Politics

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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta (third from right) and a Brazilian general pay their respects during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National Monument for the Casualties of World War II in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. (Associated Press)

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President George W. Bush was joined onstage by impersonator Steve Bridges during the 2006 correspondents' dinner. Self-deprecating humor from the president has become a staple of the annual event. (Associated Press)

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Seth Meyers (left) reportedly ditched a series of jokes about the 2012 Republican presidential field during last year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner after he realized President Obama wasn't laughing. (Associated Press)

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Comedian Rich Little said the White House Correspondents' Association dinner was "probably the hardest show I've done in my entire career." (Associated Press)

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Sudanese state Minister of Information Sana Hamad poses April 24, 2012, for a photo with Sudanese armed forces at the oil-rich border town of Heglig, Sudan. (Associated Press)

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A Syrian rebel aims his gun at Khalidiyeh neighborhood in the Homs of central Syria on April 22, 2012. (Associated Press)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un applauds on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, as he walks ahead of Kim Yong-nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, after attending a concert in Pyongyang, North Korea, to mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the North Korean army. (Associated Press)

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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer talks to reporters in front of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 25, 2012, after the nation's highest court heard arguments over Arizona’s immigration-crackdown law, known as S.B. 1070. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Former Arizona state Sen. Russell Pearce speaks to a crowd in front of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 25, 2012, as the nation's highest court hears arguments over Arizona’s immigration-crackdown law, known as S.B. 1070. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Eduardo Robles, of Harrisonburg, Va., marches with others opposed to Arizona's S.B. 1070, in front of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, April 25, 2012, as the nation's highest court hears arguments over Arizona’s immigration-crackdown law. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Donald Trump gives evidence April 25, 2012, to the Scottish Parliament's Economy Energy and Tourism Committee in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Associated Press/Scottish Parliament)