Politics

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White House press secretary Jay Carney pauses during his daily briefing at the White House in Washington on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

State Department security official Gregory B. Starr testifies at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on embassy security on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli posted on his Twitter account on Monday, July 15, 2013, what he said officials believe is sophisticated missile equipment found in containers of sugar aboard a North Korean-flagged ship traveling from Cuba. Panamanian officials verified the tweet as authentic but did not immediately respond to requests for further details. (AP Photo/Panamanian Government)

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The North Korean-flagged cargo ship Chong Chon Gang (in yellow) sits docked at the Manzanillo International Container Terminal on the coast at Colon City, Panama, early on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Panama's president said the country has seized the ship, which was carrying what appeared to be ballistic missiles and other arms. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

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Opponents of ousted President Mohammed Morsi run from fireworks fired by pro-Morsi supporters during clashes on a bridge in central Cairo on Monday, July 15, 2013. Thousands of supporters of the deposed president held mass rallies and marched in the streets to demand his return to office. The protest turned violent in downtown Cairo as police fired tear gas at pro-Morsi protesters who burned tires, threw rocks and blocked traffic flow on a main roadway running through the heart of the capital. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Neil Bush speaks during a ceremony to award the 5,000th Daily Point of Light Award to Floyd Hammer and Kathy Hamilton, from Union, Iowa, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Rep. Darrell E. Issa "remains very supportive" of budget autonomy for the District, the California Republican's spokesman says. Voters approved the charter amendment in April but must wait for a congressional deadline to pass before it can take effect. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Time)

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The "March for Jobs" rally sponsored by the Black American Leadership Alliance on Monday was the first broad, organized rally in the nation's capital on the issue since House Republicans held a strategy session last week on immigration reform. (Associated Press)