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ASSOCIATED PRESS AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION: Rep. Lamar Smith, Texas Republican, wants a new policy for illegals involved in DUI cases.
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Afghans gather at the scene of an attack on a presidential adviser in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Aug. 2. CIA Director Leon Panetta said fewer than 100 al Qaeda operatives remain in Afghanistan, a number officials hope will restore American optimism in the ongoing war. (Associated Press)
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David Walker, an Arizona rancher, stands at a wall on the border with Mexico at a ranch in Hereford, Ariz., on Sunday. Mr. Walker was attending a rally in support of Arizona's immigration law. (Associated Press)
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As a member of the sovereign-citizens movement, James McBride contends the U.S. government has not had authority over citizens for more than a century. (Associated Press)
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GOP Senate candidate Dino Rossi most likely will face Democratic Sen. Patty Murray in the fall elections. (AP Photo)
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Democratic Sen. Patty Murray is likely to face GOP favorite Dino Rossi in Washington's election for the Senate seat. In recent polls, Mr. Rossi trails Mrs. Murray by about 4 percentage points. (AP Photo)
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The Israeli army removed the wall because of a reduced security threat and increased coordination with the Palestinian security forces, officials said. (Associated Press)
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Patriarch Bartholomew I (center), the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, conducts a service at the Sumela Monastery in Trabzon, northeastern Turkey, on Sunday. Orthodox Christians held a rare service at an ancient monastery in Turkey after the government allowed worship there once a year in a gradual loosening of restrictions on religious expression. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** House speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Earl Blumenauer speak to the press in this Aug. 5, 2010, file photo. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Motoya Nakamura, File)
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About three dozen people are protesting outside Nationals Park, urging commissioner Bud Selig to move the 2011 All-Star Game from Phoenix because of Arizona's new immigration legislation prior to a Washington Nationals baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
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United States guard Rudy Gay goes up for a dunk during the third quarter of an exhibition basketball game against France Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010 at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg delivers to the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS About three dozen people are protesting outside Nationals Park, urging commissioner Bud Selig to move the 2011 All-Star Game from Phoenix because of Arizona's new immigration legislation prior to a Washington Nationals baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010.
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An Israeli army crane removes a section of a concrete wall in the Jewish neighborhood of Gilo in Jerusalem on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010. Israel erected the wall in 2001 in order to protect Israelis against gunfire from the nearby Palestinian village of Beit Jala. The military said the removal was due to a reduced security threat and increased coordination with the Palestinian security forces. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
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Iraqi army soldiers secure the scene of a roadside bomb attack in Baghdad on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010. A series of rush-hour bombings across Baghdad has killed and injured scores of people, officials said. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) introduces Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to the members of his delegation at the prime minister's house in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010. Mr. Ban traveled to flood-ravaged Pakistan to boost relief efforts as the 20 million people made homeless in one of the worst disasters to hit the country grow increasingly desperate. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
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Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan bows deeply in front of a huge bank of chrysanthemums to offer prayers for the war dead at Budokan martial arts hall in Tokyo on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010, in ceremonies marking the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
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President Barack Obama waves as he and first lady MIchelle Obama board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010, for a weekend in Panama City, Fla. The first family, absent Malia who is at summer camp, plans to spend time enjoying the area's recreational activities. But the president has also scheduled a meeting with small-business owners as the government's focus moves from plugging the oil leak to rebuilding the region's economy. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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Iraqi security forces stand guard in central Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. Gunmen killed five Iraqi security personnel Saturday, including a pair of sleeping policemen who were shot and set on fire, amid persistent debate over whether Iraqi forces can protect the country as U.S. troops. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
