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Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. presided as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could lift restrictions on campaign donations to political parties and candidates. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Sen. Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Republican, said he is troubled by the lack of cooperation from the Obama administration and the inspector general's office in regards to the Secret Service prostitution probe. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Colorado state Sen. Evie Hudak faces a recall effort by gun rights advocates in Colorado angered by her support for gun control bills that passed the legislature. (Associated Press)
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The government may be shut, but the "business of handsomeness" in the nation's capital shouldn't be compromised, says a fancy retailer offering a 15 percent discount to federal workers now on furlough. Members of Congress, however, need not inquire. (Grooming Lounge)
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In this Oct. 8, 2013, photo, President Barack Obama pauses as he talks about the the budget and the partial government shutdown in the Brady Press Room of the White House in Washington. A new poll says Americans are holding Republicans primarily responsible for the partial government shutdown. The Associated Press-GfK survey finds plenty of disdain to go around as people size up the federal impasse. Most now disapprove of the way Obama is handling his job. And Congress’ approval rating is a perilous 5 percent. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
