Politics

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A Free Syrian Army soldier points his weapon and stands on a likeness of Syrian President Bashar Assad in the border town of Azaz, some 20 miles north of Aleppo, Syria. Turkey on Wednesday sealed its border with Syria. (Associated Press)

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“[Romney] reflexively criticizes the president’s policies without offering any alternatives. When he does venture a position, it’s a safe bet that he previously took exactly the opposite position and will probably change his mind again and land in the wrong place — far out of the mainstream. Or he mischaracterizes our record to create a nonexistent contrast.” - Vice President Joseph R. Biden (Associated Press)

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Mitt Romney’s campaign has asked Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli to investigate pre-filled voter-registration forms mailed to pets and persons ineligible to vote. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Hope for the Redskins begins with Robert Griffin III, whom they hope becomes their franchise quarterback. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A MARC train sits at Washington’s Union Station. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray and congressional Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton join officials from Amtrak and representatives from Akridge developers to announce the Washington Union Station Master Plan at Union Station on Wednesday in the District. The proposed development is still in the initial planning stages. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

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Tim Kaine, running for the U.S. Senate in Virginia as the Democratic Party candidate, is the subject of an ad run by Crossroads GPS that prompted a complaint to the Federal Elections Commission. (Richmond Times-Dispatch via Associated Press)

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Vice President Joe Biden, in his Constitutional role as president of the Senate, arrives at the Capitol to provide the tie-breaking vote, if needed, on a vote to extend broad tax cuts that will otherwise expire in January, in Washington, Wednesday, July 25, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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United States' Megan Rapinoe (right) leaps onto United States' Alex Morgan in celebration after Morgan scores a goal during the women's group G soccer match between the United States and France at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at Hampden Park Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)

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Officers wait outside Hampden Park, the venue for the women's group G soccer match between the United States and France at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 25, 2012, in Glasgow, Scotland. (AP Photo/Danny Lawson, PA)

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Massachusetts Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate Elizabeth Warren talks during a forum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. The forum was originally intended to be a debate between Warren and incumbent Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., before Brown backed out. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)