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White House press secretary Jay Carney says President Obama’s changes will “accelerate job placement by moving more Americans from welfare to work as quickly as possible.” (Associated Press)

In this citizen journalist image, smoke billows over Damascus, Syria, on July 18, 2012, after a bomb ripped through a high-level security meeting. Three top regime officials, including President Bashar Assad's brother-in-law, were killed in the blast. (Associated Press)

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Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn is a Democrat, but he sees the Republican National Convention as a chance for his city to shine. He said the buzz surrounding the event is “20 times” that of the four Super Bowls the city has hosted. (The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks July 18, 2012, during a campaign event in Bowling Green, Ohio. (Associated Press)

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German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich, left, and outgoing head of the domestic intelligence agency Heinz Fromm arrive at a press conference in Berlin, Wednesday July 18, 2012. Germany faces a growing threat from militant Islamists and far-right fringe groups, including small extremist cells and lone wolf operators, top security official said Wednesday. (AP Photo/dapd/Michael Gottschalk)

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North Korean soldiers dance in the plazas of Pyongyang on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, after North Korea announced that leader Kim Jong Un was granted the title of marshal, a move that cements his status at the top of the authoritarian nation’s military as he makes key changes to the 1.2 million-man force. The decision to award the top title to Kim, who already serves as supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army, was made Tuesday by the nation’s military, government and political leadership, state media said in a special bulletin. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)

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Megachurch Pastor Rick Warren interviewed then-Sen. Barack Obama in August 2008 as part of a forum on faith ahead of that year’s presidential election. Mr. Warren announced this week he is in talks with the campaigns of Mr. Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney to reprise the event this year. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this April 13, 2012 file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, applauds with military officers as he attends the unveiling ceremony of statues of late leaders, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansudae in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

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Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack talks about the drought during the press briefing at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, July 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks July 18, 2012, during a campaign stop in Bowling Green, Ohio. (Associated Press)

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In this citizen journalist image, smoke billows July 18, 2012, over Damascus, Syria, after a bomb ripped through a high-level security meeting and killed three top regime officials, including President Bashar Assad's brother-in-law. (Associated Press)