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Greek Defence Minister Evangelos Venizelos enters the Parliament to attend an emergency meeting of Socialist lawmakers, in Athens, Thursday, June 16, 2011. Venizelos was appointed as new Finance Minister after Prime Minister George Papandreou reshuffled the Cabinet. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (right) and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich share a laugh and acknowledge the audience before the first New Hampshire Republican presidential debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester on Monday. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota (left), officially declared her candidacy during the evening. (Associated Press)

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ROD LAMKEY JR./THE WASHINGTON TIMES Ryan Palmer misses a birdie putt on the 14th hole, but he still was the low American with a first-round score of 69 in the U.S. Open at Congressional.

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** FILE ** Sen. Carl Levin (right), Michigan Democrat, and Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, confer before talking to the media about the Chinese government's failure to cooperate in an ongoing Senate Armed Services Committee investigation into counterfeit parts in the Department of Defense's supply chain, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, June 14, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. issued a statement saying he hopes for a "fair resolution" of the case against Paul E Schurick and Julius Henson. (Associated Press)

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A spectator takes a nap during the first round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, June 16, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Ryan Palmer misses a birdie putt on the 14th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, June 16, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Jason Day walks down a fairway during the first round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, June 16, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Jim Furyk during the first round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, June 16, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Luke Donald, of England, tees up a ball during the first round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, June 16, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Luke Donald, of England, walks up the 11th fairway during the first round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, June 16, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Course workers post the pairings and scoreboard before the first round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, June 16, 2011. (Rod Lamkey, Jr./The Washington Times)

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President Obama gets away from the White House on June 4 for golf at Andrews Air Force Base in Prince George's County. He and House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, are scheduled to hit the links together Saturday at an undisclosed location. (Associated Press)

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PRATIK SHAH/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Eleven prominent Afghan women, including (from left) Hasina Safi, Farkhunda Naderi and Samira Hamidi, called on the United States to push for the inclusion of more female leaders in peace talks to end the war in Afghanistan. "We want to take charge of our country ourselves," Ms. Hamidi said.

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** FILE ** Rep. Anthony D. Weiner announces his resignation from Congress on June 16, 2011, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Mr. Weiner said he could not continue in office amid the intense controversy surrounding sexually explicit messages he sent online to several women. (Associated Press)