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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton waves as she arrives at Lusaka International Airport in Lusaka, Zambia, on Sunday, June 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

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**FILE** NCAA President Mark Emmert speaks Oct. 24, 2011, during the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics meeting in Washington. (Associated Press)

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke presents his semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke presents his semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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President Obama talks with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. during an exhibition game July 16, 2012, between the U.S. men's basketball team and Brazil at Verizon Center in D.C. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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"The whole point of the education center [at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall] is this is a place to educate young people, visitors to Washington, on the principles of duty, courage and honor," foundation leader Jan Scruggs says. (VVME AND RALPH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATES)

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This image made from amateur video released by the Ugarit News and accessed on Sunday, July 15, 2012, purports to show Free Syrian Army soldiers during clashes with Syrian government forces in Damascus, Syria. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)

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“Perhaps Republicans want to shield a handful of billionaires willing to contribute nine figures to sway a close presidential election,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada. (Associated Press)

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President Obama’s Affordable Care Act is as healthy as ever as a campaign issue. Both Republicans and Democrats are using it to their fullest.

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**FILE** Mayor Vincent Gray and D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton share a laugh before a press conference at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 17, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)