Politics

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Demonstrators protest the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

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Attorneys for Delegate Tiffany T. Alston (center), Prince George's Democrat, say charges against her are politically motivated, because she has publicly clashed with Democratic leaders over such issues as congressional redistricting and same-sex marriage during her year and a half in office. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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George Allen (right), a candidate for the U.S. Senate in Virginia, speaks with Gov. Bob McDonnell in Ashburn on Monday. Mr. Allen is the favorite to win Virginia's GOP Senate primary Tuesday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The British government and Olympics organizers hope investment in long-neglected parts of East London, where Olympic Park and the shiny new stadium are located, will have a lasting impact. However, behind the regeneration hyperbole of the organizers and politicians, the reality is very different, a shop owner says. (Associated Press)

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This Civil War graveyard on the grounds of the West Campus of the former St. Elizabeths Hospital overlooks the construction site of what will become the new Coast Guard headquarters. This entire campus is being rebuilt to house the Department of Homeland Security. The cemetery with its 300 graves will remain. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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One massive granite marker from a Civil War cemetery was found in the home of an employee of the D.C. government. (Photo provided by Daniel Sanders)

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Bill Willis of the General Services Administration examines graves of Civil War soldiers - from the Confederacy and the Union - on the grounds of the former St. Elizabeths Hospital in the District on Thursday. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Senior political adviser David Axelrod told CBS' "This Morning" that voters will make their judgments based on President Obama's actions, not his words. (Associated Press)