Politics

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**FILE** Kenyan army soldiers sit Dec. 14, 2011, on a currently unused fishing boat on the white sand shore of the seaside town of Bur Garbo, Somalia. (Associated Press)

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Drones are considered efficient tools for law enforcement, but a third of Americans worry that their privacy will suffer if the unmanned devices are used regularly in U.S. skies, according to a poll. Congress has directed the Federal Aviation Administration to come up with safety regulations to clear the way for routine domestic use of the aircraft within three years. (Vanguard Defense Industries via Associated Press)

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“It’s the most politically selfish speech I’ve ever heard a candidate make in that he never mentioned congressional Democrats. And it’s not just rhetoric. He doesn’t campaign with them,” Ralph Nader said of President Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention. (The Washington Times)

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President Obama speaks at a campaign event at Farm Bureau Live, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Virginia Beach, Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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John Silber, seen here in November 1995, served as Boston University president for a quarter century, from 1971 to 1996. A conservative Democrat, he narrowly lost a bid for the governorship of Massachusetts in 1990. Mr. Silber died Thursday at age 86. (Associated Press)

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President Obama has an uphill battle convincing military voters that they should re-elect him as commander in chief. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney reminded the military community that sequestration was Mr. Obama’s idea. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is handed a baby while greeting a crowd of supporters after an appearance at American Legion Post 176 on Thursday in Springfield during a swing through Virginia. (Associated Press)

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President Obama stops to talk with two young supporters at a campaign event at Farm Bureau Live in Virginia Beach. Mr. Obama carried Virginia in 2008 and is fighting to do the same this year. (Associated Press)

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President Obama met last week with Seimone Augustus and other members of the 2011 WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx. The honorary ceremony at the White House was one of the few official duties of the president since he accepted his party’s nomination for re-election. (Associated Press)

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Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is traveling the country touting his plan that would allow seniors to receive vouchers to shop for private insurance. Two-thirds of voters 55 and older said in a survey that they prefer traditional Medicare over what Democrats call a “premium-support model.” (Associated Press)