Politics

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Opponents of ousted President Mohammed Morsi carry their injured friend who was wounded during clashes with Morsi supporters, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 22, 2013. Several hundred Morsi supporters tried to march toward the U.S. Embassy, passing near Tahrir Square, where Morsi opponents have been camped out. Clashes erupted between the two sides. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Homeland Security Secretary Janet A. Napolitano is leaving her post, and another large hole in administration leadership. (Associated Press)

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Alaska's image and energy-based industry are at stake with a multibillion-dollar tax overhaul that Republicans see as an opportunity for a comeback and that Democrats call an "oil wealth giveaway." state Sen. Hollis French, a Democrat, said "too much was given up in that bill in exchange for too little." (Associated Press)

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As Alaska lawmakers debate Senate Bill 21 at the state Capitol in Juneau, Karla (left) and Kamper Hart protest a massive tax cut for oil companies to spur exploration and production (Associated Press)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is likely to gain a Republican rival, a tea party-backed businessman, although other groups with "tea party" in their names support him. (Associated Press)

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Earlene Purches of Flint, Mich., takes a photograph of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Monday. Work to remove a paraphrased quote from the memorial has begun and is expected to last three to four weeks. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, addresses the 114th annual national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars on Monday, July 22, 2013, at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

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Foreign Ministers Didier Reynders (right) of Belgium, Jean Asselborn (center) of Luxembourg and Urmas Paet (left) of Estonia confer during a meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday, July 22, 2013. The EU has designated Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)