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Pakistani police officers escort blindfolded Muslim cleric Khalid Chishti to appear in court in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Sunday. In the latest twist in a religiously charged case that has focused attention on the country’s harsh blasphemy laws, Pakistani police arrested Mr. Chishti, who they say planted evidence in the case of a Christian girl accused of blasphemy. (Associated Press)
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Turkmenistan President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov’s token nod to democracy, in the form of allowing a new political party, most likely is aimed at improving his country’s image abroad, eyeing a boost to foreign investment and trade. But critics say the new political group is unlikely to offer real opposition. (Associated Press)
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President Obama speaks during a campaign event at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo., on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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A posed action photo of Ronald Reagan playing the doomed Notre Dame halfback George Gipp in the 1940 film Knute Rockne - All American. (Associated Press)
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Pakistani police officers escort blindfolded Muslim cleric Khalid Chisti into court in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
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In this image made from video and accessed on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, Free Syrian Army fighters engage with government troops in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo via AP Video)
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FILE - In a Friday, June 8, 2012, file photo, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro gives the keynote address at the Texas Democratic Convention in Houston. Marking a first for Hispanics, the Democratic party announced Tuesday, July 31, 2012 that Castro has been chosen to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention on Sept. 4, 2012, the convention's opening night. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)
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Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican vice presidential candidate, high-fives a football fan during a tailgate party at the Ohio State University-Miami University of Ohio football game on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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** FILE ** Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shakes hands during a campaign rally, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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President Barack Obama walks with Air Force Col. Michael A. Minihan, commander, 89th Airlift Wing, from Marine One to Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
