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Vice President Biden greets President Obama upon his arrival Friday at Fort Campbell, Ky. The two came to Fort Campbell to address soldiers who have recently returned from Afghanistan. (Associated Press)

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Supporters of the Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami rally Friday to condemn the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, in Lahore, Pakistan. Osama bin Laden was killed by a helicopter-borne U.S. military force on Monday, in a fortress-like compound on the outskirts of Pakistani city of Abbottabad. (Associated Press)

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A supporter of a Pakistani religious group Jamaat-e-Islami burns a tire during an anti-American rally Friday in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Osama bin Laden was killed by a helicopter-borne U.S. military force on Monday, in a fortress-like compound on the outskirts of Abbottabad. (Associated Press)

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian students shout supportive slogans to Syrian President Bashar Assad (center) as he arrives Friday to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier during Martyrs day in Kasiyoun mountain in Damascus, Syria. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this Dec. 24, 1998, file photo, Muslim militant and al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden speaks to a selected group of reporters in mountains of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahimullah Yousafzai, File)

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**FILE** Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida chairs the Democratic National Committee. (Associated Press)

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Associated Press Calling himself a "common-sense" conservative, Rep. Mike Pence, Indiana Republican, made it official Thursday that he is running for governor.

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, participates in a ceremonial House swearing-in ceremony for Rep. Steve Rothman, D-N.J., on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS A prototype of a Marine Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle is tested in August 2010 off the coast of Oceanside, Calif. In January, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates canceled development of the EFV for cost reasons. But some House lawmakers are seeking a re-evalaution of the program.

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Bloomberg Vice President Joseph R. Biden (second from right) speaks Thursday during debt-reduction talks with Hill leaders. Also taking part were Rep. James E. Clyburn (fourth from right), South Carolina Democrat; House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (third from right), Virginia Republican; Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (right), Hawaii Democrat; and Office of Management and Budget chief Jacob Lew (foreground).

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Rep. Lamar Smith, Texas Republican, accuses the Obama administration of having "cooked the books" for two years regarding U.S. border security facts.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS/ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY Claude Stanley Choules, who died Thursday at 110, began training with the British Royal Navy after turning 14. He witnessed the surrender in 1918 of a German naval fleet.

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AIR PHOTO SERVICE VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS An aerial photo taken March 24 by a small unmanned drone shows Unit 4 of the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. The relationship between government and industry is cozy.

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Actress and director Jodie Foster talks about her movie The Beaver starring actor Mel Gibson, during an interview at the Mandarin Oriental in Washington D.C., Monday, April 3, 2011. (Photo by Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Actress and director Jodie Foster talks about her movie The Beaver starring actor Mel Gibson, during an interview at the Mandarin Oriental in Washington D.C., Monday, April 3, 2011. (Photo by Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Actress and director Jodie Foster talks about her movie The Beaver starring actor Mel Gibson, during an interview at the Mandarin Oriental in Washington D.C., Monday, April 3, 2011. (Photo by Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROD LAMKEY JR./THE WASHINGTON TIMES Actress and director Jodie Foster talks about her movie The Beaver starring actor Mel Gibson, during an interview at the Mandarin Oriental in Washington D.C., Monday, April 3, 2011. (Photo by Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)