Politics

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Police stand guard Aug. 11, 2011, as they block access to the high street in Tottenham, north London. (Associated Press)

Republican presidential candidates former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty speaks as Rep. Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Republican, listens during the Iowa GOP/Fox News Debate at the CY Stephens Auditorium in Ames, Iowa, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, Pool)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS DAY AT THE FAIR: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney makes the rounds at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Thursday. Polls show the former Massachusetts governor is the front-runner for the 2012 GOP nomination.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Mitt Romney campaigns at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Thursday. The former Massachusetts governor is among the Republican candidates in the state.

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Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican, has sent a letter to Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. demanding answers about the Fast and Furious gun operation. (Associated Press)

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Tai Shan was the subject of a secret plan to keep him at the National Zoo. A State Department official sent an email to zoo officials in Washington suggesting that President Obama discuss the matter with Chinese President Hu Jintao. (The Washington Times)

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President Obama shakes hands on the tarmac at John F. Kennedy International Airport Thursday on his way to fundraisers in New York. (Associated Press)

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British Prime Minister David Cameron (center), Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg (left) and Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (right) are pictured in Britain's House of Commons in August 2011. (Associated Press)

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White House image of President Obama during the dignified transfer of remains of troops killed in Afghanistan, Dover AFB, August 9, 2011.

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This pudding tart with a graham cracker crust is made with the pureed flesh of watermelon. Serve this summer treat with plenty of whipped cream. (Associated Press)

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This pudding tart with a graham cracker crust is made with the pureed flesh of watermelon. Serve this summertime treat with plenty of whipped cream. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (left) campaigns at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on Aug. 11, 2011. (Associated Press)

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President Obama greets supporters on the tarmac of the Grand Rapids, Mich., airport on Aug. 11, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Joe Fagan, of Des Moines, Iowa, shouts at Republican presidential candidate and former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney during a Aug. 11, 2011, campaign stop at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. (Associated Press)

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A man works on a construction site in the Pisgat Zeev neighborhood of east Jerusalem on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011. Israel's interior minister gave final authorization to build 1,600 apartments in disputed east Jerusalem and will approve 2,700 more within days, officials said. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

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Traders crowd the post of specialist Patrick Murphy (right) on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, has until Tuesday to make her three selections to fill out the 12-person supercommittee that must find $1.5 trillion in tax increases or budget cuts. (Associated Press)

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British Prime Minister David Cameron leaves 10 Downing St. in London on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011, to attend an emergency session of Parliament to address recent rioting in the capital and other British cities. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS French President Nicolas Sarkozy (left) meets with (from far right) the head of the French Central Bank, Christian Noyer, Finance Minister Francois Baroin and Prime Minister Francois Fillon in Paris.

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Republican Wisconsin state Sen. Alberta Darling celebrates with supporters at Shully's restaurant in Thiensville Tuesday after turning back a recall election challenge. Four Republican senators survived recall votes while two were defeated by Democrats. Turnout was strong, in some areas as heavy as in the last gubernatorial race. (Associated Press)