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Lt. Gen. John D. Johnson, commander of the 8th Army in South Korea, talks with investigators while technicians conduct the search at Camp Carroll. (Associated Press)
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Anti-government protestors shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, on June 2, 2011. (Associated Press)
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A World War II portrait of Mr. Shafer is displayed next to bottles of his vineyard's merlot, which he donated and poured as part of the Vintners for Veterans program.
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, accompanied by his wife, Ann, arrives in Stratham, N.H., on Thursday, June 2, 2011, to announce his candidacy for the presidency in 2012. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a joint news conference with Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzberg (not shown) at the State Department in Washington on Thursday, June 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin holds hands with people gathered for Memorial Day weekend events on the National Mall in Washington on May 29, 2011. Palin rode to the mall from the Pentagon with motorcyclists in the traditional annual Rolling Thunder rally. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** In this photo from April 30, 2008, Robert Bauer, President Obama's top lawyer at the White House, is seen in Washington. Bauer is resigning to return to private practice and represent Obama as his personal attorney and as general counsel to Obama's re-election campaign. (Associated Press)
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Syrian protesters carry national flags during a rally near the Syrian Embassy in Amman, Jordan, on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, as they demand that Syrian President Bashar Assad step down. (AP Photo/Nader Daoud)
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Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (right) talks with Katsuya Okada, secretary-general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, at a meeting of the party's members of parliament on Thursday, June 2, 2011, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
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** FILE ** Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney smiles during an interview with the Associated Press in Columbia, S.C., in August 2007. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Col. Moammar Gadhafi's portrait hangs behind a window that reflects people from several African countries gathering this week at the dictator's Bab al-Aziziya compound, a regular target of NATO airstrikes in Tripoli, Libya.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS For former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, neighboring New Hampshire could make or break his GOP presidential campaign, which kicks off Thursday.
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The Mexican government is seeking to have Chinese-born Mexican businessman Zhenli Ye Gon, seen here in May 2007, extradited from the U.S. to face organized crime, drug and other charges. (Associated Press)
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NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC PARTY The New Hampshire Democratic Party has crafted "The Two Sides of Mitt" Romney T-shirt.
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"What became pretty obvious with [bin Laden's] death is that he was pretty irrelevant," said Australian Maj. Gen. Michael G. Krause, deputy chief of staff of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
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KYODO NEWS VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS China has responded to more than a week of surprising protests in Inner Mongolia with its well-honed strategy: deploy overwhelming force, keep potential protesters from gathering and pledge to address at least some grievances.
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Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee confirmed Tuesday that the Caps inked Swedish prospect Mattias Sjogren to a two-year deal and that top prospect Evgeny Kuznetsov will remain in Russia for another year. (Michael Connor / The Washington Times)
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**FILE** In this photo from Jan. 6, 2011, Rep. Anthony Weiner, New York Democrat, testifies before the House Rules Committee on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, May 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe, File)
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Rep. Paul D. Ryan, House Budget Committee chairman, answers a reporter's question outside the White House in Washington on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, after House Republicans met with President Obama regarding the debt ceiling. Flanking Mr. Ryan are House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (left) and Rep. Jeb Hensarling. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
