Politics

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Fireworks illuminate the sky over the border crossing between Croatia and Slovenia during celebrations of Croatia's EU accession, in Bregana, early Monday, July 1, 2013. Croatia has become the 28th member of the European Union, a major milestone some 20 years after the small country won independence in a bloody civil war that shook the continent. (AP Photo/Nikola Solic)

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Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II says his Democratic opponent, Terry McAuliffe, would follow President Obama’s policies on energy issues and would approve regulations that would close coal plants. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Gubernatorial candidate Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II says he is focused on Virginia, not social issues such as gay marriage. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Fireworks are seen over hundreds of thousands of Egyptians gathering in Cairo's Tahrir Square during a demonstration Sunday against Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. Supporters of Mr. Morsi also rallied, raising fears of violence.

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The 68-32 vote in favor of the immigration reform bill was a milestone for the Senate and for the immigration debate, but it was even more important for Sen. Mario Rubio, a first-term Florida Republican who won some but not all of the changes he promised he would try to accomplish. (Associated Press)

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President Obama symbolic visit last week to the "Door of No Return," through which African slaves are said to have passed as they boarded ships for the Americas, most likely was a rubbish chute on Senegal's Goree Island, Britain's Telegraph newspaper reported.

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North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui-chun is escorted by security personnel upon his arrival at the airport in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Sunday, June 30, 2013, for the 46th ASEAN foreign ministers meeting. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

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Thousands of people gather to support Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi in the Nasr City section of Cairo on Sunday, June 30, 2013. Opponents and supporters of Egypt's Islamist president massed in city squares in competing rallies, gearing up for a day of massive nationwide demonstrations that many fear could turn deadly as the opposition seeks to push out Mr. Morsi. (AP Photo/Virginie Nguyen Hoang)