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President Obama gestures while speaking Tuesday about the possible government shutdown at the White House in Washington. (Associated Press)
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FILE In this June 28, 2010 file photo, Belgium's King Albert II, right, and Congolese President Joseph Kabila, left, participate in a military ceremony upon the King's arrival in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. The once-placid Belgian monarchy has turned into a web of intrigue and scandal just as its future is being questioned openly. King Albert II wrath was provoked when Prince Laurent visited Congo, Belgium's former colony, against the wishes of both king and government. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, file)
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FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2009 file photo, Barack Obama, left, joined by his wife Michelle, takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts to become the 44th president of the United States at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. A White House site offering one-page biographies of all 44 presidents, has just six paragraphs in Obama's biography _ with no details about the historic 2008 campaign. It ends with his inauguration. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file)
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In this photo taken Tuesday, July 27, 2004, Israeli Palestinian actor, director, filmmaker and political activist Juliano Mer-Khamis poses for a photograph in his home in the northern Israeli city of Haifa. Mer Khamis was shot five times by one or more militants in the West Bank city of Jenin Monday, according to Jenin police chief Mohammed Tayyim. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. (AP Photo/Alex Rozkovsky) ISRAEL OUT
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A man walks pass a poster showing Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and reading "Support for Gadhafi", in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Serb support for the Libyan leader grows amid an escalating war in the country that reminds them of their own suffering under NATO bombs.(AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
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President Obama takes questions from reporters Tuesday about the possible government shutdown at week's end. "I shouldn't have to oversee a process in which Congress deals with last year's budget where we only have six months left," he said about staying out of it. (Associated Press)
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"We have a moral imperative ... to stand up and do what is necessary to fix this country," House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, said of his budget proposal that reduces government spending by $5.8 trillion over the next 10 years. (Associated Press)
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Speaker of the House John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, talks Tuesday about the budget proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, who chairs the House Budget Committee. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Judson Phillips, of Tea Party Nation, has criticized Mr. Boehner in no uncertain terms. "He has not kept his word about cutting the budget. Under his leadership, it is just business as usual. We can no longer afford business as usual." (Associated Press)
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One Libyan rebel keeps a lookout as others inspect two destroyed vehicles of pro-Gadhafi forces that rebels claim were targeted by a NATO strike Tuesday on the front line near Brega. Libya's rebel forces are looking more effective on the front and recovering some territory lost to Moammar Gadhafi's army. (Associated Press)
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Former Tennessee Gov. Ned McWherter, a Democrat who served from 1987 to 1995, died Monday at age 80. (Associated Press)
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Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, seen here addressing Ohio Republicans in Cleveland on March 30, took another step in his GOP presidential bid, leasing office space in a Minneapolis high-rise. (Associated Press)
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Former interim Sen. George LeMieux, Florida Republican, on Tuesday announced a bid to return to the Senate. (Associated Press)
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Wisconsin state Sen. Mark Miller (standing) talks to Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, a Republican, during a session at the Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Tuesday. (Associated Press)
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This sushi assortment includes salmon roe, spicy tuna roll, tuna, yellowtail and salmon. The Food and Drug Administration is assuring Americans that food imported from the Pacific Ocean is safe, though increased safety inspections have been put in place. (The Washington Times)
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Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi gave some advice to students at Rutgers: "Study hard, but party harder." (Associated Press)
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A Harris Poll found less than a third thought a "mock swearing-in featuring Jefferson Davis" was appropriate for commemorating the Civil War. (National Archives via Associated Press)
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Actor Kevin Spacey attends an event on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 5, 2011, held by Americans for the Arts in conjunction with the Congressional Arts Caucus , calling for Congress to preserve arts funding. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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House Speaker John A. Boehner, accompanied by House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (right), talks about the budget on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington following his morning meeting with President Obama. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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President Obama speaks about a possible government shutdown this week during a press conference at the White House in Washington on Tuesday, April 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
