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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II travels with Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall in a horse drawn carriage returning to Buckingham Palace in London. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

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Lines of police officers lead thousands of revelers up the Mall to the gate of Buckingham Palace in London to watch Britain Queen Elizabeth II appear on the palace balcony as part of a four-day Diamond Jubilee celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II accession to the throne, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

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From left Britain's Prince Charles Queen Elizabeth, Prince William, and his wife Kate Duchess of Cambridge, stand on the balcony at Buckingham Palace during the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in central London Tuesday June 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Stefan Wermuth, Pool)

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The campaign of presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney thinks it can end Pennsylvania's Democratic presidential streak at five. (Associated Press)

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Supporters of Rep. Ron Paul want the Republican National Convention organizers to give approval for a three-day PaulFest, a festival honoring the Texas congressman and presidential candidate the weekend before the gathering. (Associated Press)

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Nancy Reagan on Tuesday observes the eighth anniversary of the passing of President Reagan after placing flowers at his grave site at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. Reagan died June 5, 2004, at age 93. (Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation)

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family depart St. Paul's Cathedral following a service of thanksgiving to begin the final day of Diamond Jubilee celebrations on Tuesday. (Associated Press)

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A Syrian boy sits Tuesday amid the rubble of a house in Taftanaz, Syria, that was destroyed during a military operation by the Syrian army in April. Damascus has agreed to allow humanitarian-aid workers from the U.N. and nongovernmental organizations into four Syrian provinces to deliver food, medicine and other supplies. (Associated Press)

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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy told a Spanish Senate session Tuesday that Europe "needs to support those that are in difficulty." (Associated Press)

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President Obama waves to the crowd during a campaign event at the New Amsterdam Theatre, Monday, June 4, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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**FILE** Sen. Barbara Mikulski, Maryland Democrat, speaks March 8, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

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credit Please fill this space. Please fill this space. Please fill this space. Please fill this space. Please fill this space. Please fill this space. Please fill this space. U.S. Ambassador to France Charles H. Rivkin tweeted "Proud to be the first US Ambassador to France to jump out of an airplane in honor of our troops". (Provided by Ambassador Rivkin)

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D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown (second from left) chats with council member Mary Cheh, Ward 3 Democrat, as other lawmakers arrive for a meeting at the John A. Wilson Building in Washington on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, to discuss and vote on the fiscal 2013 budget. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy gestures June 4, 2012, during a meeting with Republic of Singapore deputy premier Tharman Shanmugaratnam at La Moncloa palace in Madrid. (Associated Press)