Politics

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British Prime Minister David Cameron, left, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference at 10 Downing Street in London, Sunday, June 16, 2013. Cameron had talks with Russian President Putin on the Syrian crisis amid fears that differences between Moscow and the West are pushing the two sides toward a new Cold War. (AP Photo/Anthony Devlin)

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** FILE ** In this Jan. 21, 2009, file photo President Barack Obama speaks to his senior staff to assert his expectations on ethics and conduct on the White House campus in Washington. Promising to reinvigorate the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Obama, issued an executive order his first day in office, and told all federal agencies to adopt a "presumption in favor of disclosure." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Police fire tear gas as riot police spray water cannon at demonstrators who remained defiant after authorities evicted activists from an Istanbul park, making clear they are taking a hardline against attempts to rekindle protests that have shaken the country, near the city's main Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 16, 2013. (AP Photo)

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Iranian President-elect Hasan Rowhani stands in front of a portrait of the country's revolutionary founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, during a visit to the late cleric's shrine just outside Tehran on Sunday, June 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

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"Trade is key to economic growth and job creation," British Prime Minister David Cameron says of the focus of this year's Group of Eight summit. Tax compliance and transparency issues also will discussed during the meetings in Northern Ireland. (Associated Press)

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Minnesota GOP Chairman Keith Downey predicts a renewed party enthusiasm in the 2014 midterms after the Democrats' takeover of the state legislature in November.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet privately with President Obama during the G-8 summit in Northern Ireland, but maybe not at a pub. (Associated press)

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Sen. Marco Rubio, one of eight lawmakers who wrote the 1,075-page bill on immigration reform, calls the legislation “an excellent starting point.” (Associated Press)

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Afghan National Army soldiers march in the Sangin district of Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, June 13, 2013. One of the most significant turning points in one of America's longest and costliest wars is imminent: Afghanistan's fledgling security forces are taking the lead for security nationwide, bringing the moment of truth on the question of whether they are ready to fight an insurgency that remains resilient after nearly 12 years of conflict. That question is especially pressing here in this border region, where insurgents regularly ambush government forces and control parts of the countryside. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (third from left) chairs at a weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday, June 16, 2013. Mr. Netanyahu warned the international community against easing sanctions on Iran following the election of Hasan Rowhani, a reformist-backed presidential candidate, since the country's nuclear efforts remain firmly in the hands of Iran's extremist ruling clerics. (AP Photo/Uriel Sinai, Pool)