Politics

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**FILE** President Obama (left) speaks Feb. 9, 2012, in Washington about a settlement with the nation's five largest banks over foreclosures. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is in the background. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** This is an undated file photo of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. (AP Photo, File)

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A supporter wears campaign buttons for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at a campaign stop in Chantilly, Va. Do-this-get-that enticements are coming fast and furiously from political campaigns for national and local positions. (Associated Press)

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President Obama eats lunch with winners of "Lunch with Barack," at the Lincoln Restaurant in Washington last week. Rewards for loyalty to a campaign can be as simple as a T-shirt or as special as preferential seating at a rally. "I would call this the swag factor," said Chas Mastin, who worked on a way to track supporter activity. (Associated Press)

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University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan walks through a crowd of supporters on her way to the board of visitors meeting on Monday. (Associated Press)

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University Rector Helen E. Dragas reportedly told former university president Teresa Sullivan on June 8 that she had enough votes on the board to remove her and that Ms. Sullivan could either resign or be fired.(Associated Press)

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Michael Kelly is Mayor Vincent C. Gray's pick to lead the D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development despite some controversy in his previous job in Philadelphia. (Associated Press)

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Romney supporters rally in DeWitt, Mich., on Tuesday. Even among the crowds that turned out to hear Mr. Romney, it was evident that this fall's election will be a referendum on President Obama's first term. (Associated Press)

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Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney campaigns in Frankenmuth, Mich., on Tuesday alongside his wife, Ann, and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder. Mr. Romney's campaign called his six-state bus swing the "Every Town Counts" tour. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Elijah Cummings (Md.), the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, speaks to the media about the results of the meeting with the attorney general on Tuesday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rep. Darrell E. Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, (center) is plannning to move ahead with action to hold U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in contempt over providing requested documents on the Fast and Furious gunrunning investigation. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)