beloved Car Of Cops And Cabbies Meets Its End

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The Barley House Wolves circle up around their coach, Ruairi O'Mahony, for a half-time huddle during a match against a hurling team from Worcester, Mass. Shannon Mullen for NPR hide caption

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A Celtic Cure: Soldiers Use Hurling To Heal After War

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Mike Toomey (foreground), former chief of staff to Texas Gov. Rick Perry, watches primary election returns with other staffers in Austin in 2006. Harry Cabluck/AP hide caption

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In Texas, Perry's Vaccine Mandate Provoked Anger

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A view of the Campo Rubiales oil field camp in eastern Colombia, in April 2010. Colombia's oil production has doubled since 2005 with the help of oil workers who were fired nearly a decade ago by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez. Jose Miguel Gomez/Reuters /Landov hide caption

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Venezuelan Know-How Fuels Rise Of Colombian Oil

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