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A demonstrator shouts anti-government slogans in Thessaloniki, Greece, Friday Sept. 10, 2010. Unions are staging protests in Thessaloniki ahead of an annual weekend speech on the state of the economy by Prime Minister George Papandreou. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)

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** FILE ** President Obama holds a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak test drives an electric vehicle at the compound of the presidential house in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Chun Soo-young)

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President Barack Obama answers a question during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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President Barack Obama gestures during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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President Barack Obama listens to a reporter's question during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Senior White House Adviser David Axelrod listens from a doorway as President Barack Obama answers questions during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Obama listens to a question during a press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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President Obama answers questions during a press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Obama makes remarks during a press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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President Obama makes opening remarks during a press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivias)

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British artist Jeremy Deller, poses for the media as they launch a campaign to lobby against the Governments proposed 25 per cent cuts in arts funding, in London Friday, Sept. 10. 2010. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPH. In South Carolina, ousted incumbent Rep. Bob Inglis (shown) is not endorsing his victorious tea-party-backed challenger, Trey Gowdy.

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Former Rep. J.D. Hayworth has not publicly come out for Sen. John McCain after falling short in his challenge in the Senate primary in Arizona. ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPH

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In Washington state, Clint Didier (shown), who lost the GOP senatorial primary to party favorite Dino Rossi despite the support of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, said Mr. Rossi must meet a list of policy demands before he will endorse him. ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPH

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The Washington Times One-time drug kingpin Cornell Jones, seen here in July 2001, supports one of the two leading candidates for D.C. mayor - but depending on when he was asked, it's not clear which one.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS President Barack Obama walks down the stairs from Air Force One upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Supporters of Hazleton, Pa., Mayor Lou Barletta and the town's law cracking down on illegal immigration gather in front of City Hall in June 2007. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the law on Thursday, saying it infringed on the federal government's power.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Sen. Michael D. Crapo, Idaho Republican, addresses a group of brewers, farmers and concerned citizens in his state about a tax relief bill for small breweries. Mr. Crapo is a Mormon but says he won't impose his religious beliefs on others.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington City Council Chairman, and mayoral candidate Vincent Gray speaks to his supporters outside a Washington polling center, during an early voting, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010.