Politics

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This citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network and taken on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, purports to show Syrians standing in the rubble of a destroyed building from shelling by Syrian forces in the Khaldiyeh neighborhood of Syria's Homs province. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network)

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Washington Nationals catcher Jesus Flores high-fives teammate Tyler Clippard as Arizona Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt heads to the dugout after making the final out of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in Phoenix. The Nationals won 6-5. (AP Photo/Matt York)

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In this photo from Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, Fatoum Obeid, 50, stands in a pile of trash left by Syrian soldiers who occupied her home in Atarib, Syria. In recent months, rebels have seized a huge swath of territory in northern Syria, giving them a freedom to move and organize unprecedented in the 17-month conflict. (AP Photo/Ben Hubbard)

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Republican Presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, right, his wife, Ann, second from right, wave to the crowd along with his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., second form left, and his wife, Janna, left, during a rally at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Va., Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, who was named as announced Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's running mate, addresses a crowd Aug. 11, 2012, during a campaign event with Romney in Norfolk, Va. (Associated Press)

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This image made from amateur video released by the Shaam News Network and accessed Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, purports to show the destruction of houses by shelling from Syrian government forces in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. The Associated Press is unable to independently verify the authenticity, content, location or date of this handout photo. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network, SSN)

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Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., newly announced Republican vice presidential candidate to Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, high-fives people in the crowd after speaking at a campaign event Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney (right) and Rep. Paul Ryan, Mr. Romney's newly announced running mate, wave at the crowd during a campaign event on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)