A series of pictures that depicts a story line or single theme related to one more of the 2012 presidential candidates.

First Place

[slider gallery=”4″ width=”990″ height=”660″ title=”no” pages=”no” mousewheel=”no” autoplay=”0″ target=”no”] [row] [column size=”1/3″] T.J. Kirkpatrick, freelance
[/column] [column size=”2/3″] Theater In The Big Tent
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Second Place

[slider gallery=”5″ width=”990″ height=”660″ title=”no” pages=”no” mousewheel=”no” autoplay=”0″ target=”no”] [row] [column size=”1/3″] Jason Reed, Reuters
[/column] [column size=”2/3″] Presidential Protection
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Third Place

[slider gallery=”6″ width=”990″ height=”660″ title=”no” pages=”no” mousewheel=”no” autoplay=”0″ target=”no”] [row] [column size=”1/3″] David Goldman, Associated Press
[/column] [column size=”2/3″] On The Romney Campaign Trail
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Award of Excellence

[slider gallery=”7″ width=”990″ height=”660″ title=”no” pages=”no” mousewheel=”no” autoplay=”0″ target=”no”] [row] [column size=”1/3″] Brooks Kraft, TIME Magazine
[/column] [column size=”2/3″] President Obama’s Final Campaign
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Award of Excellence

[slider gallery=”8″ width=”990″ height=”660″ title=”no” pages=”no” mousewheel=”no” autoplay=”0″ target=”no”] [row] [column size=”1/3″] Charles Dharapak, Associated Press
[/column] [column size=”2/3″] The Boys (and Girls) On The Bus
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Award of Excellence

[slider gallery=”9″ width=”990″ height=”660″ title=”no” pages=”no” mousewheel=”no” autoplay=”0″ target=”no”] [row] [column size=”1/3″] Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
[/column] [column size=”2/3″] The Final Campaign
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