Politics

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney makes his pitch Tuesday at Carter Machinery Company Inc., in Salem, Va. Now he's facing calls for more specifics on policies. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney signs autographs while campaigning Tuesday at Carter Machinery Company Inc., in Salem, Va. As he moves closer to official nomination, Mr. Romney is being pressed for more specifics on key issues such as immigration, health care and women's pay, as well as fixing the economy. (Associated Press)

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Cameras snap President Obama as he waves from the lectern at a fundraising event Tuesday in Atlanta. The president has been pushing hard for campaign contributions. (Associated Press)

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"It is important to remember that military consumers differ from other consumers," Sen. Tim Johnson, South Dakota Democrat, said at Tuesday's hearing. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speaks on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, after the Democrats' weekly strategy session. (Associated Press)

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Gonzalo Hernandez stands outside a Scottsdale, Ariz., resort Monday protesting GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, who was speaking inside, and Arizona's immigration law, a key part of which was upheld by the Supreme Court. (Associated Press)

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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a televised address Tuesday, stressed that his nation would not accept any encroachments or attacks by Syrian forces. (Associated Press)

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This citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network SNN, purports to show anti-Syrian regime mourners raising their hands and chanting slogans, as they carry the coffins of Syrian citizens who were killed by the Syrian forces shelling, in Daraa, southern Syria, Tuesday June 26, 2012. Syria's elite Republican Guard forces clashed with rebels just outside Damascus Tuesday in some of the most intense fighting involving the special forces guarding the capital since an uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime began last year, activists said. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network, SNN)

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Washington Capitals C Adam Oates (77) raises his silver stick received from owner Ted Leonsis, left; and Dick Patrick, owner and governor, right; before the start of the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st period action at MCI Center on Saturday night January 19, 2002 . ( Ross D. Franklin / The Washington Times )

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"Anger Management" has been tailored to fit Charlie Sheen's image and comfort zone. He plays Charlie Goodson, an anger management therapist, here in a scene with Selma Blair as Kate Wales, a fellow therapist. (FX via Associated Press)

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II greets well-wishers Tuesday as she leaves St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Her two-day visit marking her Diamond Jubilee is scheduled to include a meeting with former IRA leader Martin McGuinness for what many view as the symbolic conclusion to a decades-long conflict with the crown. (Associated Press)