The Democratic presidential candidates took the stage in Des Moines, Iowa for their second debate. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Stephen Colbert (right) talks with Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush during Colbert's debut as Late Show host in New York. Jeffrey R. Staab/AP hide caption
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., arrives at President Obama's inauguration Monday on Capitol Hill. On Tuesday, Ryan, who ran for vice president on the losing Republican ticket last year, said Obama's inaugural address showed a "proud and confident liberal progressive." Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
President Obama delivers his second inaugural address Monday in Washington. Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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President Obama gives his inaugural address after taking the oath of office Monday. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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President Obama taking the oath of office today on the steps of the Capitol. First Lady Michelle Obama held the two Bibles on which he placed his hand. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Barack Obama arrives at his 2009 inauguration to become the 44th president of the United States. Getty Images hide caption
A U.S. Capitol Police officer secures the area surrounding the west front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5 as preparations are under way for President Obama's second inauguration. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Vice President Joe Biden shows the certificate of the Electoral College vote for Ohio to House Speaker John Boehner during a joint session of Congress on Friday. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Election Night in Boston, as he conceded the race to President Obama. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
The National Urban League's Marc Morial (center) joins other civic leaders speaking outside the White House after they met with President Obama last month. Toby Jorrin/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Competing yard signs near Evans City, Pa., four days before the election. The campaigns of President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney each raised more than $1 billion during the race. Keith Srakocic/AP hide caption
President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner on Nov. 16. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney the last time they got together, at their Oct. 22 presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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President Obama dances with first lady Michelle Obama on the night of his inauguration, Jan. 20, 2009, in Washington. Charles Dharapak/AP hide caption
American and Cuban flags in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters /Landov hide caption
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Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus rides the Mitt Romney campaign bus days before the presidential election. Despite Romney's loss and other GOP failures, Priebus, who helped the party raise huge sums of money in 2012, may seek a second term. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
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Democratic party volunteer Matt Lattanzi worked door to door for the Obama campaign while canvassing in a Youngstown, Ohio, apartment building on Oct. 28. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
Spectators react to Mitt Romney's concession speech early Nov. 7 in Boston. President Obama won virtually every swing state and comfortably won the electoral vote despite some polls projecting a Romney victory. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption