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People stand at a bank of overflowing steam in Mingora, the capital of Swat valley in Pakistan, on Friday, July 30, 2010. The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached more than 400 on Friday, rescue and government officials said, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali)

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People with belongings migrate as their houses were flooded following heavy monsoon rains in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan on Friday, July 30, 2010. The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached more than 400 on Friday, rescue and government officials said, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides.(AP Photo/Ishtiaq Mahsud)

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A Pakistani child eats sitting outside as his house was flooded by heavy monsoon rains in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan on Friday, July 30, 2010. The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached more than 400 on Friday, rescue and government officials said, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides.(AP Photo/Ishtiaq Mahsud)

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A man lifts a child as a woman sweeps water from her house flooded by monsoon rains in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani Kashmir on Friday, July 30, 2010. The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached more than 430 on Friday, rescue and government officials said, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides.(AP Photo/Aftab Ahmed

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Daughter of Mohammad Asim, a civilian killed in a protest, wails inside an ambulance outside a local hospital in Srinagar, India, Friday, July 30, 2010. Paramilitary soldiers fired on hundreds of demonstrators in Indian Kashmir on Friday, killing two men and wounding at least 12 others, police said as protests against Indian rule spread across the region. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

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Paramedics carry the body of Showket Ahmad on a stretcher inside a local hospital in Srinagar, India, Friday, July 30, 2010. Paramilitary soldiers fired on hundreds of demonstrators in Indian Kashmir on Friday, killing two men and wounding at least 12 others, police said as protests against Indian rule spread across the region. Showket was one of two civilian killed during a protest in Sopore, some 50 Kilometers (31 miles) northwest of Srinagar. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

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Kashmiri Muslim protesters throw rocks and bricks at Indian police officers during a protest in Srinagar, India, Friday, July 30, 2010. Massive clashes erupted in Indian Kashmir's main city Friday after two men were wounded as paramilitary soldiers fired on a group of anti-India protesters, police and locals said. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

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An Indian policeman walks towards his colleagues after he was beaten and his uniform torn by Kashmiri Muslim protesters during a protest in Srinagar, India, Friday, July 30, 2010. Massive clashes erupted in Indian Kashmir's main city Friday after two men were wounded as paramilitary soldiers fired on a group of anti-India protesters, police and locals said. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

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** FILE ** A cow runs for cover as Indian police and Kashmiri protesters throw stones at one another during a protest in Srinagar, India, on Friday, July 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

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An Indian policeman helps his colleague after he was hit by a stone thrown by Kashmiri protesters during a protest in Srinagar, India, Friday, July 30, 2010. Massive clashes erupted in Indian Kashmir's main city Friday after two men were wounded as paramilitary soldiers fired on a group of anti-India protesters, police and locals said. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

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A Kashmiri protester attacks an Indian police vehicle during a protest in Srinagar, India, Friday, July 30, 2010. Massive clashes erupted in Indian Kashmir's main city Friday after two men were wounded as paramilitary soldiers fired on a group of anti-India protesters, police and locals said. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

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Relatives and friends of Showket Ahmad wail near his body inside an ambulance outside a local hospital in Srinagar, India, Friday, July 30, 2010. Paramilitary soldiers fired on hundreds of demonstrators in Indian Kashmir on Friday, killing two men and wounding at least 12 others, police said as protests against Indian rule spread across the region. Showket was one of two civilian killed during a protest in Sopore, some 31 miles northwest of Srinagar. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

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People stand at a bank of overflowing steam in Mingora, the capital of Swat valley in Pakistan on Friday, July 30, 2010. The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached more than 300 on Friday, rescue and government officials said, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali)

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Saudi King Abdullah, left, and Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, talk to each other as they step off the plane upon their arrival at Rafik Hariri international airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday, July 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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From left, Maria Duran, Maria Uribe and Giornia Sanchez march in protest Thursday, July 29, 2010, in Phoenix to rally against Arizona's new immigration law, SB1070. Opponents of Arizona's immigration crackdown went ahead with protests Thursday despite a judge's ruling that delayed enforcement of most the law. (AP Photo/Matt York)

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Associated Press The House ethics committee investigating Rep. Charles B. Rangel hear a defense from the congressman's attorneys, who acknowledged "inadvertent" mistakes and blamed staffers for some errors.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS President Obama signed an executive order upon taking office that sought to undo one of George W. Bush's most controversial policies. He ordered the closure of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The step was hailed by civil liberties groups, but implementation has proved elusive as Congress has thwarted Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. from following through on the effort.