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Fans line up along the side lines as the Washington Redskins arrive for another day of training camp at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Monday, August 1, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins kicker Graham Gano (4) arrives on the field for another day of training camp at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Monday, August 1, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins full back Mike Sellers (45) arrives on the field for another day of training camp at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Monday, August 1, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., arrives Aug. 1, 2011, on Capitol Hill to meet with Democratic lawmakers to discuss the debt plan. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, heads to a meeting on Aug. 1, 2011, in Washington with Democratic lawmakers to discuss the debt plan. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (right), Kentucky Republican, and Minority Whip Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican, head to a caucus meeting on Aug. 1, 2011, with fellow Republicans on Capitol Hill to discuss the debt plan. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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President Obama (right) turns to leave after speaking July 31, 2011, at the White House about a deal being reached to raise the debt limit with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. (second from right), and White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer (third from right). (Associated Press)
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LOGJAM LIFTED?: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, is all smiles as he walks to the Senate floor Sunday to announce that a deal has been reached on the debt ceiling. It must still pass both houses of Congress. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, workers pump oil from the site of a bomb blast that struck a major oil pipeline in the western town of Talkalakh, Syria, Friday, July 29, 2011. Syrian state television described the blast as a "terrorist" attack, saying that a group of "saboteurs" was behind the explosion. (AP Photo/SANA)
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Mary Kaye Huntsman looks on as her husband, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., speaks at Town Hall in Exeter, N.H., in June. Mr. Huntsman has sharpened his tone as polls show he remains in single digits nationally in his Republican presidential quest. (Associated Press)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, gives a thumbs up when asked about a deal an the debt ceiling as he heads to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sunday, July 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says Sunday during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, that the top U.S. commander in the war-weary country has been ordered to submit a plan by mid-October for the initial withdrawal of American troops. (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, here at a July 4th tea party rally in Philadelphia, is proving to be a compelling figure on the campaign circuit. After speaking at conservative summit Sunday in Denver, he won the straw poll by a wide margin. (Associated Press)
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Rep. Tom Price, Georgia Republican, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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RNC Chairman Reince Priebus is anticipating that President Obama will raise a huge amount of money for re-election. "My job really right now is to maximize [Republican] net dollars," he says. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada (left), and Sen. Charles Schumer, New York Democrat, walk through the Capitol as the debt showdown continues. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Libyan special emergency police officers and local militia guard the hangar where the fighting between rebel forces and suspected pro-Gadhafi fighters took place on the outskirts of rebel-held Benghazi, Libya, Sunday, July 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)
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From left: Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, head July 31, 2011, to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill to vote on the debt-limit solution crafted by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (second from right), Kentucky Republican, walks July 31, 2011, to the Senate floor at the Capitol for a vote on a debt-limit solution crafted by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. McConnell is joined by Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl (left), of Arizona, and Sen. John Barrasso (rear center), Wyoming Republican. (Associated Press)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (second from right), Kentucky Republican, walks July 31, 2011, to the Senate floor at the Capitol for a vote on a debt-limit solution crafted by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. McConnell is joined by Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl (left), of Arizona, and Sen. John Barrasso (rear center), Wyoming Republican. (Associated Press)
