Street Scenes Halloween Edition: Political Invention

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This will be the first batch of Santa Monica Boulevard Halloween pics for the day. We thought we'd start out with the politically-charged costumes. We anticipated more Palins, but instead got inventive ensembles we hadn't expected—including an Obama-McCain couple, Palin Neighborhood Watch, Palin for Obama, and a whole group of Obama voters. [RackedWire]