Politics

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Chinese prosecutors have charged Gu Kailai — shown with her husband, former Chongqing Communist Party Secretary Bo Xilai — in the death of a British businessman who was poisoned in November, sparking a political scandal. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this file photo from July 26, 2012, Raul Castro speaks in Guantanamo on Revolution Day, the anniversary of the July 26, 1953, rebel attack on a military barracks led by Fidel and Raul Castro that is considered the beginning of the Cuban revolution. (Associated Press)

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Cubans walk to Thursday’s celebration in Guantanamo of Revolution Day during which President Raul Castro said he is open to talks with the U. S. His offer was met by skepticism in the U.S., most vehemently from Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. “When the Castro brothers talk, they lie,” the Cuban-born Florida Republican said. (Associated Press)

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President Obama meets with members of his cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, July, 26, 2012. From left are, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Secreatry of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the president and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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**FILE** Attorney General Eric Holder speaks in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, July 26, 2012, where he announced the formation of a public-private partnership to fight fraud in the health care system. (Associated Press)

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Gorp can be made with fruits, nuts and M&M’s. Soy nuts can replace peanuts if need be. (Associated Press)

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This Sept. 25, 2010 photo shows the Olympic rings on the approach to Olympiastadion Berlin, where U.S. gold medalist Jesse Owens won four gold medals during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Germany hosted two notorious games: The 1936 Berlin Olympics, which Adolf Hitler tried to turn into a showcase of Aryan supremacy, and the 1972 Munich Olympics, married by a hostage crisis that left 11 Israelis dead. (Associeted Press)

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Fun run participants in 2010 fill the tunnel used in 1936 by runners finishing the Berlin Olympics marathon. (Associeted Press)

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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10), during afternoon practice on the first day of training camp at Redskins Park, Ashburn, Va., Thursday, July 26, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) during afternoon practice on the first day of training camp at Redskins Park, Ashburn, Va., Thursday, July 26, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10), left, and quarterback Jonathan Crompton (3), right, complete passes during afternoon practice on the first day of training camp at Redskins Park, Ashburn, Va., Thursday, July 26, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)