John Parkhurst studies the ballot as he votes during the first day of early voting on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010, in Gallatin, Tenn. State election officials expect the turnout to beat the previous record for a non-presidential year.
Escorted by a police officer, right, Zoltan Bakonyi, managing director of MAL Rt, left, the aluminum company whose broken reservoir flooded towns in western Hungary with toxic red sludge, lifts his arms while covering his face after being released from police custody in Veszprem, Hungary, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010.
Relatives of trapped Bolivian miner Carlos Mamani Solis react while watching his rescue on a TV screen at the camp outside the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile, early Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. Mamani was trapped with 32 other miners for over two months in the collapsed mine.
People celebrate as they watch on TV the first miner to be rescued, Florencio Avalos, emerging safely to the surface at the San Jose mine in a rescue capsule, in Copiapo, Chile, early Wednesday Oct. 13, 2010. Thirty-three miners became trapped when the gold and copper mine collapsed on Aug. 5.
A security officer stands guard at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, one of the venues of the Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. Commonwealth Games organizers have put their security advisers "on alert" following reports that a Pakistan-based terror group was planning an attack on the games leading up to the closing ceremonies.
Liverpool's soccer club chairman Martin Broughton, left, and Liverpool's soccer club commercial director Ian Ayre, center, leave the High Court in London, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. A British judge ruled against Liverpool's owners Wednesday in a decision that brings the debt-ridden Premier League club a step closer to being sold to the owners of the Boston Red Sox. High Court Judge Christopher Floyd ruled that American co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr. do not have the power to oust the boardroom rivals who sanctioned the sale.
Rabbi Yehuda Levin, center, holds a news conference to announce the suspension of support for New York's gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010, in New York, following Paladino's apology for comments he made about gays.
British actresses Keira Knightley, center right and Carey Mulligan, arrive for the London Film Festival opening premiere of their film, "Never Let Me Go," at a central London cinema, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. The festival runs until Oct. 28, 2010.
A bee gathers nectar from a wildflower in Carmel, Ind., Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010.
A Hezbollah Supporter holds a poster of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, before Ahmadinejad's speech during a rally organized by Hezbollah at the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday Oct. 13, 2010. Ahmadinejad's visit to Lebanon underlines the power of Hezbollah in this Arab nation, putting the government's Western-backed coalition on the defensive during Lebanon's worst political crisis in years.
A frog floats with cranberries awaiting harvest on a cranberry bog in Wareham, Mass., Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010.
"Good Golly Miss Molly," a 3-year-old Canadian sphinx, reacts to a tease during a preview of the second annual Meet the Breeds, sponsored by the American Kennel Club and Cat Fanciers' Association, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010, in New York. The event returns to the Jacob Javits Convention Center on Oct. 16 and 17 to showcase some of the country's rarest dog and cat breeds.