Politics

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**FILE** From left: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, and Vice President Joseph R. Biden participate in a ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 19, 2013. (Associated Press)

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Overall leader Christopher Froome of Britain prepares to leave for a training ride with his teammates on the rest day of the Tour de France cycling race in La Baule, western France, Monday July 8 2013. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

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John Solomon has been named to the joint role of Editor and Vice President for Content and Business Development at The Washington Times.

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Supporters of the ousted President Mohammed Morsi pray in Nasser City, a suburb of Cairo, on July 8, 2013. Egyptian soldiers and police opened fire on supporters of the ousted president earlier that day in violence that left dozens of people killed, including one officer, outside a military building in Cairo where demonstrators had been holding a sit-in, government officials and witnesses said. (Associated Press)

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Washington, D.C. City Councilmember Tommy Wells (Ward 6), center, walks in the Palisades July 4th Parade, Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 4, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Floats make their way down the street during the Palisades July 4th Parade, Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 4, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington, D.C. City Councilmember Muriel Bowser (Ward 4), right, greets people as she walks in the Palisades July 4th Parade, Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 4, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington, D.C. City Councilmember Yvette Alexander (Ward 7), center, walks in the Palisades July 4th Parade, Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 4, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington, D.C. City Councilmember Yvette Alexander (Ward 7), center, walks in the Palisades July 4th Parade, Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 4, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)