A Kenyan passes by a mini-bus displaying an image of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama in Kenya's capital Nairobi Monday Nov. 3, 2008. On the eve of a U.S. presidential election that has electrified Africa, Kenyans say Democrat Barack Obama has inspired hope and pride in the growing but impoverished nation where his father was born. AP Photo logo AP Photo 12 months ago

A Kenyan passes by a mini-bus displaying an image of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama in Kenya's capital Nairobi Monday Nov. 3, 2008. On the eve of a U.S. presidential election that has electrified Africa, Kenyans say Democrat Barack Obama has inspired hope and pride in the growing but impoverished nation where his father was born.

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  13. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) talks with reporters on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.
  14. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) talks with reporters on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to cast a procedural vote on the measure later today after Senate Democrats said they secured enough votes needed to propel major health care legislation to the floor for debate.
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