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Political Husbands

Nearly 300 women filed this year to run for Congress. So how do their spouses balance the largely uncharted territory? Sandra McElwaine on the way they do it.

Published Sep. 7 2010 12:15PM EDT

galleries/2010/09/07/political-husbands/political-husbands---clinton_zvbegq — Haraz N. Ghanbari / AP Photo,Haraz N. Ghanbari

galleries/2010/09/07/political-husbands/political-husbands---clinton_yiw9fb — Haraz N. Ghanbari / AP Photo

galleries/2010/09/07/political-husbands/political-husbands---fiorina_gtlq2a — Tony Avelar / AP Photo

galleries/2010/09/07/political-husbands/political-husbands---giffords_ey39ac — David Sanders / Newscom

galleries/2010/09/07/political-husbands/political-husbands---ginsburg_lnlxnw — Ed Bailey / AP Photo

galleries/2010/09/07/political-husbands/political-husbands---haley_wt0ls0 — Brett Flashnick / AP Photo

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galleries/2010/09/07/political-husbands/political-husbands---morella_s2yx3u — Newscom

galleries/2010/09/07/political-husbands/political-husbands---oconner_cnacdn — Zack Seckler / AP Photo

galleries/2010/09/07/political-husbands/political-husbands---palin_ykejkk — Al Grillo / AP Photo

galleries/2010/09/07/political-husbands/political-husbands---pelosi_wftqy2 — Gerald Herbert / AP Photo

galleries/2010/09/07/political-husbands/political-husbands---schroder_lfnmhq — Aaron E. Tomlinson / AP Photo

galleries/2010/09/07/political-husbands/political-husbands---thatcher_dymxzr — John Redman / AP Photo

galleries/2010/09/07/political-husbands/political-husbands---wasserman_lrhw0n — Joe Cavaretta / Newscom

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