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President Obama speaks at a campaign event at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Wednesday, June 6, 2012, in Los Angeles. (Associated Press)
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (seated) gets a standing ovation from his Cabinet and staff at the state Capitol in Madison on Wednesday, a day after he beat Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in a recall election. The outcome cheered Republicans nationwide and caused some optimism for Mitt Romney's prospects in Wisconsin in an expected general election match with President Obama. (Associated Press)
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Kelley Whitson (right) and Jessica Santana work for Rep. Donald A. Manzullo, Illinois Republican. Ms. Santana joined the staff in February. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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On just her second day on the job Wednesday, Kelley Whitson, a staffer for Rep. Donald A. Manzullo, gets some guidance from Nien Su, the Illinois Republican's staff director. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Jessica Santana, a staffer since February for Rep. Donald A. Manzullo, Illinois Republican, helps seat people arriving for a House subcommittee hearing Wednesday. Ms. Santana will need a new employer next year, as Mr. Manzullo will be leaving Congress in January. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Ringo, a 3-year-old black Labrador, is used as an off-leash bomb sniffer. He is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan. But the U.S. military now relies more on electronic sensors to do the job. (Associated Press)
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D.C Council member Mary Cheh (right), Ward 3 Democrat, will take over as council chairman with the resignation Wednesday evening of Kwame R. Brown. The council will meet next Wednesday to appoint one of the four at-large members as interim chairman. Mr. Brown was charged earlier in the day in federal court with one count of felony bank fraud involving a home-equity loan. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown leaves his office at the John A. Wilson Building after being charged Wednesday in federal court with one felony count of bank fraud. He resigned hours later. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown's staff members carry food into the chairman's offices at the Wilson Building after being charged with one felony count of bank fraud, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, June 6, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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D.C. Councilmember Jim Graham (D-Ward 1) speaks to the media before having a closed door discussion with the council. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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D.C Councilmember and chairman pro tempore Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3), goes into D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown's offices as he is charged with one felony count of bank fraud, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, June 6, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Attorney Fred Cooke walks into D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown's offices as he is charged with one felony count of bank fraud, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, June 6, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown leaves his office at the Wilson Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown leaves his office at the Wilson Building. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown leaves his office at the Wilson Building after being charged with one felony count of bank fraud and later resigned. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown leaves his office at the Wilson Building after being charged with one felony count of bank fraud. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
