Politics

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In this photo taken Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, President Barack Obama speaks during an exclusive interview with The Associated Press in the White House library in Washington. Obama says hed think about changing the name of the Washington Redskins football team if he were the owner. He said hes sure Redskins fans dont mean offense. But he said Native Americans feel strongly that the name is degrading and that he's not sure that the fans attachment to the name should override those real legitimate concerns. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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National Edition News Cover for October 22, 2013 - Ray Halbritter, National Representative of the Oneida Indian Nation gestures as he speaks during the Oneida Indian Nation's Change the Mascot symposium, Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, in Washington, calling for the Washington Redskins NFL football team to change its name. During an interview, President Barack Obama suggested that the owner of the Washington Redskins football team consider changing its name because, the president said, the current name offends "a sizable group of people." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican, said the loophole in the farm subsidy program "has been allowed to stand for too long" and that it is time to close it. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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A trip Secretary of State John F. Kerry is making to France has been complicated by a French newspaper's report about data mining by the National Security Agency that resulted in tens of millions of digital communications being collected. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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A tunnel under the intersection of Routes 7 and 123 in Tysons Corner will carry Metro trains on the new Silver Line that eventually will take passengers to Washington Dulles International Airport and beyond. But Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II says if he is elected governor, he might not cover cost overruns on the project. (the washington times)

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National Edition Opinion cover for October 22, 2013 - Solving the financial crisis by doing it all over again (Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times)