Politics

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Roberta Vinci, of Italy, reacts after a point against Camila Giorgi, of Italy, during the fourth round of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Driant (from left), Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault meet in Paris on Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, on the situation in Syria. Mr. Ayrault gave foreign and defense officials a declassified report to back up France's claim that the Assad regime was responsible for a chemical weapons attack near Damascus on Aug. 21. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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Sen. John McCain (left), Arizona Republican, accompanied by Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, speaks with reporters outside the White House in Washington on Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, following a closed-door meeting with President Obama to discuss the situation in Syria. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

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Republican Sens. John McCain (left) of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina speak with reporters after a meeting at the White House with President Obama about the ongoing situation in Syria on Monday, Sept. 2, 2013 in Washington. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, right, and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen addresses the media, during his monthly briefing at the Residence Palace in Brussels, Monday, Sept. 2, 2013. The NATO Secretary General said that the use of chemical weapons in Syria cries out for a strong international response since otherwise it would give the go-ahead to any dictator around the world to use such weapons with impunity. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel answers questions from reporters during his visit at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Siert Bruins, a 92-year-old former member of the Nazi Waffen SS, sits in a courtroom in Hagen, Germany, on Monday, Sept. 2, 2013. The Dutch-born Mr. Bruins, who is now a German, is on trial on allegations he executed a Dutch resistance fighter in 1944. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)