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**FILE** Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks Aug. 8, 2013, in Phoenix regarding the detention officer who was shot earlier that day. Jorge Vargas, 27, was shot to death in his driveway while preparing to leave for work. Arpaio also announced that his deputies would be carrying new AR-15 rifles both on and off duty beginning today. Arpaio issued 400 rifles to his deputies with money seized during drug raids. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Chuck Schumer, New York Democrat, expresses his dismay at Russian Vladimir Putin leader granting asylum to American secrets leaker Edward Snowden, at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Salwa Sbeih, the mother of Burhan Sbeih, holds his picture at his home in a West Bank village outside the town of Jenin, Monday, Aug. 12, 2013. Sbeih is one of the 26 Palestinian prisoners, most of them held for deadly attacks, that Israel agreed to release this week as a part of a U.S.-brokered deal that led to a resumption of Mideast negotiations. Arabic reads; "The prisoner Burhan Sbeih from Kofr Raie, the leader of the group of Black Leopard, Palestinian National Liberation Movement, Jenin district." (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)

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People inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack in Karbala, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013. A wave of car bombings targeting those celebrating the end of Ramadan across Iraq killed scores of people Saturday, a bloody reminder of the inability of Iraqi authorities to stop violence threatening to spiral out of control. (AP Photo)

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Rep. Louie Gohmert, Texas Republican, knows his party is deeply divided on risking a government shutdown by taking a stand against Obamacare. (associated press)

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** FILE ** President Reagan signs the Economic Tax Recovery Act on Aug. 13, 1981. (Ronald Reagan Library)

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"Let's get out of the way, make sure we empower the VA physicians to do their job. Our veterans deserve that from us," said Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, California Republican. (Associated Press)

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Jamime Negron [cq] of New York, N.Y. looks at a 150-foot "Wall of Honor" poster that includes photos of World War II veterans during Spirit of '45 Day ceremonies at the World War II Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Sunday, August 11, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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"Right now, there is kind of a generational change. Young Americans do not trust this government. Without trust in government, you can’t do a lot of things. There’s a young generation who believes [NSA leaker Edward Snowden] some kind of Jason Bourne," says Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican. (Associated Press)