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German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at an election campaign event of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Ilmenau, Germany, on Monday, Aug. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

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** FILE ** This Aug. 26, 2013, file photo shows Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaking in Jakarta, Indonesia. U.S. forces are now ready to act on any order by President Barack Obama to strike Syria, Hagel said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)

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**FILE** Arizona Republican Sens. John McCain (right) and Jeff Flake listen to a question from the audience as they attend an "immigration conversation" on Aug. 27, 2013, in Mesa, Ariz. The two are members of the "Gang of Eight" who pushed a comprehensive immigration reform bill through the Senate earlier this year. (Associated Press)

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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney gestures during the daily press briefing at the White House on Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, in Washington. Carney said President Barack Obama is weighing his options for a response to the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime of Bashar Assad to slaughter his own people. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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** FILE ** President Obama speaks during a ceremony to award U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ty M. Carter the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry on Aug. 26, 2013, at the White House. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** "Chesty" the Marine Corps mascot is introduced during the evening parade that President Obama is watching at the Marine Corps Barracks in Washington on July 24, 2009. (Associated Press)