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This citizen journalism image from Aug. 26, 2012, provided by Shaam News Network SNN, purports to show victims killed by shabiha pro-government militiamen being buried in a mass grave in Daraya, Syria. According to activists' accounts, government forces retook the Damascus suburb of Daraya from rebel control three days prior and went on a killing spree. Reports of the death toll range widely from more than 300 to as many as 600. (Associated Press/Shaam News Network)
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, enters Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H., for convention preparations on Sunday. (Associated Press)
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Retired Air Force Col. Jerry LeMieux, founder of the Unmanned Vehicle University, is waiting for FAA certification so graduates will be fully licensed by the federal government to operate drones. The university teaches a variety of subjects online, including vehicle design and system fundamentals. (Martin S. Fuentes/Special to The Washington Times)
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Members of a Florida consumer activism group Sunday march down the streets of Tampa, Fla., with a giant Mitt Romney puppet. Republican National Convention protesters, many of whom have camped outdoors, said the wind and rain expected Monday from Tropical Storm Isaac would not deter their plans for the week. Tampa officials warned that if safety becomes a concern, people will be ordered off the streets. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)
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Demonstrators chant and walk and climb a fence near Tropicana Field during a protest march, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012, in St Petersburg, Fla. Hundreds of protestors gathered a park in downtown St. Petersburg to march in demonstration against the Republican National Convention. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Demonstrators chant and walk during a protest march in St Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Demonstrators walk with others during a protest march in Tampa, Fla. Hundreds of protestors gathered in Gas Light Park in downtown Tampa to march in demonstration against the Republican National Convention. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Demonstrators chant and walk during a protest march in St Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Morgan Wright, of St. Petersburg, Fla., second from right, walks with a mock coffin with friends during a protest march, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012, in St Petersburg, Fla. Hundreds of protestors gathered a park in downtown St. Petersburg to march in demonstration against the Republican National Convention. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Robert Berg of Sarasota, Fla. looks at his dog during a Dogs Against Romney protest before the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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A demonstrator prepares for a protest march. Hundreds of protestors gathered in a park in downtown St. Petersburg to march in demonstration against the Republican National Convention. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Demonstrators march in downtown St. Petersburg, Fla. The protestors were demonstrating outside Tropicana Field where a welcoming event is taking place for the delegates of the Republican National Convention (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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Demonstrators chant during a protest march in St Petersburg, Fla. Hundreds of protestors gathered a park in downtown St. Petersburg to march in demonstration against the Republican National Convention. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
