Politics

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, arrive June 15, 2012, for a campaign stop at the Scamman Farm in Stratham, N.H. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks June 14, 2012, during a campaign event at Seilkop Industries in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Associated Press)

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Actress Sarah Jessica Parker attends a National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal ceremony at the White House in February 2010. (Associated Press)

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Democrat, doesn't have "much of a leg to stand on" in his complaints about Senate Republicans preventing votes on more judicial nominees, a conservative critic contends. (Associated Press)

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, delivers a stump speech during a campaign stop at Seilkop Industries in Cincinnati on Thursday. Mr. Romney slammed the president's record on handling the economy, accusing the president of being "long on words and short on action." (Associated Press)

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An Egyptian boy peers through barbed wire Thursday during a protest in Cairo. Egypt's high court ruled that the nation's parliament must be dissolved. (Associate Press)

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Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner confers frequently with European leaders, but the U.S. has limited leverage in the upcoming G-20 summit. (Associated Press)

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Washington Capitals vice president and general manager George McPhee won't rush to select his team's next coach. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, delivers a stump speech during a campaign stop at Seilkop Industries in Cincinnati on Thursday. (Associated Press)

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Political leaders in Washington such as Gov. Chris Gregoire have talked about how their views on gay marriage have changed. (Associated Press)

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Moroccan Ambassador to the U.S. Mohammed Rachad Bouhlal talks to editors and reporters at The Washington Times on Wednesday. (J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times)