Politics

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, board their charter plane in Tel Aviv on July 30, 2012, as they prepare to travel to Poland. (Associated Press)

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This image made from amateur video released by the Shaam News Network and accessed July 29, 2012, shows a Syrian military tank in Daraa, Syria. (Associated Press/Shaam News Network via AP video)

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Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker speaks at a news conference on Friday, July 27, 2012 in Annapolis, Md. Baker says he believes county residents will support a casino in the county, as Gov. Martin O’Malley called for a special session in August to take up gambling expansion. From the right in front are; House Speaker Michael Busch, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Gov. Martin O’Malley, Baker and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney pauses as he visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Sunday. Mr. Romney received a warm welcome from the crowd gathered to hear him speak at the Jerusalem Foundation on Sunday, including many big campaign donors who flew in from the United States to Israel for the speech. (Associated Press)

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GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem. “We must lead the effort to prevent Iran from building and possessing nuclear weapons capability,” he said. (Associated Press)

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In this October, 2001 file photo the Pyotr Velikiy, Peter the Great, Russian nuclear-powered missile cruiser seen near Severomorsk, Russia. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)

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Syrian rebels rest in a pickup truck Saturday in Aleppo. “Life in Aleppo has become unbearable. ... There’s shelling night and day, every day,” said a Syrian writer who spoke via telephone on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals. Iran is Syria’s only remaining ally in the Middle East after 17 months of fighting. (Associated Press)

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Lech Walesa and his fellow Polish countrymen are preparing a warm welcome for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in what is billed as the “anti-Obama tour.” (Associated Press)

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President Obama walks from Marine One after returning to the White House on the South Lawn in Washington, Friday, July 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)