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IPanama border police patrol by boat in the Darien province on the border with Colombia, near Yaviza, Panama. Panamanian authorities began noticing five years ago that the Darien Gap, the only interruption in the hemisphere-spanning Pan-American Highway, was being used by migrant smugglers, usually to move people from Asia and Africa. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
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A Panama border police officer questions two migrants from India at a police station in the Darien province on the border with Colombia, in Yaviza, Panama. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
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Migrants rest in a shelter after being found in the Darien province by Panama border police in Meteti, Panama. Panamanian authorities began noticing five years ago that the Darien Gap, the only interruption in the Pan-American Highway, was being used by migrant smugglers, usually to move people from Asia and Africa. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
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Cuban migrants gather as they rest at a shelter along with another group of migrants from Bangladesh, after being found by Panamanian border police in the Darien province in Meteti, Panama. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
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Two migrants from Bangladesh sit inside a police car after being found in the Darien province by Panama border police in Panama City. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
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A Panama border police officer points as he begins to patrol in the Darien province, on the border with Colombia, in Yaviza, Panama. Panamanian authorities began noticing five years ago that the Darien Gap, the only interruption in the Pan-American Highway, was being used by migrant smugglers, usually to move people from Asia and Africa. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
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Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan visited New Hampshire on Monday to rebut President Obama’s claims Saturday that Mr. Romney would raise taxes on the middle class. (Associated Press)
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Rep. W. Todd Akin, Missouri Republican, is under heavy pressure from his own political party to quit the race for the U.S. Senate after insensitive remarks he made regarding rape and abortion. (Associated Press)
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Panamanian border police load boats with equipment to begin patrolling for migrant smugglers, among other things. Panama’s public safety minister, Jose Murillo, says that hundreds of Cubans are now taking the arduous Darien Gap route northward to the United States. (Associated Press)
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A Panamanian border police officer points as he begins his patrol in Darien province, on the border with Colombia, in Yaviza, Panama. Panamanian authorities began noticing five years ago that the Darien Gap, the only interruption in the Pan-American Highway, was being used by migrant smugglers. (Associated Press)
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Cuban migrant Mayra Reyes, fourth from right, rests at a shelter with other Cubans with whom she traveled, along with migrants from Bangladesh, after being caught by Panamanian border police in Meteti, Panama. (Associated Press)
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Director Tony Scott’s most recent thriller was “Unstoppable” starring Denzel Washington. Authorities say Mr. Scott left several notes to loved ones in his car and at another location before committing suicide from a bridge in Los Angeles on Sunday. The Hollywood veteran was 68 years old. (Associated Press)
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President Obama’s support for gay marriage and its inclusion in the Democratic platform would excite his base, but could lose some moderates. (Associated Press)
