Politics

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This image made from video posted by Ugarit News and taken on May 29, 2013, which is consistent with other AP reporting, shows an explosion from shelling in Qusair, Syria. Syrian President Bashar Assad said the regime has received its first shipment of a sophisticated Russian anti-aircraft missile system, and the main Western-backed opposition group announced Thursday that it will not participate in peace talks — a double blow to international efforts to end the country's devastating civil war. (Associated Press/Ugarit News via AP video)

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**FILE** Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg speaks at the Real Estate Board of New York on Thursday, May 30, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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** FILE ** Virginia gubernatorial candidates Terry McAuliffe (left), a Democrat, and Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, a Republican, meet before a luncheon sponsored by the Virginia Public Access Project in Richmond on Thursday, May 30, 2013. (The Richmond Times-Dispatch via Associated Press)

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Former Libertarian presidential hopeful Gary Johnson has entered the gun rights arena in Colorado as chairman of Save Our Shotguns. (The Washington Times)

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Beer heir Joseph Coors Jr. failed in his bid as the GOP's nominee for a Colorado House seat. (Associated Press)

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Linda McMahon, a pro wrestling executive, suffered her second straight defeat in a bid for Connecticut's Senate seats, plunging $8.4 million into the two runs. (Associated Press)

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In 2010, Virginia Republican E. Scott Rigell won a House seat after spending $2.6 million of his own money. (Associated Press)

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Afghan National Army soldiers are taking the lead at Camp Shorabak, a base in Southwest Afghanistan where they live and train. (Kristina Wong/The Washington Times)

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The People's Daily, the official mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee, started a column in mid-March titled "Immoral and Untrustworthy Americans," though two months later it changed the title to "The America You Don't Yet Know."