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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, following a Democratic strategy session. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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A White House official says President Barack Obama will name a longtime fundraiser to run the Commerce Department and a top economic adviser as the next U.S. Trade Representative. The Commerce nominee is expected to be Penny Pritzker, left, shown in a Oct. 4, 2010, file photo and The U.S. Trade Representative is expected to be Mike Froman seen in an Oct. 8, 2010, file photo. Obama will announce both nominations from the White House Thursday morning May 2, 2013, before departing for Mexico. (AP Photo/File)
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During the Soviet era, Russia was the first to deploy a rail-mobile nuclear missile system known as the SS-24. Moscow announced plans to deploy the first of its new intercontinental ballistic missiles called the Yars-M later this year.
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Syrian President Bashar Assad makes a rare public appearance Wednesday with a visit to the Umayyad Electrical Station in Damascus, the day after a large explosion.
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The FBI is seeking information about the individual seen here on the grounds of the United States Special Mission during the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks on United States personnel and facilities in Benghazi, Libya. (FBI)
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President Obama shakes hands with Rep. Mel Watt, North Carolina Democrat and Obama's nominee for the Federal Housing Finance Authority director, on May 1, 2013, in the State Dinning Room of the White House in Washington, where he made the announcement of the nomination. (Associated Press)
