Politics

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Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic nominee for governor of Virginia, has ties to a company dragged into a federal investigation involving a program that grants visas in exchange for foreign investments. (The Washington Times)

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Deputy Mayor Paul A. Quander Jr. said private companies will provide emergency medical service at Nationals games and Verizon Center events. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Christine O'Donnell, a former Republican candidate for Senate, said the case of Delaware of snooping on her taxes is "an active investigation now." (Associated Press)

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New York City Democrat Anthony Weiner holds a press conference on new sexual chat room discussions that have been revealed, July 23, 2013. (NBC News live stream screenshot)

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FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2011, file photo, Anthony Weiner and his wife Huma Abedin pose for photographs after the ceremonial swearing in of the 112th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. Abedin, who was notably absent five months later when Weiner resigned his congressional seat and admitted sending lewd Twitter photos to women, has been a key player in his surging mayoral run. She’s appeared in his campaign launch video, raised tens of thousands of dollars and joined him on the campaign trail. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

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A May 26, 2013, satellite image taken by Astrium and annotated and distributed by 38 North shows an unfinished new missile assembly building (top left) and control center (top right) at the Tonghae facility in North Korea. An eight-month construction standstill at the North Korean site meant to launch bigger and better long-range rockets may signal that Pyongyang is slowing or even stopping development of larger rockets, according to a new analysis of recent satellite imagery. (AP Photo/Astrium-38 North)

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Protesters burn a puppet that symbolizes Rio de Janeiro State Governor Sergio Cabral during a demonstration near Guanabara Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, July 22, 2013. Police and anti-government protesters clashed outside the palace hosting Pope Francis welcoming ceremony. About an hour after the pope concluded his short speech, police began cracking down on the protests, firing rubber bullets in an effort to disperse the crowd. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

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Topless protesters belonging to a gay, lesbian and transgender group, demonstrate near Guanabara Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Monday, July 22, 2013. Police and anti-government protesters clashed outside the palace hosting the pope's welcoming ceremony. About an hour after the pope concluded his short speech, police began cracking down on the protests, firing rubber bullets in an effort to disperse the crowd.(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

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** FILE ** Afghan security forces officers, with NATO compound workers, investigate the gate to a NATO compound following a suicide car bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)