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Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng (left) meets with fellow activist Hu Jia at an undisclosed location in late April. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Hu Jia)
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** FILE ** In this April 25, 2012, file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Secret Service prostitution scandal. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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FILE - In this April 25, 2012 file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Expanding the prostitution investigation, the Secret Service acknowledges it is checking whether its employees consorted with strippers and prostitutes in advance of President Barack Obama's visit last year to El Salvador. The disclosure comes not long after the Homeland Security secretary assured skeptical senators that the prostitution scandal in Colombia appeared to be an isolated incident. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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** FILE ** In this April 12, 2012, file photo, Detroit Tigers' Delmon Young bats against the Tampa Bay Rays during a baseball game in Detroit. Young has been arrested on a hate crime assault charge after police say he attacked a group of men and yelled anti-Semitic epithets in New York. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)
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Tea party activist Jamie Radtke, of Chesterfield County, Va., is among four Republicans vying for the party's U.S. Senate nomination. (The Washington Times)
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"It's not about who gets the credit; it's about who gets help," said Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, Maryland Democrat, urging GOP colleagues to support the Violence Against Women Act. (Associated Press)
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Arizona state Sen. Russell Pearce displays a copy of the state's immigration law Wednesday as the Supreme Court heard arguments on it. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Ron Kirby of Alexandria puts his cap back on after saying the Pledge of Allegiance during a rally Wednesday by the American Council for Immigration Reform. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Former President George W. Bush, shown during the 2011 ride, will host a "Warrior 100K" mountain bike ride this week accompanied by disabled veterans. (George W. Bush Presidential Center)
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"Violence knows no bounds," says Rep. Kristi L. Noem, South Dakota Republican, during a news briefing Wednesday with 11 other GOP women lawmakers. (Associated Press)
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Sandy Adams, Florida Republican, says the House GOP bill will not include "controversial issues that would actually detract" from the Violence Against Women Act. (Associated Press)
