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House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa, California Republican, answers questions during an interview with editors and reporters at The Washington Times on July 25, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (center) talks at a hotel in Sundvolden, Norway, with survivors and grieving relatives of the victims of a horrific killing spree on an idyllic island retreat. (Associated Press)
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NEGOTIATING: White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley said a debt deal can't be a "short-term gimmick." (NBC via Associated Press)
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Anders Behring Breivik (left), the suspect in Norway's twin terror attacks, sits in an armored police vehicle after leaving a courthouse following a hearing in Oslo on July 25, 2011. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Ryan Crocker, the new U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, speaks during his swearing-in ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, July 25, 2011. (Associated Press)
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With wounded Union soldiers in the foreground, Confederate troops fire their muskets on the Union position during the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of First Manassas/Bull Run Reenactment, at Pageland Farm, in Gainesville, Va., Sunday, July 24, 2011. The battle was the first major land battle in the Civil War and the South was victorious.(Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Confederate troops march toward the battlefield during the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of First Manassas/Bull Run Reenactment. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Union artillery units fire their cannons toward the Confederates. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, if he decides to seek the Republican presidential nomination, will have a strong jobs record to campaign on. Texas' success story clashes with the ugly national narrative that threatens President Obama's hopes of securing a second term. (Associated Press)
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Army procurement missteps and an administration decision to lift sanctions on Russia's state arms exporter prevented a Navy contractor from getting Mi-17 helicopters to Afghanistan's air force in time for the summer fighting season, according to current and former defense officials and military contractors. (Defense Technology Inc.)
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY DREW ANGERER / THE WASHINGTON TIMES Union artillery units fire their cannons toward the Confederates during Sunday's 150th anniversary re-enactment of the Battle of First Manassas/Bull Run at Pageland Farm in Gainesville, Va. It was the first major land battle between the North and South in the Civil War.
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Republican Gov. Chris Christie (left) shares a light moment with Harlem Children's Zone Executive Director Geoffrey Canada (far right) during a news conference at the New Jersey Community Development Corporation on Wednesday in Paterson. Mr. Christie, gaining clout for the 2012 presidential race, announced a new partnership between the HCZ and his administration. (Associated Press)
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A girl raises a bible above her head while marching with protesters against gay marriage in New York on Sunday. (Associated Press)
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Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shake hands after their joint press conference at a Joint Commission meeting between the two countries at the Ayodhya Hotel in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Sunday, July 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)
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People light candles at Oslo Cathedral on Sunday in memory of the victims of the attacks on Norway's government headquarters and an island youth retreat. "We are a people in mourning," Bishop Ole Christian Kvarme said during an emotion-filled Mass attended by members of the Norwegian government, the royal family and the general public. (Associated Press)
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Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny in mid-July accused the Vatican of downplaying "the rape and torture of children" by priests and of hiding behind its status as a sovereign state, a severe challenge to the Catholic Church that has long held sway over the country's way of life. (AP Photo)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Joe Zamecki protests outside a building where the Texas Board of Education was holding a meeting on Thursday.
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** FILE ** Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speaks at the Financial Stability Council meeting on the one-year anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Monday, July 18, 2011, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, top left, walks by his North Korean counterpart Pak Ui Chun, bottom center, as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto, center, prior to the start of ARF Retreat Session in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Saturday, July 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
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People light candles after a service at Oslo Cathedral in the aftermath of the attacks on Norway's government headquarters and a youth retreat in Oslo, Sunday, July 24, 2011. The man blamed for the attacks said he was motivated by a desire to bring about a revolution in Norwegian society, his lawyer said Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
