Politics

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Penn State President Rodney Erickson speaks during a town-hall meeting with alumni in King of Prussia, Pa., on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Syrians inspect a hole allegedly made during an airstrike by government forces in the town of Marea, some 21 miles north of Aleppo, Syria, on Monday, Aug. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)

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Linda McMahon has a comfortable lead in the race for a U.S. Senate seat in Connecticut over former Rep. Christopher Shays. (Associated Press)

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Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan of Wisconsin makes an appearance Aug. 13, 2012, at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa. (Associated Press)

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“I’m told Gov. Romney’s new running mate might be around Iowa these next few days, and he’s one of those leaders of Congress standing in the way” of a farm bill. (Associated Press)

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Republican vice-presidential pick Paul Ryan had to shout over some hecklers Monday as he took his message to the stump at the Iowa State Fair. “We want America to be that land of the free, that society with a safety net, that society with people reaching their potential, a society of people making the most of their lives,” he said. (Associated Press)

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This image purports to show Col. Rafik Mohammed Suleiman, a Syrian pilot, being interrogated by a rebel officer after his Soviet-made MiG warplane was apparently hit by ground fire over Deir el-Zour province in Syria on Monday. (Associated Press)

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Thousands of supporters raise a poster of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi as they celebrate in Cairo’s Tahrir Square late Sunday after Mr. Morsi retired the defense minister and chief of staff without the military’s objection. (Associated Press)