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FILE - In this undated image provided by the Minister for Health and Ageing is proposed cigarette packaging stripped of all logos and replaced with graphic images that tobacco companies in Australia will be forced to use. Australia's highest court upheld the world's toughest law on cigarette promotion on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, despite protests from tobacco companies that argued the value of their trademarks will be destroyed under new rules that will strip all logos from cigarette packs. (AP Photo/Minister for Health and Ageing, File) EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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Melky Cabrera Cabrera has been suspended for 50 games without pay after testing positive for testosterone. The commissioner's office says the suspension is effective immediately. Major League Baseball said on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, that Cabrera tested positive for the banned performance-enhancing substance, which violates MLB's joint drug prevention and treatment program.(AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

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Greg Mann, an unemployed research analyst and real estate appraiser, sorts and cuts coupons at his home Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, in Braselton, Ga.. The recession that ended three years ago lingers on as the worst economic recovery since the Great Depression. (AP Photo/John Amis)

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Blouses hang on a rack at a clothing store in North Andover, Mass., on Monday, June 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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** FILE ** In this July 8, 2009, file photo, Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., speaks during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

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President Obama visits Cookie Smith at the CinnieSmiths cinnamon miniroll stand at the Iowa State Fair Monday in Des Moines during a three-day state tour. (Associated Press)

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Delegate Shawn Tarrant (center) jokes with House Majority Leader Kumar Barve (left) and Delegate Brian Feldman as they await debate Tuesday in the House. The gambling bill would allow table games at the state’s slots casinos and at a sixth gambling facility to be built in Prince George’s County, pending approval in a November referendum. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Delegates Norman Conway (left) and Luiz Simmons read through a summary and financial analysis as they wait for the debate on the gambling bill to begin at the State House in Annapolis. There were 39 amendments to be considered. The legislative session extended into the night Tuesday. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2005 file photo, Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-Atwater, second from left, answers a question at a news conference held in Sacramento, Calif. Cardoza, whose district includes Modesto, Stockton and Merced, announced his resignation in a statement on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. It takes effect at midnight. He has previously said he did not plan to seek another term this year. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)