Politics

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Supporters file in to hear Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, speak at a town-hall event on Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)

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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) is tackled by Chicago Bears defensive end Israel Idonije (71) and defensive tackle Matt Toeaina (75) during the first half of an NFL preseason football game in Chicago on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012. At left is Redskins offensive tackle Tyler Polumbus. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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U.S. Sen. Scott P. Brown, Massachusetts Republican, says he is trying to keep taxes low to help businesses grow, while portraying Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren as a "jobs destroyer" who favors a heavier tax burden. But he has sided with Democrats, too, while in Washington. (Associated Press)

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Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee, carries an iPad as he walks into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Wolefboro, N.H., on Sunday. (Associated Press)

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President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters, Sasha and Malia, walk from the White House to attend services at a nearby church on Sunday. The president and Mitt Romney are facing off over Medicare on the campaign trail. (Associated Press)

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Washington Nationals relief pitcher Tyler Clippard delivers in the top of the ninth inning as the Washington Nationals host the New York Mets at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., Sunday, August 19, 2012. The Nationals defeated the Mets 5-2. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Washington Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez walks through the dugout after ending the inning as the Washington Nationals host the New York Mets at Nationals Park. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Washington Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez delivers in the top of the first inning. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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The leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army, Col. John Garang, has a bachelor’s degree from Iowa’s Grinnell College and a master’s and doctorate from Iowa State. (Associated Press)

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King Abdullah II of Jordan is one of many world leaders who have taken advantage of an American education. (Associated Press)

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An onlooker waves a Colonial-era flag as the USS Constitution passes through Boston Harbor on Sunday. The USS Constitution’s sailing commemorated the 200th anniversary of the ship’s victory over the HMS Guerriere in the War of 1812. (Associated Press)

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Let the speeches begin: The 2012 Republican National Convention’s elaborate stage and podium will be unveiled Monday by party bigwigs. (Republican National Convention)

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Japanese activists hold national flags Sunday on Uotsuri island, one of the islands of Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese in East China Sea. Japan’s coast guard says Uotsuri island is one of a group of islands at the center of an escalating territorial dispute with China. (Kyodo News via Associated Press)

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Anti-Japan protesters march Sunday in China. Japanese activists swam ashore and raised flags Sunday on an island claimed by both Japan and China. (Associated Press)