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US President Barack Obama delivers a keynote address ahead of the G-8 summit at Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Monday, June 17, 2013. (AP Photo/ Paul Faith, Pool)
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**FILE** A Yemeni police officer (front), loyal to Yemen's ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh, takes part along with fellow Republican Guard troops during a demonstration demanding their reward, while armored vehicles patrol around the presidential palace in Sanaa, Yemen, on Aug. 2, 2013. A military official said clashes erupted in the Yemeni capital when a group of soldiers who had joined a mutiny tried to storm the presidential palace. (Associated Press)
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A Yemeni soldier inspects a car at a checkpoint on a street leading to the U.S. embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013. Security forces close access roads, put up extra blast walls and beef up patrols near some of the 21 U.S. diplomatic missions in the Muslim world that Washington ordered closed for the weekend over a "significant threat'' of an al Qaeda attack. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
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Female soldiers test body armor while training in Fort Campbell, Ky. According to a review of statements, the military may be lowering some physical standards for male and female troops on the argument that certain tasks are outdated or irrelevant. (Associated Press)
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According to a review of statements, the military may be lowering some physical standards for male and female troops on the argument that certain tasks are outdated or irrelevant.
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has the highest "warmth rating" among congressional leaders. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Republican challenger Matt Bevin said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's refusal to embrace the "defund Obamacare" strategy shows he's out of step with the Kentucky Republican voters. (Associated Press)
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A dozen senators — Republicans and Democrats, led by Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican — are not happy about the Defense Department buying 30 helicopters destined for Afghanistan that it bought from a Russian manufacturer.
