Politics

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According to Karl Alzner's agent, J.P. Barry, there is still a "gap" to close in contract negotiations with the Washington Capitals before a deal is agreed upon. (Associated Press)

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Sgt. Karl Augustus, on his third tour in Iraq, says he thinks the new Iraq withdrawal timetable means his next deployment will be to Afghanistan, and he looks forward to that. "I'm just ready for whatever," he says.

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**FILE** Natalie Theys, 19, environmental student at Connecticut College, and thousands of young leaders from across the country rally on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol to demand that President Obama and Congress pass bold federal climate and energy legislation in 2009 that will dramatically reduce carbon emissions and create millions of green jobs. (The Washington Times)

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Clouds gather over the control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington. (Getty Images file)

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** FILE ** Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have announced plans to block BlackBerry transmissions. (AP Photo)

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** FILE ** U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa on the sidelines of the Egypt-hosted international conference on rebuilding Gaza, in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, in March 2009. (AP Photo/U.S. Embassy in Egypt, Sameh Refaat)

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Gene Mueller / The Washington Times The hunting party included Tommy Nelson, Ronnie DePalma and Bob Greer with rabbits, and Bill Ayers with beagles Shorty and Amy.

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Bangladeshi civilians and the army take part Friday in a funeral of victims of the mutiny Wednesday in Dhaka, when a fierce gunbattle broke out inside the headquarters of Bangladesh's border security force - a mutiny by guards against their officers. (Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)

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Associated press General Motors posted a $9.6 billion fourth-quarter loss and said Thursday that it burned through $6.2 billion in the last three months of 2008 as it fought the worst U.S. auto sales climate since 1982 and sought government loans to keep the company running.

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**FILE** Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. listens during remarks of the Fiscal Responsibility Summit, hosted by President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Associated Press.

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**FILE** The Treasury Department announced Friday, July 23, 2010, It was selling 1.5 billion shares of Citigroup stock.

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GETTY IMAGES Mayors from throughout the United States, including President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Manuel Diaz from Miami (center), gather outside the White House after meeting with President Obama on Friday.

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Daniel Ayalon, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S., is supporting a government post for controversial Israeli politician Avigdor Lieberman. (The Washington Times)

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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, joined by several legislators including Speaker of The House Jim Tucker, R-Terrytown, second from right, and Rep. Jane Smith, R-Bossier City, far right, exits a news conference at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009. Jindal is among a handful of Republican governors are considering turning down some money from the federal stimulus package, a move opponents say puts conservative ideology ahead of the needs of constituents struggling with record foreclosures and soaring unemployment. (AP Photo/The Advocate, Richard Alan Hannon)

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Kevin Payne is stepping down as D.C. United's president and CEO. He'll reportedly join Toronto FC as team president. (D.C. United)

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** FILE ** Richard C. Holbrooke (left), the U.S. envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in February 2009 as tensions over civilian casualties strain relations between the two countries. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Thousands of people turned out Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009, for a federal government job fair at the Atlanta Federal Center (the old Rich's building) in downtown Atlanta. The fair, sponsored by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Atlanta District), was for jobs with federal agencies such as Justice, Labor, Commerce, Social Security, FBI, and Food and Drug, just to name a few. (AP Photo/The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Rich Addicks)

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Elkhart, Indiana, was where President Obama announced his economic stimulus package, which helped the area recover its business of making gas-guzzling recreational vehicles. (Associated Press)