Politics

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Gay marriage supporters, from left, Emmie Hesley, Cathy Dear and Amy Paffenroth hold signs in front of a Chick-fil-A in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Thursday Aug. 2, 2012, in protest of the chicken eatery's stance on gay marriage. (AP Photo/Northwest Florida Daily News, Nick Tomecek) **FILE**

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** FILE ** Syrian President Bashar Assad delivers a speech on Sunday, June 3, 2012, at the parliament in Damascus, Syria. (Associated Press/SANA)

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President Obama greets the crowd after arriving for a campaign stop at Loudoun County High School on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, in Leesburg, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Ross Detwiler delivers in the first inning during a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Obama speaks at a campaign event at Loudoun County High School, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 in Leesburg, Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, addresses an overflow crowd as he campaigns with his Plan for a Stronger Middle Class at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Golden, Colo., on Thursday. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Max Baucus, Montana Democrat, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee pauses following final votes as the Senate leaves for a five-week recess, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. (Associated Press)

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associated press U.S. forward Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks went 10 for 12 from 3-point range in the Americans’ 156-73 win over Nigeria on Thursday.

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A motorist who got out of her car argues with a demonstrator as civil servants blocked traffic during a protest against government cuts in Madrid on Monday. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has been introducing successive rounds of austerity measures aimed at preventing the country from being forced into a public finance bailout. (Associated Press)