Politics

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The Olympics flag is handed from London Mayor, Boris Johnson, second from left, to the International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge, center, next to the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, right, during the Closing Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Jeff J Mitchell, Pool)

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Mitt Romney (left), the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, and Rep. Paul Ryan, his running mate, arrive at a campaign rally in Mooresville, N.C., at the NASCAR Technical Institute on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Paul Ryan; his wife, Janna; Mitt Romney; and his wife, Ann, campaign Sunday in Mooresville, N.C., at the NASCAR Technical Institute. The crowd interrupted remarks with chants of “U-S-A, U-S-A.” (Associated Press)

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With Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin on the Republican ticket, Democrats target the lawmaker’s budget plan. (Associated Press)

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“Basically, you need to establish clear lines of accountability” for weapons programs, says Jim Talent, a former senator from Missouri who now advises the Romney campaign. (Associated Press)

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LOCOG Chairman Sebastian Coe, left, watches as President of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge delivers a speech during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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London mayor Boris Johnson, second from left, waves the Olympic flag as President of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge, center, and Eduardo Paes, mayor of Rio de Janeiro look on during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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The Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan campaign has already branded itself as “America’s Comeback Team.” (Romney for President, Inc.)

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Fireworks explode over the stadium during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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George Michael performs during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Flag bearers parade during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes waves the olympic flag next to Jacques Rogge and London Mayor Boris Johnson, left, during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Photographs by U.S. Army via the Associated Press U.S. Army, Col. Val Keaveny Jr., commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, pins Herbert Suerth II, a World War II veteran of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, as a Distinguished Member of the Regiment during a ceremony at Fort Campbell, Ky.

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Debbie Dooley, co-founder of the Atlanta Tea Party, sets out signs and waits for returns where T-SPLOST opposition groups gather for a election night watch at Hudson Grille in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 31, 2012. This and other battles are evidence of the latest phase of the conservative movement, influencing state and local policy, perhaps more effectively than on a national level. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Curtis Compton)