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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, speaks with U.S. military personnel during a repatriation ceremony for the remains of the U.S. servicemen who were missing in action during the Vietnam War at the airport in Hanoi, Friday, July 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Kham, Pool)

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, greets U.S. military personnel during a repatriation ceremony for the remains of the U.S. servicemen, missing in action during the Vietnam War at the airport in Hanoi, Friday, July 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Kham, Pool)

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The U.S. military personnel carry a casket containing remains which is believed to be the U.S. servicemen, missing in action during the Vietnam War as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton witnesses during a repatriation ceremony at the airport in Hanoi, Friday, July 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Kham, Pool)

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U.S. military personnel carry a coffin containing remains believed to be the U.S. servicemen, missing in action at the Vietnam War, during a repatriation ceremony with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton attended at the airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, Friday, July 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Kham, Pool)

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton waves before boarding a plane for departure back home following the 17th ASEAN Regional Forum meeting at the airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, Friday, July 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Kham, Pool)

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President Obama delivers remarks on the economy in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 23, 2010.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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North Korean Foreign Minister Park Ui Chun sits down next to his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi as they attend the plenary session of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Hanoi, Vietnam, Friday, July 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Hoang Dinh Nam, Pool)

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An Indian policeman gestures to his colleagues to move ahead during a protest in Srinagar, India, Friday, July 23, 2010. The predominantly Muslim region, where resistance to rule by Hindu-majority India is strong, has witnessed curfews and strikes for nearly a month after anti-India street protests and clashes surged. Residents accuse government forces of killing at least 17 people, mostly teenagers, in the demonstrations. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)

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A Kashmiri boy tries to cross barbed wire set-up by Indian police as a barricade on a deserted street in Srinagar, India, Friday, July 23, 2010. The predominantly Muslim region, where resistance to rule by Hindu-majority India is strong, has witnessed curfews and strikes for nearly a month after anti-India street protests and clashes surged. Residents accuse government forces of killing at least 17 people, mostly teenagers, in the demonstrations. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

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Kashmiri Muslim protesters shout pro-freedom slogans as they carry effigy of Jammu and Kashmir state Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during a protest in Srinagar, India, Friday, July 23, 2010. The predominantly Muslim region, where resistance to rule by Hindu-majority India is strong, has witnessed curfews and strikes for nearly a month after anti-India street protests and clashes surged. Residents accuse government forces of killing at least 17 people, mostly teenagers, in the demonstrations. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)

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An Indian policeman jumps in air to avoid stones thrown at him as he and his colleagues chase the protesters away in Srinagar, India, Friday, July 23, 2010. The predominantly Muslim region, where resistance to rule by Hindu-majority India is strong, has witnessed curfews and strikes for nearly a month after anti-India street protests and clashes surged. Residents accuse government forces of killing at least 17 people, mostly teenagers, in the demonstrations. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)

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An Indian policeman fires tear gas shell towards Kashmiri Muslim protesters in Srinagar, India, Friday, July 23, 2010. The predominantly Muslim region, where resistance to rule by Hindu-majority India is strong, has witnessed curfews and strikes for nearly a month after anti-India street protests and clashes surged. Residents accuse government forces of killing at least 17 people, mostly teenagers, in the demonstrations. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)

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Kashmiri Muslim protesters burn an effigy of Jammu and Kashmir state Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during a protest in Srinagar, India, Friday, July 23, 2010. The predominantly Muslim region, where resistance to rule by Hindu-majority India is strong, has witnessed curfews and strikes for nearly a month after anti-India street protests and clashes surged. Residents accuse government forces of killing at least 17 people, mostly teenagers, in the demonstrations. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, arrives to attend the opening of the ASEAN Regional Forum on Friday July 23, 2010, in Hanoi. The forum is attended by foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and their counterparts from partners countries including U.S., China, Russia, Japan and South Korea. (AP Photo/HOANG DINH Nam, Pool)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Rep. Charles B. Rangel, New York Democrat, answers questions about ethics charges on Capitol Hill on Thursday. The former chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee has been called on to resign by the leader of a watchdog organization.

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Associated Press Industrialist John Raese, seen here in April 2006 in a prior bid for office, is again seeking a Senate seat in West Virginia.

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (center), discusses global warming on Capitol Hill after Senate Democrats abandoned plans to pass an energy bill. Sen. John Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, and White House energy adviser Carol Browner look on. (Associated Press)

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Associated Press President Obama signs the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act at the White House on Thursday. The legislation, which passed both houses of Congress unanimously, calls on agencies to crack down on improper government payments.

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Associated Press Serbia's envoy to the Netherlands, Cedomir Radojkovic (left), and Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vuk Jeremic (center) await a ruling on Kosovo's declaration of independence from the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Thursday.