Politics

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Protesters dance around the burning effigy of Mr. Aquino during a rally at Quezon City on Monday. Mr. Aquino announced that more than 40 military aircraft and other weapons will be delivered in the next two years. (Associated Press)

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Protesters burn an effigy of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III during a rally at suburban Quezon City northeast of Manila on Monday to protest his third State of the Nation address. Police secured the House of Representatives, where Mr. Aquino spoke. Several people were injured when riot police clashed with thousands of left-wing and trade union protesters who were seeking higher wages, land reform and a halt to alleged human rights violations. (Associated Press)

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Sir Elton John speaks at the XIX International AIDS Conference, Monday, July 23, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the XIX International AIDS Conference, Monday, July 23, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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In this image made from amateur video released by the Ugarit News and accessed Monday, July 23, 2012, a Free Syrian Army soldier looks at a Syrian military that caught on fire during clashes with Syrian government troops in Aleppo, Syria. The Syrian regime acknowledged for the first time Monday that it possessed stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons and said it will only use them in case of a foreign attack and never internally against its own citizens. The Associated Press cannot independently verify the content, date, location or authenticity of this material. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)

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People inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack in Baghdad's Shiite enclave of Sadr City, Iraq, Monday, July 23, 2012. An onslaught of bombings and shootings has killed scores of people across Iraq on Monday, in the nation's deadliest day so far this year. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)