Politics

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** FILE ** Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, left, shakes hands with U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., chairman of the House Budget Committee, right, before speaking with supporters of Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker at a phone bank during a campaign stop in Fitchburg, Wis., in this March 31, 2012, file photo. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

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** FILE ** House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. introduces Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney before Romney spoke at the Grain Exchange in Milwaukee, in this April 3, 2012, file photo. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg delivers a pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the sixth inning of the Nationals' 9-1 victory on Aug. 10, 2012, in Phoenix. Strasburg allowed one hit and one run in six innings of work. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, and his wife Ann wave at reporters as they arrive in Norfolk, Va., Friday, Aug. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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** File ** United States' Jordan Ernest Burroughs, celebrates after winning against Iran's Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi after the gold medal match at a 74-kg men's freestyle wrestling competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Aug. 10, 2012, in London. (Associated Press)

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Columnist and TV host Fareed Zakaria is accused of plagiarizing for articles he wrote for Newsweek. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file) ** FILE **

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** FILE ** In this July 6, 2012, file photo, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius attend the "Friends of Syria" conference in Paris. The United States is readying new sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime and its allies as Clinton heads to Turkey on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, for weekend talks with top Turkish officials and Syrian opposition activists. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool, File)

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Army Brig. Gen. Tammy Smith (right) became the military's first openly gay flag officer when she was promoted to her current rank in an Aug. 10, 2012, ceremony. She received her new decorations from her wife, Tracey Hepner (left). (Servicemembers Defense Legal Network)