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A shura of village elders last month was sparsely attended, as were others in the past several months. Afghan leaders in Helmand province face daunting problems, such as drought, joblessness and the chaos of living between two determined combat forces.
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A pair of Republican presidential hopefuls, Rep. Michele Bachmann and Mitt Romney, and the tea party movement get the cartoon treatment from Bluewater Comics. (Bluewater Comics)
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta share a laugh during a question-and-answer session at the National Defense University in Washington on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta arrive for an event at the National Defense University in Washington on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Samir Yousif, 31, is treated at a hospital in Kut, Iraq, after a car bomb exploded on Monday.
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An Afghan soldier inspects a damaged vehicle after an attack on the provincial governor's compound in Parwan province's capital of Charikar, some 30 miles north of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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** FILE ** President Obama signs the health care bill at the White House in Washington on March 23, 2010. (Associated Press)
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President Obama signs the health care bill in the White House on March 23, 2010. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Mitt Romney campaigns at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Thursday. The former Massachusetts governor is among the Republican candidates in the state.
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This pudding tart with a graham cracker crust is made with the pureed flesh of watermelon. Serve this summer treat with plenty of whipped cream. (Associated Press)
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This pudding tart with a graham cracker crust is made with the pureed flesh of watermelon. Serve this summertime treat with plenty of whipped cream. (Associated Press)
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Joe Fagan, of Des Moines, Iowa, shouts at Republican presidential candidate and former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney during a Aug. 11, 2011, campaign stop at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. (Associated Press)
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COMING TO DEBATE: Mitt Romney will face other candidates for the Republican presidential nomination in a debate in Iowa on Thursday. (Associated Press)
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CONSUMER GENETICS INC. VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS Santa Clara, Calif.-based Consumer Genetics Inc. is among the companies marketing "early gender" blood tests that indicate the gender of a fetus at about seven weeks.
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FreedomWorks President Matt Kibbe's message to the White House: "Time to get out of the tea party's way." (Photo provided by FreedomWorks)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High" is one of Colorado's two state songs, but an effort to name a Rockies peak for him has hit a snag. He's seen here in 1985.
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"The tea party hasn't destroyed Washington. Washington was destroyed before the tea party got here. The hope is that the tea party and middle-of-the-road people can find common ground to turn this country around before we become Greece." -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, said on CBS' "Face the Nation." (Associated Press)
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"I believe this is, without question, the tea party downgrade." -- Sen. John F. Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, said on NBC's "Meet the Press." (Associated Press)
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"Genes are about 40 percent and the rest is nurture. A lot of it is eating habits and exercise. Genes give you a basic constitution and propensity for things like exercise, but how you're raised is how you decide what is good for eating." Sue Crommelin, Norfolk, Va., Episcopal priest (white female, blond hair)
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"I think it's a combination of both. You are what you eat so you need to be selective in your diet. With genetics we're all going to have something ... but you can try to be more aware of it." Emmett Guy, Southeast, delivery man (black male, military hat)
