Politics

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A Syrian man (left) stands in front of a building that was damaged after two bombs exploded near a military compound in Idlib, Syria, on Monday, April 30, 2012. (AP Photo/SANA)

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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (bottom) arrives at Andrews Air Force Base in suburban Washington on Sunday, April 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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A woman leaves a banner after an April 29, 2012, demonstration against education and health care spending cuts in Madrid. (Associated Press)

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Aung San Suu Kyi discusses her talks with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle after their meeting at her house in Yangon, Myanmar, on Sunday.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) and his wife, Yoo Soon-taek (center), receive flowers upon their arrival in Yangon, Myanmar, on Sunday. Mr. Ban will see how the world body can help promote the country's steps toward democratic reform. He will meet President Thein Sein during the three-day visit. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** President Obama listens to former President Bill Clinton speak Dec. 10, 2010, in the White House briefing room in Washington. (Associated Press)

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"Thanks to President Obama, bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive," Vice President Joseph R. Biden said in a speech, keeping with the campaign ad theme. (Associated Press)

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"No one disputes that the president deserves credit for ordering the raid, but to politicize it in this way is the height of hypocrisy," Sen. John McCain said. (Associated Press)

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John Brennan, President Obama's chief counterterrorism adviser, refused to answer questions about whether the video unfairly capitalizes on bin Laden's death. (Associated Press)

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton congratulates President Obama after his annual State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in January. Once a tense rivalry, it appears that the relationship between Mr. Obama and the Clintons has evolved into a genuine political and policy partnership. (Associated Press)

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Men from Honduras migrating through Mexico on their way to the United States, wait for a northbound train. When one comes, they will run with the train until they can grab onto something and swing up onto one of the moving railcars. The men face dangers more perilous than hopping onto a moving train; abductions of more than 11,300 migrants, mostly likely by Mexico's violent drug gangs, were reported in a six-month period in 2010. (Keith Dannemiller/Special to The Washington Times)

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Honduran women wait for breakfast after spending the night at the migrant shelter in Tultitlan, Mexico, before resuming their journey by freight train to the U.S.

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Kim Kardashian was among the guests providing celebrity glitter at the 2012 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. (Associated Press)

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Marine Le Pen, who came in a strong third place in the first round of the French presidential elections, has spurned incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy, a fellow critic of the left. She appears to be hoping for a victory for the Socialist candidate so she can emerge as the face of the opposition. (Associated Press)