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** FILE ** Workers clear the rubble of buildings destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Damascus, Syria, on May 5, 2013. The attack targeted a shipment of highly accurate, Iranian-made guided missiles believed to be on their way to Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group, officials and activists said. (Associated Press/SANA)
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A Pakistani army soldier escorts election staff carrying ballots for the next day's elections in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 10, 2013. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel answers questions on Syria during a joint news conference with the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defence Phillip Hammond, at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, May 2, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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The sons of Colin Bower of Boston were taken to Egypt. His case was championed by then-Sen. John Kerry, now secretary of state.
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David Goldman of Monmouth Co., N.J., is one of the only known left behind parents to retrieve his child from Brazil.
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Rep. Steve Stockman, Texas Republican, is raffling off a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, "the No. 1 firearm on the gun banners' wish list." (associated press)
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Whether taking the test online or with a pencil, ACT Education Division President Jon L. Erickson is concerned by what students know. "Our data suggests that about 40 percent got to a college-readiness level in English, math, reading and science." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
