Politics

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President Obama (second from left) speaks as he meets with Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda during the East Asia Summit at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 20, 2012. On the left is U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Associated Press)

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U.N. Ambassador Susan E. Rice is not fit to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state because she misled the nation about the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, according to a letter sent by 97 House Republicans. (Associated Press)

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Palestinians carry the injured after an Israeli strike on a building in Gaza City on Monday. It was the second strike on the building in two days. (Associated Press)

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Israeli border police stand guard in Birzeit, in the Palestinian territories on the West Bank, during a protest Monday against Israel’s military strikes on the Gaza Strip. An Israeli warplane killed at least one senior Palestinian militant in a missile strike, and Hamas fired 75 rockets into Israel. (Associated Press)

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Smoke rises Monday after an Israeli attack on smuggling tunnels on the border between Egypt and Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Egypt has been mediating indirect talks between Israeli and Palestinian officials. (Associated Press)

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Among those listening to Kaya Henderson and Mayor Vincent C. Gray at Monday’s luncheon at the Verizon Center is Anacostia High School’s Markel Woods (left, in dark suit). (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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Mayor Vincent C. Gray speaks with Chancellor Kaya Henderson (left) and Director of Athletics Stephanie Evans before the luncheon for the two teams scheduled to compete in Thursday’s championship football game. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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Protesters carry a mock pipeline past the White House on Sunday, sending a message that President Obama's decision on Keystone XL will be the “pure test” of his commitment to fight climate change. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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“Delay for delay’s sake is wrong and should end.” - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Democrat. (Associated Press)

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Cordova, Ala., Fire Chief Dean Harbison (left) and Mayor Drew Gilbert walk through the town’s tornado-damaged downtown on Nov. 13. The area looks much like it did right after tornadoes struck in April 2011 because of the federal bureaucracy, they say. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, speaks Nov. 17, 2012, during Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad's annual birthday fundraiser in Altoona, Iowa. (Associated Press)