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Minority Leader Anthony J. O’Donnell, Calvert Republican, addresses his fellow delegates during Tuesday’s special session at on expanding gambling in the state. “The votes didn’t exist for the underlying issue so this was offered,” he said of an amendment on gambling in veterans halls. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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George Allen, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from Virginia, has declined repeatedly to indicate whether he firmly supports the Medicare reform proposal being championed by his party’s vice-presidential nominee-in-waiting. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Michael Mendez is seen in an undated photo provided by the New Jersey State Police. A state police gang unit was searching Mendez's Paterson, N.J., apartment for drugs Thursday, Aug. 8, 2012, when detectives found his 44-year-old girlfriend in a locked bedroom. (AP Photo/New Jersey State Police)

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The pro-life Susan B. Anthony List will visit 30 cities in five swing states with the message that “abortion is not health care.” (Susan B. Anthony List)

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With Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin on the Republican ticket, Democrats target the lawmaker’s budget plan. (Associated Press)

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LeBron James of the United States dunks during the men's gold-medal basketball game against Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Miami Dolphins wide receiver Chad Johnson was arrested Saturday on a domestic violence charge. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

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United States Diana Taurasi raises her arms during a women's gold medal basketball game against France at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)