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Rick Santorum is setting up a fundraising committee that allows him to take the first steps toward a 2012 presidential campaign. (Associated Press)
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Supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad stamp their fingerprints in their blood next to posters depicting him in a show of support, as they protest reformists in front the Syrian Embassy in Beirut this week. The opposition to Mr. Assad's rule is seeking a stronger U.S. diplomatic response. (Associated Press)
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Abdullah Abdullah, the opposition leader in Afghanistan, says he will run again for the Afghan presidency in 2014. (J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times)
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Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin Republican (left), and Gov. Peter Shumlin, Vermont Democrat, testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on budget-cutting methods. Mr. Walker defended his "bold political move" to take on collective bargaining agreements while Mr. Shumlin "used maple syrup, not vinegar" to reach a deal. (Bloomberg)
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Rep. Reid J. Ribble, a first-term Republican from Wisconsin (left), leaves a Capitol Hill fundraiser hosted by, among others, the political action committee of Dean Foods, on Tuesday. (Jim McElhatton/The Washington Times)
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D.C. Council member Mary M. Cheh has set a Committee on Government Operations and the Environment personnel practices hearing for April 29. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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'MORE TO COME': House Speaker John A. Boehner leaves a news conference Thursday. He said of the 2011 budget deal: "This bill's not perfect. There's no cause for a celebration. This is just one step." (Associated Press)
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A wounded rebel fighter rides in a pickup truck taking him to an ambulance that will carry him to a hospital on the outskirts of Ajdabiya, Libya. Britain and France want more NATO airstrikes against the Libyan regime. (Associated Press)
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Donald Trump, mulling a White House run, will lend his celebrity to a tea party rally Saturday in Florida also featuring Rep. Allen B. West. (South Florida Tea Party)
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The tea party gets a boost from publisher HarperCollins with “Voices of the Tea Party” e-book pamphlets to go on sale starting Tuesday for $2. (Broadside Books)
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Jill Biden and first lady Michelle Obama bring gifts for expecting military wives at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Wednesday. They will discuss their drive to support military families on "The View" Monday. (Associated Press)
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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 13, 2011, about President Barack Obama's speech on the deficit and his plan for future spending. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, April 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, accompanied by Rep. Chris Van Hollen, Maryland Democrat, who is his party's ranking member on the House Budget Committee, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, April 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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In an image taken on a cellphone camera by a citizen journalist and acquired by the Associated Press, Syrian women hold an anti-government demonstration in Banias, Syria, on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (AP Photo)
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Family members and friends of killed Camp Ashraf residents hold pictures of the deceased as they scream slogans while protesting in front of the U.S. Embassy in Brussels on Thursday, April 14, 2011. On Friday, April 8, 2011, the Iraqi army launched a military raid on the camp that left a number of dead and injured. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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The center-island kitchen in the Belmont model has 42-inch cabinets, granite counters and upgraded appliances.
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Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum gives an interview to the Associated Press in Washington in December 2010. Mr. Santorum said on Wednesday, April 13, 2011, that he is forming a committee that will let him start raising money for a White House run. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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FILE - In this April 13, 2011 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, back left, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, interact with military family members at Coors Field in Denver. ABC says Obama and Biden will be guests on the Monday, April 18, 2011 edition of "The View." They will be appearing live on the weekday talk show to discuss their campaign for national support of military families. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)
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Bryan McCabe of the New York Rangers and Matt Bradley of the Washington Capitals tussle during a playoff game at the Verizon Center in Washington on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
