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In this image from mobile phone video people look on the scene where at least 61 people were killed and 125 wounded in Iraq on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, when a suicide bomber blew himself up among hundreds of army recruits who had gathered near a military headquarters in the capital, Baghdad. (AP Photo)

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Iraqi security forces inspect the scene of a suicide attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. A suicide bomber blew himself up among hundreds of army recruits who had gathered near a military headquarters killing and wounding dozens of them, one of the bloodiest bombings in months in the Iraqi capital. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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Iraqi recruits gather near the military headquarters where a suicide attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. A suicide bomber blew himself up among hundreds of army recruits who had gathered near a military headquarters killing and wounding dozens of them, one of the bloodiest bombings in months in the Iraqi capital. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, second from left, hosts a Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington. From left are National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial, Mr. Geithner, Ingrid Gould Ellen of New York University, and Alex Pollock of the American Enterprise Institute. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, shakes hands with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, right, during the Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pulls the cap off his pen before taking notes as he hosted a Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is silhouetted as he speaks at a Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner addresses the Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner addresses the Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, walks off stage after addressing the Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. Taking the podium at right is Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner talks on his cell phone as he walks towards the West Wing of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, July 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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A South Korean sailor in the honor guard holds an U.S. flag as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates lay a wreath at the Korean War Memorial, Wednesday, July 21, 2010, in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Paul J. Richards, Pool)

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In this image from mobile phone video people look on the scene where at least 61 people were killed and 125 wounded in Iraq on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, when a suicide bomber blew himself up among hundreds of army recruits who had gathered near a military headquarters in the capital, Baghdad. (AP Photo)

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Baseball player Bryce Harper smiles during a news conference where the Washington Nationals introduced him as their first overall selection in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft, at Nationals Park in Washington Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. Harper agreed to a $9.9 million, five-year deal with the baseball club last week. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS President Obama and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett greet the crowd in the U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee on Monday. Mr. Obama will visit several cities this week to campaign with one main message: Republicans don't solve problems.

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"If Congress keeps going the way it is, people are really looking toward those Second Amendment remedies," said Republican challenger Sharron Angle. In an ad for Mr. Reid, the narrator, a Nevada police officer, says, "It's crazy. What she's actually talking about is armed resistance."

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS "I don't know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican. OK? Do I need to say more?" Sen. Harry Reid said to a gathering of Hispanic supporters. State Attorney General Brian Sandoval, who's running for Nevada governor, is a Republican of Hispanic descent. The Democratic nominee in that race is Rory Reid, Mr. Reid's eldest son.