Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, left, takes the stage at a town-hall meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on Tuesday, December 29.
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The U.S. Capitol is seen behind the Washington Monument as day breaks on Thursday, December 31.
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Shamans in Lima, Peru, hold a poster of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump as they perform a ritual of predictions on Tuesday, December 29. The ritual is an end-of-year tradition for the shamans, who called for world peace and wished good luck for the upcoming elections in the United States and Peru.
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, a Republican presidential candidate, playfully throws a snowball at his wife, Jeanette, as they take their two boys sledding in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, December 30.
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A light casts a shadow of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders as the presidential candidate speaks at a town-hall event in Muscatine, Iowa, on Tuesday, December 29.
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican presidential candidate, participates in a town-hall meeting in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Tuesday, December 29.
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Marlon Motero puts up campaign signs for Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush before a meet-and-greet event in Hialeah, Florida, on Monday, December 28.
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President Barack Obama is seen on a television screen congratulating people in Miami who had just been sworn in as naturalized U.S. citizens on Tuesday, December 29.
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks during a news conference at City Hall on Wednesday, December 30. Emanuel returned home early from a family trip to address the recent police shootings that killed Bettie Jones and Quintonio LeGrier.
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican presidential candidate, poses for a photo with a visitor after speaking at a coffee house in Muscatine, Iowa, on Tuesday, December 29.
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President Barack Obama eats shaved ice during his holiday vacation in Kailua, Hawaii, on Sunday, December 27.
