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Illustration on Congress' renewed efforts to tax Internet transactions by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Illustration on Congress' renewed efforts to tax Internet transactions by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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SpaceX billionaire founder and chief executive, and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, poses beside a Tesla, after his interview on "Countdown to the Closing Bell," on the Fox Business Network, in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. On Tuesday, NASA picked Boeing and SpaceX to transport astronauts to the International Space Station in the next few years.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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Analysts say the latest round of sanctions announced tightens the noose around Russia's energy sector, making it particularly hard to invest in long-term projects to tap into new sources of oil and gas. Such sanctions might tempt Moscow to halt the flow of gas and oil, particularly the large share of gas exported through the Gazprom pipeline that crosses through Ukraine. (Associated Press)

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In a new ad, Sen. Mark Begich, Alaska Democrat, says he "took on Obama" to fight for oil drilling in the Arctic and voted against the president's "trillion-dollar tax increase."

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Illustration on the broken promise not to fund abortion through Obamacare by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Illustration on the broken promise not to fund abortion through Obamacare by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Illustration on the effects of high corporate taxes in the U.S. by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Illustration on the effects of high corporate taxes in the U.S. by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Lecrae says, "There's just limited perspective in hip-hop outside of money, cars, girls and so on and so forth." Released last week, his 15-song collection already has shot to No. 1 on iTunes and is expected to top the Billboard 200 chart Wednesday. (Invision via Associated Press)

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Secretary of State John F. Kerry is trying to broker a power-sharing deal between Afghan presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah (left) and Ashraf Ghani (right). The U.S. is spending billions of dollars to rebuild Afghanistan, which is considered one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Additional U.S. dollars could be wasted through poor planning and the influence of drug trafficking. (Associated Press)

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FILE -In this June 12, 2014 file photo, oil pumps and natural gas burn off in Watford City, N.D. The North Dakota Industrial Commission said North Dakota's oil production of 1,110,642 barrels of oil per day in July is a new record for the state. July's natural gas flaring rate dropped to 26 percent. The flaring rate was 28 percent in June. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

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Turkish immigrants go shopping on a market in Duisburg, Germany. The government has even fashioned its own version of the American dream, with its "Make it in Germany" campaign. Launched in 2012, this online platform lures non-German-speaking skilled immigrants with the promise of a lucrative future. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Rep. Shelley Moore Capito as speaks at Tamarack during the Working for Jobs Rally in Beckley, W.Va., on Aug. 19, 2014. Looking on are Sen. Evan Jenkins and Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (Associated Press)

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A woman walks past an electronic board of a local bank showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. Global stocks sank under the weight of worries about the possible timing of a U.S. rate hike, economic weakness in China and an impending referendum on Scottish independence. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 1.9 percent to 24,705.36. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)