Politics

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SHROUDED: Nearly a year after the remains of the four Americans were repatriated, little is known about the Benghazi terrorist attack that killed them. Survivors have said little publicly, "talking points" have proved false and the White House has called it a "phony scandal." (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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D.C. Council member Tommy Wells, Ward 6 Democrat, aware of the city's reputation for issuing tickets, said he has modeled the marijuana bill after legislation in Massachusetts, where the law has already been road-tested. (The Washington Times)

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House Speaker John A. Boehner "is using a procedural trick called 'deem and pass' to pass a continuing resolution defunding Obamacare in the House," says Matt Kibbe, president of FreedomWorks. (Associated Press)

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President Obama addresses the nation in a live televised speech from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. President Obama 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, accompanied by Senate Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper Terrance Gainer, right, leaves a meeting with congressional Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, where they discussed Syria. On Tuesday night, the president will address the nation on Syria. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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** FILE ** A poster denouncing child marriage outside the parliament in Sana'a, Yemen. (Associated Press)

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Victor Head, who leads the effort to recall state Sen. Angela Giron, outside Pueblo Freedom and Rights headquarters in Pueblo. (Valerie Richardson/The Washington Times)

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A sign outside state Sen. Angela Giron's campaign headquarters in Pueblo, Colo., urges voters to oppose the recall. (Valerie Richardson/The Washington Times)

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Protesters in favor of recalling Colorado state Sen. John Morse try to influence early voters in a recall election on Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, in Colorado Spring, Colo. Mr. Morse, who is Senate president, and state Sen. Angela Giron in Pueblo, both of whom voted for new Colorado firearms restrictions, faced the first legislative recalls in state history Tuesday. (AP Photos/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)