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President Obama walks down the stairs from Air Force One upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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In this June 3, 2007, file photo, a crowd gathers below the steps during a rally in support of Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta, in front of City Hall in Hazleton, Pa. A federal appeals court has ruled that Hazleton may not enforce its crackdown on illegal immigrants, dealing another blow to legislation that inspired copycat measures around the nation, including Arizona. (AP Photo/Steve Klaver, File)
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A woman reacts near a picture of North Korea leader Kim Jong Il during a rally held against pro-North Korean groups in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. The youngest son of Kim Jong Il is widely expected to make his public debut as the Dear Leader's heir apparent at a rare Workers' Party convention, the nation's biggest political gathering in 30 years. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)
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A woman walks by a North Korean flag attached with pictures of North Korean founder late Kim Il Sung, top, and his son, current North leader Kim Jong Il during a rally held against pro-North Korean groups in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. The youngest son of leader Kim Jong Il is widely expected to make his public debut as the Dear Leader's heir apparent at a rare Workers' Party convention, the nation's biggest political gathering in 30 years. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)
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Defectors from North Korea and conservative activists release balloons with leaflets condemning North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, the demilitarized zone which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. North Korea celebrated its 62nd anniversary Thursday with odes to supreme leader Kim and pilgrimages to his late father's statue amid suggestions that a political meeting believed aimed at promoting his son as successor is imminent. The writing on the balloons reads "Overthrow Kim Jong Il's dictatorship." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon))
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Balloons with leaflets condemning North Korean leader Kim Jong Il are released by defectors from North Korea and conservative activists at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of the Panmunjom, the demilitarized zone which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. North Korea celebrated its 62nd anniversary Thursday with odes to supreme leader Kim and pilgrimages to his late father's statue amid suggestions that a political meeting believed aimed at promoting his son as successor is imminent. The writing on the balloons reads "Overthrow Kim Jong Il's dictatorship." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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North Korean defectors wearing military uniforms shout slogans during the launching ceremony of the North Korea People Liberation Front, a group intend to fight against North Korea leader Kim Jong Il, in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. North Korea celebrated its 62nd anniversary Thursday with odes to supreme leader Kim Jong Il and pilgrimages to his late father's statue amid hints that a political meeting believed aimed at promoting his son as successor is imminent. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)
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An Iraqi policeman stands guard outside Evangelical Protestant churchin Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. There are fears of a backlash against Christians in predominantly Muslim countries. Canon Andrew White, the chaplain of an Anglican church in Baghdad, said the Iraqi military had warned him that his church had been threatened. Security was beefed up around the Church of Virgin Mary in central Baghdad on Thursday, with military vehicles blocking the entrance to the church and more soldiers were deployed to guard it. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
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In this photo taken on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2008, provided by Pakistan's Press Information Department, Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, left, presents a copy of a Quran to UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, U.S. actress Angelina Jolie in Islamabad, Pakistan. Jolie on Wednesday condemned a Florida church's threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book to mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. (AP Photo/Press Information Department)
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Iraqi policemen stand guard outside Evangelical Protestant church in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. There are fears of a backlash against Christians in predominantly Muslim countries. Canon Andrew White, the chaplain of an Anglican church in Baghdad, said the Iraqi military had warned him that his church had been threatened. Security was beefed up around the Church of Virgin Mary in central Baghdad on Thursday, with military vehicles blocking the entrance to the church and more soldiers were deployed to guard it. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
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Iraqi policemen stand guard outside Evangelical Protestant churchin Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. There are fears of a backlash against Christians in predominantly Muslim countries. Canon Andrew White, the chaplain of an Anglican church in Baghdad, said the Iraqi military had warned him that his church had been threatened. Security was beefed up around the Church of Virgin Mary in central Baghdad on Thursday, with military vehicles blocking the entrance to the church and more soldiers were deployed to guard it. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
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Pakistani protesters rally in reaction to a small American church's plan to burn copies of the Quran in Multan, Pakistan on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)
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A Somali government soldier at the gate of Mogadishu airport Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. A suicide car bomber and gunmen attacked the front gate to Mogadishu's seaside airport on Thursday, triggering an explosion and gunbattle, officials said. Several people were killed, including security forces. The coordinated attack was the latest in a surge of assaults by Islamist insurgents, who last month declared a new, stepped-up effort to oust the country's weak government. The barrage took place about 40 minutes after Somalia's president flew out of the country. After the car bomb exploded, a second vehicle full of militants opened fire at African Union and Somali security forces, said Osman Dahir, a police officer at the airport. He said there were several dead bodies of insurgents lying in front of the airport, but he didn't know how many.(AP Photo/Farah ASbdi Warsameh)
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In this Aug. 24, 2010, photograph, Dabura Karriem, 60, of Bloomfield, N.J., reacts upon hearing there is a job availability for exactly what she's looking for as a file clerk at a bank, while attending a career fair in Newark, N.J. The Labor Department said jobless claims fell by 27,000 to 451,000 last week. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Associated Press photographs House Republican leader Rep. John A. Boehner (left) outlined a GOP alternative to President Obama's proposal for more economic stimulus spending.
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Associated Press GLOVES OFF: President Obama speaks on the economy Wednesday at a community college in Ohio. With elections looming, Mr. Obama ratcheted up the partisan rhetoric against his GOP critics.
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Associated Press Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, who doubles as chairman of the Republican Governors Association, hopes to see his group's ranks swell after November's elections.
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President Omar Bashir prepares to be sworn in at the parliament in Khartoum in May. Gen. Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide for his government's role in the war in Darfur. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Sudanese First Vice President Salva Kiir swears an oath in front of President Omar Bashir in Khartoum, Sudan, after an election marred by boycotts and fraud allegations in May. (Associated Press)
