Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson attends a news conference in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on Friday, November 6. Carson spent much of the day rebutting media reports about his past.
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The casket of Fred Thompson, a former actor, United States senator and Republican presidential candidate, is carried by pallbearers after his memorial service in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday, November 6. Thompson died November 1 at age 73.
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Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush allows a supporter to loosen his tie during a campaign rally in Tampa, Florida, on Monday, November 2.
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President Barack Obama, with Secretary of State John Kerry, announces his decision to reject the proposed Keystone XL pipeline on Friday, November 6. "America is now a global leader when it comes to taking serious action to fight climate change, and frankly, approving this project would have undercut that leadership," Obama said.
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GOP candidate Donald Trump speaks in New York before a public signing of his new book, "Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again," on Tuesday, November 3.
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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, walk back to a Habitat for Humanity building site in Memphis, Tennessee, on Monday, November 2. Every year since 1984, the Carters have volunteered a week of their time to the charity.
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Staffers on Capitol Hill pose with masks at the National Bison Day Reception on Wednesday, November 4. The "Beards for Bison" campaign encourages people to wear their "fur" to show support for the species.
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, a Republican presidential candidate, is seen through a cameraman's viewfinder during a campaign event in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Wednesday, November 4.
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a town-hall meeting in Grinnell, Iowa, on Tuesday, November 3.
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Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, left, speaks with U.S. Rep. Steve King while hunting pheasant Sunday, November 1, in northwestern Iowa. A few other Republican candidates also took part in the fundraising event.
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Juan Escalante, campaign manager for the immigration reform group America's Voice, is followed by reporters Wednesday, November 4, at NBC Studios in New York. Escalante said his box contains signatures from people who demand that Donald Trump not be allowed to guest-host NBC's "Saturday Night Live."
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Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley shouts to supporters as fellow candidates Hillary Clinton and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wave at the crowd after a forum in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on Friday, November 6.
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Janet Yellen, chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday, November 4. Yellen told Congress that the Fed could raise its key interest rate at its next meeting in December. It would be the first rate hike -- known as "liftoff" -- in almost a decade.
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People applaud as President Obama delivers remarks at a Democratic fundraising event in New York on Monday, November 2. Obama roasted Republican presidential candidates during the event, which was held at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway.
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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is seeking the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, attends a news conference where he helped launched new climate legislation on Wednesday, November 4. The Keep It in the Ground Act would ban new mining and drilling on public land.
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Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina wait for her in Concord, New Hampshire, as she files paperwork for the state's primary on Thursday, November 5. The primary is in February.
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New House Speaker Paul Ryan speaks to the media in Washington after a meeting with the House Republican Conference on Tuesday, November 3. Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin, replaced Ohio Rep. John Boehner, who is retiring.
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New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner, left, shows a historic ballot box to Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley, who filed for the state's primary ballot on Wednesday, November 4.
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Chief Imam Serikbay Oraz, left, speaks to Secretary of State John Kerry about a Quran during a tour of a mosque in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Monday, November 2. Kerry was on the third leg of a five-nation tour of Central Asia.
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President Obama greets well-wishers after arriving at an airport in Newark, New Jersey, on Monday, November 2.
