Politics

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As the Soviet satellite Sputnik orbited the Earth in 1957, it launched a U.S. call for science education. (Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)

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Barack Obama waves to the crowd as he delivers a speech at the victory column in Berlin Thursday, July 24, 2008, during a visit to Germany in the middle of his campaign to become U.S. president.

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Agence France-Presse / Getty Images Greg Norman, a two-time British Open champion, is within a stroke of the lead after the first round at Royal Birkdale.

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Getty Images Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (left) and Gazprom chief Alexei Miller visit the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk. Mr. Putin expressed concern about the country's declining oil production and said the sector has reached a "critical juncture."

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After peering into the U.S. from atop the U.S.-Mexico border fence, a man returns to the Mexican side in Tijuana, Mexico. But Indian tribes are calling for a halt to building the fence, arguing it will destroy their traditions and religious practices. (Associated Press)

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Washington Nationals MASN Sports play-by-play announcer was honored this past weekend as co-D.C. sportscaster of the year, along with CSN Washington's Joe Beninati, the voice of the Washington Capitals. (The Washington Times)

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A hazardous materials worker suits up before entering the Hart Senate Office Building at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC Thursday, November 1, 2001.

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**FILE** Iraq War veteran James G. Elliott sits alone following his testimony of his experiences while taking the smoking cessation drug Chantix, before a House Committee on Veterans' Affairs at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 9, 2008, for a hearing titled "Why Does the VA Continue to Give a Suicide-Inducing Drug to Veterans with PTSD?" (The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** This image from Iranian Television shows the launch of a Shahab-3 missile, which officials have said has a range of 1,250 miles and is armed with a 1-ton conventional warhead. Iran test-fired nine long- and medium-range missiles on Wednesday, July 9, 2008, during war games that officials said are in response to U.S. and Israeli threats, state television reported. (AP Photo)

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Seen here at a Senate hearing in December 1992 long before either ran for president, Sen. John Kerry (left) listens to Sen. John McCain. Mr. Kerry offered Mr. McCain the No. 2 spot on his ticket in 2004, but now says he is not fit for the White House.

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Fort Monroe in Hampton, Va., the last active fort in the country with a moat, was a mecca for fugitive slaves during the Civil War, and historians want to honor its role when the Army returns it to Virginia's control. (Associated Press)

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Rush Limbaugh

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Sen. Jesse Helms, North Carolina Republican (left), who took delight in being called "Senator No" for opposing liberal legislation, was joined by conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly and Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, Utah Republican, at an anti-Equal Rights Amendment dinner in March 1979 in Washington. (Associated Press/File)