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Danick Paquette (left) is defended by Brett Flemming (center) and Samuel Carrier (right) during the Washington Capitals' 2011 Rookie Camp at Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va. on Monday, Sept. 12, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman Jr. revealed his rusty pop-culture knowledge during Monday's debate in Tampa, Fla., by making an obscure reference to former Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. "He's clearly after the all-important early 90s grunge scene voters," tweeted Caleb Howe of RedState. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Rep. Jerry Moran, R- Kan., talks on the phone with constituents in his Capital Hill office Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain gestures during a Republican presidential debate on Sept. 12, 2011 in Tampa, Fla. (Associated Press)
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Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. (center), flanked by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (left) and Budget Director Jacob Lew, arrives at the White House for the start of a cabinet meeting on plans to cut government waste, fraud and abuse on Sept. 14, 2011. (Associated Press)
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U.S. Army Gen. Carter Ham, the head of the U.S. Africa Command, attends a conference on terrorism in the Sahara in Algiers, Algeria, on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. (AP Photo)
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** FILE ** In this April 11, 2011, file photo, Elizabeth Warren, then-assistant to the president, speaks during a summit on consumer protection by the National Association of Attorneys General in Charlotte, N.C. The consumer advocate Warren is jumping into the Massachusetts race against Republican Sen. Scott Brown. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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A military helicopter belonging to coalition forces flies around a building during a gunbattle with Taliban militants in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday Sept. 14,2011. The 20-hour insurgent attack in the heart of the capital ended Wednesday morning after a final volley of helicopter gunfire as Afghan police ferreted out and killed the last few assailants who had taken over a half-built downtown building to fire on the nearby U.S. Embassy and NATO compounds. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
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In this photo taken Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, a woman walks past clothes shops in the Tripoli Medina, as Libya reopens its doors to business after seven months of fighting, even as former rebels still hunt for ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Airlines are readying their return to Libya, ports largely shuttered during the fighting are receiving cargos and foreign oil companies that had fled the country's civil war are making tentative steps back. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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In this photo taken Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, a woman walks past clothes shops in the Tripoli Medina, as Libya reopens its doors to business after seven months of fighting, even as former rebels still hunt for ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Airlines are readying their return to Libya, ports largely shuttered during the fighting are receiving cargos and foreign oil companies that had fled the country's civil war are making tentative steps back. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Bob Turner (center), joined by his wife Peggy (right) and family, smiles as he delivers his victory speech during an election night party in New York on Sept. 14, 2011. Turner won a special election to fill the seat vacated by Anthony D. Weiner in New York's 9th Congressional District. (Associated Press)
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Former President George W. Bush is joined by Barbara Bush, his daughter; Laura Bush, his wife and the former first lady; and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton before his speech in Washington on Tuesday about a new initiative to combat cancers in women in developing countries. The program aims to expand the services of clinics created under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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**FILE** Douglas W. Elmendorf, director of the Congressional Budget Office, testifies Sept. 13 on Capitol Hill before the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
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Mr. Elmendorf said Tuesday that if the new deficit supercommittee is going to meet its Thanksgiving deadline for a deal, his office will need to see an agreement in early November. The supercommittee held its first hearing Tuesday. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
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Iran has set bail for American hikers Shane Bauer (left) and Josh Fattal at $500,000. (Associated Press)
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Members of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) state their case in front of the International Criminal Court in The Hague on Tuesday. They want an investigation of high Vatican officials for possible crimes against humanity involving the coverup of the "long-standing and pervasive system of sexual violence" despite promises to swiftly oust predators. (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry acknowledges the audience after a GOP presidential debate Monday in Tampa, Fla. He is scheduled to be a featured guest at a Virginia Republican Party fundraiser Wednesday. (Associated Press)
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In this image, released by the Virginia Republican Party, an invitation touts a Republican Party fundraiser featuring Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell in Richmond on Wednesday. State party Chairman Pat Mullins sent the invitation to party activists across the commonwealth.
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Friends and assorted celebrities will help celebrate "A Decade of Difference" with former President Clinton in October. The event is part birthday bash, part fundraiser for his foundation. (Associated Press)
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D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton walks with Harry E. Johnson, president/CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Foundation (center), and D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray, at the King memorial on the Mall. (Associated Press)
