Patti Garamendi, the wife, of Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, right, celebrates as her husband receives news that he has been declared the winner in the 10th Congressional District race, at his campaign headquarters in Walnut Creek, Calif. ,Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Garamendi defeated Republican challenger David Harmer in Tuesday's special election to replace Rep. Ellen Tauscher, a Democrat, who was appointed to a State Department position earlier this year. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Patti Garamendi, the wife, of Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, right, celebrates as her husband receives news that he has been declared the winner in the 10th Congressional District race, at his campaign headquarters in Walnut Creek, Calif. ,Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Garamendi defeated Republican challenger David Harmer in Tuesday's special election to replace Rep. Ellen Tauscher, a Democrat, who was appointed to a State Department position earlier this year.

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  1. Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, the Democratic candidate for the 10th Congressional District, gets a hug from supporter Hem Verma during an election night party at his campaign headquarters in Walnut Creek, Calif.,Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Early returns showed Garamendi leading his Republican challenger, David Harmer in Tuesday's special election to replace Democrat Ellen Tauscher who was appointed to a State Department position earlier this year.
  2. Patti Garamendi, the wife, of Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, right, celebrates as her husband receives news that he has been declared the winner in the 10th Congressional District race, at his campaign headquarters in Walnut Creek, Calif.,Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Garamendi defeated Republican challenger David Harmer in Tuesday's special election to replace Rep. Ellen Tauscher, a Democrat, who was appointed to a State Department position earlier this year.
  3. Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, the Democratic candidate for the 10th Congressional District, greets his wife Patti, as early election results show him leading his Republican opponent, David Harmer, during an election night party at his campaign headquarters in Walnut Creek, Calif.,Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. The winner of Tuesday's special election will replace Rep. Ellen Tauscher, a Democrat, who was appointed to a State Department position earlier this year.
  4. Lt. Gov. John Garamendi hugs his wife, Patti, after being declared the winner in the 10th Congressional District race, at his campaign headquarters in Walnut Creek, Calif.,Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Garamendi defeated Republican challenger David Harmer in Tuesday's special election to replace Rep. Ellen Tauscher, a Democrat, who was appointed to a State Department position earlier this year.
  5. David Harmer, a candidate for a vacant U.S. Congress seat, embraces Kathy Kollehner, a campaign volunteer, at an election returns party, Wednesday, Nov.3, 2009 in Walnut Creek, Calif. Harmer, a Republican and son of former California state senator and Lt. Gov. John Hamer is facing California Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, a Democrat for California's 10th Congressional District.
  6. Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, left, smiles with former president Bill Clinton, right, during a campaign rally for Garamendi in South San Francisco, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. Garamendi is running for the 10th congressional district as a democrat.
  7. Ellen Tauscher, left, the U.S. undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, and Polish deputy defense minister, Stanislaw Komorowski, exchange documents after signing a deal to regulate the stationing of American troops and military equipment in Poland, in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday Dec. 11, 2009. The step is a prerequisite for deploying U.S. Patriot missiles to Poland next year. It would also serve as the legal framework for a possible future missile defense site. In background are seen Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski, left, and Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich.
  8. Ellen Tauscher, left, the U.S. undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, and the Polish deputy defense minister, Stanislaw Komorowski, sign a deal to regulate the stationing of American troops and military equipment in Poland, in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday Dec. 11, 2009. The step is a prerequisite for deploying U.S. Patriot missiles to Poland next year. It would also serve as the legal framework for a possible future missile defense site. In the background seen are Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski, left, and Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich.
  9. Ellen Tauscher, right, the U.S. Undersecretary of State for arms control and international security, and Polish defense minister, Bogdan Klich greet each other before signing a deal to regulate the stationing of American troops and military equipment in Poland, in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday Dec. 11, 2009. The step is a prerequisite for deploying U.S. Patriot missiles to Poland next year. It would also serve as the legal framework for a possible future missile defense site.
  10. U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs Ellen Tauscher meets the media after her talks at the Czech Foreign Ministry in Prague Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. She said that the Czech republic should play an important role in the new system of the U.S. missile defense system.
  11. Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, the Democratic candidate for the 10th Congressional District, gets a hug from supporter Hem Verma during an election night party at his campaign headquarters in Walnut Creek, Calif.,Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Early returns showed Garamendi leading his Republican challenger, David Harmer in Tuesday's special election to replace Democrat Ellen Tauscher who was appointed to a State Department position earlier this year.
  12. Patti Garamendi, the wife, of Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, right, celebrates as her husband receives news that he has been declared the winner in the 10th Congressional District race, at his campaign headquarters in Walnut Creek, Calif.,Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Garamendi defeated Republican challenger David Harmer in Tuesday's special election to replace Rep. Ellen Tauscher, a Democrat, who was appointed to a State Department position earlier this year.
  13. (L-R) Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya's delegate, Mayra Mejia, US ambassador in Honduras, Hugo Llorens, US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Thomas Shannon, senior adviser on Latin America, Dan Restrepo, US State Department representative, Craig Kelly, de facto Honduran President Roberto Micheletti's delegates, Armando Aguilar and Vilma Morales, meet in a new push to end the crisis set off four months ago in Tegucigalpa, on October 29, 2009.
  14. (L-R) Ousted President Manuel Zelaya's delegate, Mayra Mejia, US ambassador in Honduras, Hugo Llorens, US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Thomas Shannon, senior adviser on Latin America, Dan Restrepo, US State Department representative, Craig Kelly, de facto Honduran President Roberto Micheletti's delegates, Armando Aguilar and Vilma Morales, meet in a new push to end the crisis set off four months ago in Tegucigalpa, on October 29, 2009.
  15. US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon (L) waits as US ambassador to Honduras, Hugo Llorens, speaks during a press conference at the US embassy in Tegucigalpa, on October 29, 2009. Shannon along with senior adviser on Latin America, Dan Restrepo and representative of the US State Department Craig Kelly visit Honduras in a new push to end the crisis set off by the ouster of President Zelaya exactly four months ago.
  16. US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon (L), senior adviser on Latin America, Dan Restrepo (C) and US ambassador in Honduras Hugo Llorens (R) leave the Brazilian Embassy after a meeting with deposed president Manuel Zelaya in Tegucigalpa, on October 28, 2009. Shannon, Restrepo and representatives of the US State Department Craig Kelly are visiting Honduras in a new push to end the crisis set off by the ouster of Zelaya exactly four months ago.

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