Politics

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Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson will be in New York City the same day as President Obama but the chances of their paths crossing in Manhattan are probably nil. (Associated Press)

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President Obama walks to the podium before speaking Sept. 17, 2012, at a campaign event at Schiller Park in Columbus, Ohio. (Associated Press)

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President Obama speaks at a campaign event at Schiller Park, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray meets Monday with Jonathon Perrelli, managing director of the business incubator Fortify. Mr. Gray is looking to tech companies to diversify the nongovernment economy in the nation’s capital. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is in Washington, where she will receive the Congressional Gold Medal and meet with officials. (Associated Press)

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Protesters fill a New York City intersection during an Occupy Wall Street march Monday. More than 100 protesters were arrested, but for the most part, participation was light on the movement’s anniversary. (Associated Press)

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Workers try to repair an electricity tower in Medellin, Colombia, damaged in February by explosives set by leftist rebels who have ratcheted up attacks on the country’s electric grid, pipelines and train tracks. The sabotage is seen as a sign that guerrillas have grown desperate in their ongoing war against the government. (Associated Press)

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Prince William and his wife, Kate, have continued their tour as the controversy over revealing photographs continues. They were in the Solomon Islands on Monday. (Associated Press)

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Lafe Solomon, general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board, is accused by the agency’s inspector general of a conflict of interest involving holding stock in Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Mr. Solomon has sold the stock and denied any wrongdoing. (Jeremy Lock/Special to The Washington Times)