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President Obama speaks at a news conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington on Aug. 9, 2013. (Associated Press)

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Whistleblowers said Alejandro Mayorkas gave special treatment to some Democrats who were advocating for EB-5 investor visas for companies they backed. (Associated Press)

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President Obama rubs his eye as he listens to a question from a reporter during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Aug. 9, 2013. The president said the U.S. will pause and reassess relations with Russia because of Putin's 'backward' thinking. (Associated Press)

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Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli speaks Aug. 9, 2013, at the Battleground Forum at the Prince William campus of George Mason University in Manassas, Va. McAuliffe and Republican Ken Cuccinelli met in another non-debate forum, a format that's become common among Virginia's two scandal-scarred candidates for governor. (Associated Press)

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Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe speaks Aug. 9, 2013, at the Battleground Forum at the Prince William campus of George Mason University in Manassas, Va. McAuliffe and Republican Ken Cuccinelli met in another non-debate forum, a format that's become common among Virginia's two scandal-scarred candidates for governor. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Palestinians chant slogans and wave national flags during a rally to mark the Quds Day in Gaza City on Aug. 2, 2013. The International Quds Day was inaugurated by the late Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979 to express solidarity with Palestinians and to oppose Zionism and Israel's control of Jerusalem. Quds is Arabic word for Jerusalem. (Associated Press)