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President Obama speaks at a fundraiser in Portland, Ore., on Tuesday. A new 30-second ad is aimed at damage control over remarks the president made July 13 in Roanoke, Va. (Associated Press)
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A sailor waves a flag during a gay pride parade Saturday in San Diego. A GOP senator from Oklahoma is calling on the defense secretary to explain why an exception was made to rules barring the wearing of uniforms at political activities. (Associated Press)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says the GOP’s guiding principle in the debate over who gets tax breaks is “Do no harm.” There is no consensus. (Associated Press)
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Vincent Leclercq of France demonstrates in front of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, as the AIDS conference continues in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
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** FILE ** Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio answers questions May 10 in a news conference. (Associated Press)
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at a news conference with Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (not seen) on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Sheik Ahmad Assir (left) greets supporters to his protest camp in the southern Lebanon port city of Sidon, declaring it an uprising against Hezbollah’s weapons. While the hardline Sunni cleric and his followers may not be a direct threat to Hezbollah, his willingness to publicly confront the terrorist group with strong ties to Syrian President Basher Assad underlines the dangers the group faces as it tries to retain the power and influence it has built up over 30 years. (Associated Press)
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Frank Fahrenkopf of the Commission on Presidential Debates is shown in this file photo. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times) **FILE**
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A portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin rests on a pile of debris at a flooded house in Krimsk, about 750 miles south of Moscow. Flooding killed more than 170 in southern Russia on July 6 and 7. The president is taking heat for a fumbled early warning. (Associated Press)
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President Obama waves upon his arrival, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at the 142nd Fighter Wing Oregon Air National Guard Base, in Portland, Ore. Mr. Obama is in Oregon to raise money for his re-election campaign. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney addresses the 113th National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Reno, Nev., on July 24, 2012. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** President Obama speaks July 23, 2012, during at a campaign stop in Oakland, Calif. (Associated Press)
