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** FILE ** In this Dec. 4, 2007, file photo, Leeland Eisenberg talks about strapping a fake bomb to himself and taking people hostage at the Rochester, N.H., presidential campaign office of Hillary Rodham Clinton, during an interview from the Strafford County Jail in Dover, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, April, 7, 2013. (AP Photo / Mohamed Torokman)
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** FILE ** In this Monday, March 18, 2013, file image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, the free Syrian Army fighters fire at Syrian army soldiers during a fierce firefight in Daraa al-Balad, Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video, File)
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White House press secretary Jay Carney says the GOP favors "reduced economic growth, reduced job creation" over wealthy jet owners. (Associated Press)
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Former Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell saw firsthand how drilling in the Marcellus Shale helped revive long-depressed towns in parts of his state. He is trying to convert fellow Democrats.
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Women have been permitted to serve on guided-missile submarines such as the USS Ohio since 2009. Now they will be able to serve on smaller submarines used for surveillance, reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering. (U.S. Navy photograph)
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Women have been permitted to serve on guided-missile submarines such as the USS Ohio since 2009. Now they will be able to serve on smaller submarines used for surveillance, reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering. (U.S. Navy photograph)
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Navy Lt. j.g. Marquette Leveque, 25, found a "professional working environment" as one of the first female officers to train on guided- and ballistic-missile subs. (U.S. Navy photograph)
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Navy Lt. j.g. Marquette Leveque, 25, found a "professional working environment" as one of the first female officers to train on guided- and ballistic-missile subs. (U.S. Navy photograph)
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Anne W. Patterson, U.S. ambassador to Egypt, apologized to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi over a Twitter link to a joke by comedian Jon Stewart the president didn't appreciate. (Associated Press)
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Sarah Merkle, 15, has been hailed by gun rights supporters for her poise in making the argument against restrictions on gun ownership. (YOUTUBE)
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Sarah Merkle, 15, has been hailed by gun rights supporters for her poise in making the argument against restrictions on gun ownership.
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The aggressive new National Republican Congressional Committee website is meant to take on the Democratic political machine with some newfound teeth. The webmaster is Gerrit Lansing, formerly on the staff of Rep. Paul Ryan. (Republican National Committee)
