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>> reporter: and there is a darker side to these campaigns, some party offices have been bombed, several candidates assassinated. flyers appeared in some neighborhoods threatening people not to go vote, but the u.s. and the u.n. say they do expect a high voter turnout. jamie. >> malini wilkes live for us in baghdad. we'll check back with you. a big question, how do you know when we've actually won in iraq and afghanistan? the chairman of the joint chiefs says it won't be one big knockout punch. that's not going to tell us. a little later, we're going to talk with retired marine lt. colonel bil...

>> we need to solve iraq's problem, security, unemployment and housing. >> reporter: politicians have done their best to energize their base, but rallies like this have been limited in number. large gatherings still could be a target for violence, so candidates look for other ways to get their message out. >> definitely that the supplies and door-to-door. >> reporter: candidates worked hard to counter a widespread perception that politicians are corrupt and sectarian. >> you see it in the advertisements, you see it in the debates that are happening. there's a lot of people that are really sayi...

Chairmanship after an ethics scandal and congressman john massa amid allegations he harassed a male aide. carolyn shively joins us with more from d.c. a tough week for the democrats. >> reporter: a rough one. kelly. do you remember this, back in 2007 house speaker nancy pelosi said the house democrats are going to drain the swamp that's washington d.c. as you mentioned ethics probes dominated the headlines. amidst an ethics allegation that he sexually harassed a staffer. he used words that would have made a petty officer feel uncomfortable. charlie rangel steps down from the ways and means, af...

Party is acting ethically. >> we've been effective in passing the full obama agenda in 2009. we know when you're effective you're a target. >> reporter: democrats haven't cornered the market on the behavior. pelosi made the swamp comments after 2007, tom delay and bob may in a scandal. and duke cunningham for accepting bribes. and mark foley resigned after allegations he sent messages to male pages. and one thing seems to be constant the ethics committee has plenty of work in front of it. >> that's an understatement. caroline shively, thanks to that report. >> you bet. >> fox news learned that...

Rose from 23% to 32% and sheltered homeless families crew from 473,000 to 517,000. >> my husband died and i kept on for about five years, but in around three years i needed money and i went and got a mortgage and the mortgage was very high, but i thought i could swing it. i couldn't, but i didn't see the forest because of the trees. >> reporter: social services director say the goal is to help people like joan in their homes before they get into a crisis situation. many shelters have been reporting that they've had to turn people and family's way because there just aren't enough beds for every...