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** FILE ** President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh pose for a photo at the Government Guest House in Hanoi on Tuesday, July 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Kham, Pool)

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D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, a Democrat, says the city has gone through a detailed, science-based review of its breath-testing program since it "fell apart" two years ago. On Tuesday, the council will vote on reviving the program as part of "a fairly busy" agenda before the summer recess. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Stephen Strasburg has been heralded as the future of the Nationals since he was taken No. 1 overall in the 2009 draft. (Associated Press)

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President Obama speaks before signing the Surface Transportation Bill during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Friday, July 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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** FILE ** Vice President Joseph R. Biden salutes after arriving to speak before the 2012 National Educational Association's annual meeting on Tuesday, July 3, 2012, in Washington. (Associated Press)

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Army Capts. Aston Armstrong (left) and Stephanie Godman hug, cry and laugh after they made the cut at the conclusion of the grueling Sapper Leader Course. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Army Capt. Aston Armstrong is posted in a clearing to help guard a perimeter as the platoon breaks for a meal during a training mission. The Massachusetts native graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 2008 and sought to earn a coveted sapper badge. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Lettice Graham, 90, center, enters Thomas Jefferson Park pool in New York, Monday, July 9, 2012. Graham has been a member of the synchronized swim group, Harlem Honeys and Bears, for 36 years. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks during the Texas Republican Convention in Fort Worth, Texas, on Thursday, June 7, 2012. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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New York state Sen. Adriano Espaillat conceded the congressional race to incumbent Charles B. Rangel in New York on Monday. (Associated Press)

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Syrian troops participate in a live fire exercise in an undisclosed location. (SANA photographs via Associated Press)

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Kofi Annan, United Nations-Arab League special envoy to Syria, met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus, Syria, on Monday. Mr. Annan said the two reached an understanding on a "framework" for peace that will now be presented to opposition forces. (SANA photographs via Associated Press)