Politics

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More than 600 women's rights protesters, many wearing Planned Parenthood T-shirts with the words “Stand With Texas Woman,” gather at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, June 23, 2013, as House Democrats began a series of parliamentary maneuvers to stop the Republican majority from passing some of the toughest abortion restrictions in the country. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman/Statesman.com, Ricardo B. Brazziell)

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** FILE ** In this April 20, 2013, file photo, Pakistan's former President and military ruler Pervez Musharraf arrives at an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad, Pakistan. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Monday, June 24, 2013, Musharraf, who ousted him in a coup over a decade ago should be tried for treason. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)

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Larry Morrissey, an independent mayor from Rockford, Ill. (Screen shot from MayorMorrisey on Twitter)

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** FILE ** Iranian newly elected President Hasan Rouhani, listens to the Iranian national anthem, before beginning a press conference, in Tehran, Iran, June 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

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Under the careful watch of coalition advisers, members of the Kandahar Air Wing carry an injured Afghan soldier onto a Cessna 208. The Afghan air force is far from ready to take over combat responsibilities from NATO. (Kristina Wong/The Washington Times)

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"I've been working on this for almost a decade with Senator [John] McCain. I can look anybody in the eye and tell them that if you put 20,000 Border Patrol agents on the border in addition to the 20,000 we've already got — that's one every 1,000 feet — that will work." — Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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The D.C. Board of Ethics and Government Accountability is pursuing a violation notice against Michael A. Brown after he "respectfully declined" to file his 2012 financial disclosure statement, according to minutes from the board's meeting. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)