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** FILE ** Israeli Hagit Ohana tries on a gas mask July 25, 2012, at a distribution center in a shopping mall in Mevaseret Zion near Jerusalem. Israel’s foreign minister warned his country will act immediately if it discovers Islamic militants are raiding Syria's chemical or biological weapons stocks, while Israelis rushed to stock up on gas masks as the bellicose rhetoric swells. (Associated Press)

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Free Syrian Army soldiers are seen July 24, 2012, at the border town of Azaz, some 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Aleppo, Syria. Turkey sealed its border with Syria to trucks on July 25, 2012, cutting off a vital supply line to the embattled nation as fighting stretched into its fifth day in the commercial capital of Aleppo. (Associated Press)

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House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, talks July 24, 2012, to reporters following a closed-door political strategy session at the Capitol in Washington. (Associated Press)

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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta testifies July 25, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington before the joint House Armed Services-Veterans Affairs "Back from the Battlefield" hearing. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves April 15, 2012, from a balcony at the end of a mass military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square. (Associated Press)

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In this image made from amateur video, a Free Syrian Army solider fires his weapon during clashes with Syrian government troops in Aleppo, Syria. Turkey sealed its border with Syria to trucks on July 25, 2012, cutting off a vital supply line to the embattled nation as fighting stretched into its fifth day. (Associated Press/Ugarit News via AP video)

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Washington Kastles' Bobby Reynolds reacts during a men's singles World TeamTennis match against New York Sportimes' Jesse Witten, Thursday, July 12, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)