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President Obama's chief counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, speaks with the Associated Press during an interview in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Venus Williams, of the United States, returns against Vesna Dolonts, of Russia, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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A Bahraini girl crosses the street in the midst of masked anti-government protesters in Sitra, Bahrain, on Aug. 31, 2011, hours after the death of 14-year-old Sitra protester Ali Jawad Ahmad. Bahraini security forces clashed with anti-government protesters after Wednesday morning prayers, and the teenager died after being hit by a police tear gas canisters, human rights activists said. (Associated Press)
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@Subhead.frcd.22:"This could have substantial impact, so there needs to be a normal legislative process and an opportunity for residents to be heard. We need a full committee report on this." @PullQuoteSig:-D.C. council member Tommy Wells, Ward 6 Democrat
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A Nigeria policeman stands guard in front of the car-bombed United Nations headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. The country's president says his government will bring terrorism "under control." The bombing killed 23 people Friday, despite two suspects being arrested beforehand. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, here taking a break from rehabilitation to participate in the House debt-ceiling vote on Aug. 1, has not said whether she will run for re-election in 2012. (Associated Press)
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Maryland offensive coordinator Gary Crowton will not return to the program next season after one year with the school. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Supporters of ANC Youth League chief Julius Malema protest Tuesday in downtown Johannesburg over a disciplinary hearing for Mr. Malema, who is accused of bringing the ANC into disrepute. Analysts say the hearing is a pretext to confront Mr. Malema's growing power. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Rep. Laura Richardson, California Democrat, used congressional office expense funds to host an expensive, multicourse luncheon May 20 in her district, according to records released this week. (Associated Press)
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George Clooney plans a shot in February during the filming of "The Ides of March" in Cincinnati. The political thriller follows a press secretary swept into a sex scandal ahead of a Democratic presidential primary in Ohio. (Cincinnati Enquirer via Associated Press)
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Venus Williams, of the United States, returns against Vesna Dolonts, of Russia, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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White House press secretary Jay Carney pauses during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who is running for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, addresses the national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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President Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011, to urge Congress to pass a federal highway bill. With the president are (from left) Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Chief Operating Officer David Chavern and AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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** FILE ** Nigerian soldiers and police stand guard outside U.N. headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria on Aug. 27, 2011, a day after a suicide bomber crashed through an exit gate and detonated a car full of explosives in the reception area. The country's president has vowed his government will bring terrorism "under control. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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One World Trade Center rises above the lower Manhattan skyline in this aerial photo, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, in New York. Behind the tower are the Hudson River and New Jersey. Sept. 11, 2011, will mark the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the United States. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida Republican, wants Congress to block U.S. funding for any U.N. efforts to give Palestinians a heightened status. (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney (left) greets veterans after addressing the Veterans of Foreign Wars in San Antonio on Tuesday. During his speech, Mr. Romney bashed the Obama administration's efforts to cut defense spending. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS/RIA NOVOSTI ExxonMobil CEO Rex W. Tillerson (left) and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin appear together Tuesday in Sochi, Russia, at a signing ceremony for a deal between Russia's Rosneft oil company and ExxonMobil to develop oil fields in the Russian Arctic. Rosneft will gain some U.S. oil-field access.
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In this image released by NBC, former Vice President Dick Cheney appears on the "Today" show to talk about his new book "In My Time," Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/NBC, Peter Kramer)
