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Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. announces his bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J., with the Statue of Liberty in the background. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Libyan rebels fighting Col. Moammar Gadhafi's forces launch a Grad rocket at the front line west of Misrata, Libya, on Monday, June 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Children hold a handmade Syrian flag during a protest against President Bashar Assad's speech in a refugee camp across the border in Yayladagi, Turkey. Mr. Assad said Monday that his regime would consider political reforms, but opponents said his words lacked any clear sign of a transition to democracy. (Associated Press)
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A newly opened camp in the Turkish town of Reyhanli in Hatay province is one of many providing shelter for refugees from the violence in Syria. Estimates on the number of refugees range from 10,000 to 30,000. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., a Republican presidential hopeful and a former ambassador to China, swings his leg over a "Deluxe Softail" Harley during a stop at Manchester Harley-Davidson in New Hampshire this month.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS President Obama is in the process of finalizing the number of troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan, according to a spokesman.
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Syrian citizens in Damascus watch television as President Bashar Assad delivers a speech on Monday. (Associated Press)
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Syrian President Bashar Assad said Monday his regime would consider political reforms, including ending his Baath Party's monopoly in politics, but thousands of enraged protesters accused him of clinging to power and took to the streets shouting, "Liar!" (Associated Press)
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Floods, drought and wildfires have affected Bolivian agriculture in the past year, but other factors - like government price controls - are weighing down on the livelihood of the country's farmers and economy. (Associated Press)
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Demonstrators for and against New York's same-sex-marriage bill fill the halls of the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Monday, June 20, 2011, as Senate Republicans determined the measure's fate. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou (left) and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy address the media at the European Council building in Brussels on Monday, June 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
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Anti-government protesters shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Taiz, Yemen, on Sunday, June 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Anees Mahyoub)
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Flames from the Monument Fire move toward Highway 92 in Sierra Vista, Ariz., on June 19, 2011. (Associated Press/Sierra Vista Herald-Bisbee Daily Review)
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Demonstrators shout slogans in support of Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus, Syria, on Monday, June 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)
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**FILE** Secretary of Defense Robert Gates listens to a question during a media availability at the Pentagon on June 16, 2011. (Associated Press)
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Rep. Ron Paul, who is running for the GOP presidential nomination, speaks at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans on Friday, June 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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A damaged armored SUV belonging to the French Embassy is towed away by Iraqi security forces follow a roadside blast in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 20, 2011. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** A supporter of the Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami shouts during a rally against drone attacks on June 4, 2011, in Karachi, Pakistan. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Texas Gov. Rick Perry acknowledges the crowd before speaking at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans on Saturday. Mr. Perry spoke from a script in a departure from his usual practice of moving around the stage and making eye contact.
