Politics

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**FILE** Demonstrators hold signs July 24, 2012, at an NAACP-organized rally on the steps of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., to protest the state's new voter identification law. The law is being challenged in court as unconstitutional. Democrats say it's an election year stunt to steal the White House. Republicans say it's necessary to prevent voting fraud. (Associated Press)

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Syrian security investigate the scene Aug. 15, 2012, after a bomb attached to a fuel truck exploded outside a hotel in Damascus, Syria, where U.N. observers are staying. Several people were wounded, Syria's state TV reported. TV said the explosion took place near a parking lot used by the army command, which is about 300 meters (yards) away. (Associated Press)

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**FILE ** The Ohio flag flies in the background as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign event at the Ross County Courthouse in Chillicothe, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney waves Aug. 14, 2012, to the crowd during a rally at the Century Mine Main Office Building near Beallsville, Ohio. (Associated Press/The Intelligencer)

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Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Linda McMahon smiles at a grand opening for her Farmington, Conn., office Friday, July 27, 2012. The former wrestling CEO defeated Christopher Shays in the primary Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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A girl is applied a makeup before a training at Peking Opera summer camp organized by the Peking Opera House in Beijing, China Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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The plan by Republican vice presidential nominee-in-waiting Rep. Paul Ryan for rescuing Medicare from looming financial insolvency took a backseat when the party’s standard-bearer was campaigning Tuesday in Ohio. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Members of the group Casa de Maryland rally June 15, 2012, outside the White House in Washington to support President Obama's announcement that the U.S. government will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives. (Associated Press)