Politics

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Britain's Andy Murray waves to the crowd after beating Florian Mayer, of Germany, during the third round of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Pope Francis recites the Angelus prayer from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013. The pontiff is asking people to join him next weekend in a day of fasting for peace in Syria. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)

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Secretary of State John F. Kerry makes a statement about Syria at the State Department in Washington on Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Obama (left) and Vice President Joseph R. Biden arrive in the Rose Garden of the White House on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, in Washington to make a statement about the ongoing situation in Syria. Mr. Obama said that he has decided the United States should take military action against Syria in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack but that he will seek congressional authorization for the use of force. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, returns a shot to Alize Cornet, of France, during the third round of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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President Obama walks back to the Oval Office after making a statement about the crisis in Syria in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Obama meets with his national security staff in the Situation Room of the White House on Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, to discuss the situation in Syria. From left at the table are National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., Secretary of State John F. Kerry and Vice President Joseph R. Biden. (White House Photo/Pete Souza)

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** FILE ** President Obama pauses after speaking to members of the media during his meeting with Baltic leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)