Politics

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“We don’t want another Cold War. The United States should not ask Asian countries to choose. You may not like the results if you ask countries to choose.” — Chan Heng Chee, Singapore’s former ambassador (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** The guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto sails in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, June 6, 2012. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Spc. 1st Class Tommy Lamkin)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from right) laughs as Defense Minister Ehud Barak (with his back to camera) makes a joke that Mr. Netanyahu should give fair time to the opposition in political statements, as the prime minister chairs the weekly Cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem offices on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Jim Hollander, Pool)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney talks to supporters as he campaigns in Lebanon, Ohio, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, speaks during a campaign rally at Shawnee State University, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, in Portsmouth, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Kohl)

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This photo provided by Courtney Grimm shows the shattered glass outside of President Barack Obama's Denver campaign office on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Courtney Grimm)

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** FILE ** In these Sept. 26, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney both campaign in the battleground state of Ohio. (AP Photos)

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In this photo provided by Turkish Prime Minister's Press Service, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Arab League Secretary General Nabil al Arabi shake hands before a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. Erdogan and al Arabi expected to discuss Syria. Turkey’s prime minister sharply criticized the U.N. Security Council on Saturday for its failure to agree on decisive steps to end the 19-month civil war in Syria. (AP Photo/Kayhan Ozer)