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Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, addresses an overflow crowd as he campaigns with his Plan for a Stronger Middle Class at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Golden, Colo., on Thursday. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., accompanied by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks during a session titled: 'The U.S. Congress and the Global AIDS Epidemic" Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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A motorist who got out of her car argues with a demonstrator as civil servants blocked traffic during a protest against government cuts in Madrid on Monday. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has been introducing successive rounds of austerity measures aimed at preventing the country from being forced into a public finance bailout. (Associated Press)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and other GOP leaders, talk to reporters following a political strategy session at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. He is joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., far left, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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President Obama told a crowd Wednesday in Mansfield, Ohio, that the tax cut Republican Mitt Romney proposes would come at the expense of the middle class. (Associated Press)
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Lines reach outside the doors Aug. 1, 2012, at a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Falls Church, Va., on "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day," an informal nationwide event organized by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to show support for the corporation, which has faced backlash since company CEO Don Cathy spoke out against gay marriage. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)
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**FILE** Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaks on Feb. 14, 2012, at HHS headquarters in Washington. (Associated Press)
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Pastor William Owens Sr. opposes President Obama’s support of gay marriage on Tuesday. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)
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Presiding Prelate of the Covenant International Fellowship of Churches Bishop Janice Hollis, from Philadelphia, Pa., joins Wiliam Owen, president and founder of the Coalition of African-American Pastors, to launch a national campaign to oppose President Obama's support of gay marriage during a press conference at the National Press Club on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in Washington D.C. "He does not have a pass," Hollis says in response to the general belief that President Obama is going to win the majority of the African American vote. The CAAP say they are urging black pastors around the country to oppose the president's actions and withdraw support for him in the upcoming November elections. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)
