Politics

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Major General George Gordon Meade Equestrian Monument by H. K. Bush-Brown, dedicated in 1896. (image from the Gettysburg Foundation)

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President Obama gestures during a news conference with South African President Jacob Zuma, not pictured, at the Union Building on Saturday, June 29, 2013, in Pretoria, South Africa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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President Obama pauses during a town hall meeting with young African leaders at the University of Johannesburg Soweto on Saturday, June 29, 2013, in Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Gay rights activists shout slogans during their authorized rally in St.Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, June 29, 2013. Police detained several gay activists, who were outnumbered by the protesters. Dozens of gay activists had to be protected by police as they gathered for the parade, which proceeded with official approval despite recently passed legislation targeting gays. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

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Branch librarian Nancy Agafitei poses near a computer section of the Barbara Bush Branch Library Friday, June 28, 2013, in Spring, Texas. The nation’s librarians will be recruited to help people get signed up for insurance under President Obama’s health care overhaul. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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U.S. President Obama gestures during a news conference with South African President Jacob Zuma, not pictured, at the Union Building on Saturday, June 29, 2013, in Pretoria, South Africa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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** FILE ** New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at a news conference in San Francisco, Friday, June 14, 2013. Mayor Bloomberg and San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee announced they are sponsoring a pair of technology summits to be held in each of their cities in the next year. (Associated Press)