Politics

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** FILE ** In this May 8, 2012 photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Lansing, Mich. Romney padded his lead in the race for convention delegates in Republican presidential primaries Tuesday in Arkansas and Kentucky as he inches closer to the nomination he's all but certain to win. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

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** FILE ** In this May 21, 2012 photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Joplin, Mo. A conservative-leaning independent group is launching a $10 million television ad campaign saying President Barack Obama has not lived up to the expectations voters had for him. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

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Tea party candidate Ted Cruz (left) responds in January to Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst during a Republican primary debate in Austin. The former Texas solicitor general has repeatedly challenged Mr. Dewhurst's conservative credentials in the primary race for the U.S. Senate seat left open with the retirement of Kay Bailey Hutchison. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, speaks Tuesday on Capitol Hill about Startup Act 2.0, a bipartisan effort aimed at jump-starting the economy by making more visas available for immigrants with advanced degrees and those wishing to start businesses. Behind him are (from left) Sen. Mark R. Warner, Virginia Democrat; Internet entrepreneur Steve Case, a member of President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness; Sen. Jerry Moran, Kansas Republican, and Sen. Christopher A. Coons, Delaware Democrat. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, speaks to reporters at the Capitol following a political strategy meeting in Washington on May 22, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his aides have struggled to respond consistently to intensifying criticism about his tenure at Bain Capital and how it would be reflected in his presidency. President Obama sharply attacked Mr. Romney's business career Monday. (Associated Press)

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Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona sits in a wheelchair after being forced back to court after abruptly leaving the witness stand without the permission of the Senate judges during his impeachment trial at the Senate in Manila on Tuesday. Mr. Corona denied that he stole from the country's coffers and said he would open his bank accounts for inspection if the 188 lawmakers who voted to impeach him do the same. (Associated Press)

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Use a flamethrower to attack enemies in the first person shooter for the iPad N.O.V.A. 3: Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance.

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A Lebanese Shiite Muslim blocks the street in a southern suburb of Beirut on Tuesday to protest against the kidnapping of 12 Lebanese Shiite pilgrims in Syria's northern province of Aleppo by Syrian rebels. Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group, has appealed for calm. (Associated Press)

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Ann Romney, left, wife of Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Mary Pat Christie, wife of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)