Politics

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President Obama walks Aug. 31, 2012, on the tarmac upon his arrival at Biggs Airfield at Fort Bliss, Texas, with Gen. Lloyd Austin (right), vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army, to greet members of the military and their families. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** A woman votes Jan. 31, 2012, at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in Cleveland as early voting began in Ohio's March 6 presidential primary. (Associated Press)

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This image made from video provided by Shaam News Network and accessed via AP video purports to show a demonstration in Aleppo, Syria, on Aug. 31, 2012. Syrian rebels have begun a major operation in the Aleppo region, aiming to strike at security compounds and bases around Syria's largest city, activists said. (Associated Press/Shaam News Network via AP video)

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President Obama disembarks Marine One on Aug. 31, 2012, on his way to switch to Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., for a trip to Fort Bliss in Texas. (Associated Press)

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Renato Solidum, head of the Philippine seismology agency, points Aug. 31, 2012, during a press conference in suburban Quezon city, north of Manila, to an area on a Philippine map where the epicenter of a 7.6-magnitude earthquake happened that day. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell answers questions from the media after speaking about concussions at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons in Washington. (Associated Press)

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Mitt Romney is seen on the JumboTron screen as he accepts the nomination of the Republican Party for President of the United States at the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. on Thursday, August 30, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/ The Washington Times)