Politics

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** FILE ** Archbishop Pietro Parolin, pictured in 2009 when he was a monsignor, was appointed Vatican secretary of state by Pope Francis on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Tran Van Minh)

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks after receiving the Liberty Medal during a ceremony at the National Constitution Center, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, in Philadelphia. The honor is given annually to an individual who displays courage and conviction while striving to secure liberty for people worldwide. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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President Obama addresses the nation in a live televised speech from the East Room of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. The president blended the threat of military action with the hope of a diplomatic solution as he works to strip Syria of its chemical weapons. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

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President Obama (from left), first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joseph R. Biden and Jill Biden join members of the White House staff during a moment of silence on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington to mark the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, center left, and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, right arrive for a meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Aug. 26, 2013. Afghanistan's president urged neighboring Pakistan to facilitate peace talks with the Taliban during a visit to Islamabad on Monday, but expectations were low in both countries that much progress would be made in jump-starting negotiations. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

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** FILE ** Democratic mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner greets voters after making his concession speech at Connolly's Pub in midtown Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, in New York. Public Advocate Bill de Blasio held a clear lead Tuesday night in New York City's mayoral Democratic primary as polls closed, according to early and incomplete voting returns. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)(AP Photo/Jin Lee)

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President Obama addresses the nation in a live televised speech from the East Room of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)