Politics

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Opposition leader Boris Nemtsov speaks about his new book on the wealth of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a news conference in Moscow on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

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Michelle Martin, ex-wife of convicted rapist Marc Dutroux, attends a hearing at the Palace of Justice in Arlon, Belgium, in 2004. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington after his arrival from Camp David on Marine One helicopter, Sunday, Aug., 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Cindy, center right, and Craig Corrie, center, the parents of Rachel Corrie, a pro-Palestinian activist who was killed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza in 2003, sit together with their daughter Sarah, center left, in the court room just before the district court's ruling in Haifa, Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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Republican National Convention alternate delegate Gloria Murphy from Baltimore County passes out Mardi Gras-style beads Monday to fellow delegates from Maryland as they sample Cuban cuisine at Gaspar’s Grotto in Ybor City, Fla. They had free time because the first day of the convention was cancelled due to Tropical Storm Isaac. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Republican National Committee Vice Chairman Jim Bopp helped prevent a floor fight on Tuesday, negotiating an agreement with the Romney campaign over proposed changes of rules involving the nomination process. (Associated Press)

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Ann Romney and eldest son Tagg were the only two in the family who voted for another presidential run by the former Massachusetts governor. Yet those two votes out of 12 helped bring Mr. Romney to primary victories and ultimately to the nominating convention. (Associated Press)