Politics

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Alejandro Mayorkas, President Obama's nominee to become deputy secretary of the Homeland Security Department, is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 25, 2013, prior to testifying before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on his nomination. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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** FILE ** Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted out of a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md, Thursday, July 25, 2013. Pfc. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Pope Francis blesses a child during his visit to the Varginha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 25, 2013. Francis on Thursday visited one of Rio de Janeiro's shantytowns, or favelas, a place that saw such rough violence in the past that it's known by locals as the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)

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Gary Paul Wright is part a large gathering on the boardwalk in Asbury Park as the New Jersey United for Marriage campaign announces that several national groups that support recognition of same-sex marriage are teaming up in New Jersey, saying the state is primed to allow gay couples to wed. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** No one was seriously hurt in the Taliban's Sept. 13, 2011, attack on the U.S. Embassy and NATO headquarters in Kabul, but a State Department inspector general's report cited "unnecessary risk to staff" because of a lack of resources. (Associated Press)

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Afghan security forces patrol near the building that was occupied by militants in Kabul in September 2011. Insurgent took over a building to fire on the U.S. Embassy and NATO compounds. An internal report revealed the U.S. diplomatic facilities in Afghanistan have dangerous security lapses. (Associated Press)

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President Obama walks from Marine One to the Oval Office as he arrives at the White House, Thursday, July 25, 2013, in Washington, after speaking in Jacksonville, Fla., about his vision for rebuilding the economy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)