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ASSOCIATED PRESS A nurse at the national hospital in Abuja, Nigeria, removes the breathing mask of a man injured in Friday's suicide attack on U.N. headquarters in Abuja so he can speak during a visit by U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro (not seen) on Sunday. Twenty-three died in the suicide car bombing.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS A nurse at the national hospital in Abuja, Nigeria, removes the breathing mask of a man injured in Friday's suicide attack on U.N. headquarters in Abuja so he can speak during a visit by U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro (not seen) on Sunday. Twenty-three died in the suicide car bombing.
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Actress Daryl Hannah is arrested by U.S. Park Police in front of the White House on Aug. 30, 2011, during a protest against the Keystone oil pipeline. (Associated Press)
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"We're going to carry out the law in such a way that we don't bust the budget. And that's why I say that I don't want to create too many expectations."
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** FILE ** Environmental activists gather outside the White House on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, to protest the Keystone XL pipeline. (Associated Press)
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"The ideal is somebody that is beloved by the tea party who holds statewide office in a swing state and, oh, is Hispanic and young," said Jennifer E. Duffy, of the Cook Political Report. "He [Sen. Marco Rubio] pretty much fills that bill, doesn't he?" (Associated Press)
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City Market Onion River Co-op in Burlington, Vt., is filled with seasonal produce. It lets members save money and reduce their ecological footprints by buying in bulk. (Associated Press)
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BARBARA L. SALISBURY/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley says aggressive cuts in the federal budget could double or even triple his state's anticipated $1 billion shortfall next year, increasing the probability of a tax increase.
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Jeremy Jackson's abuse of bulk-inducing drugs ultimately got him onto another TV series: "Celebrity Rehab." (VH1)
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Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith deny tabloid reports that their 13-year-old marriage is coming to an end. (Associated Press)
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Election official Bob MacCallum reads a book while awaiting voters at the Greenspring retirement community in Springfield on Tuesday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Supporters (above) of India's anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare rally to his cause Monday in New Delhi. Mr. Hazare, who has been fasting since last Tuesday, is unhappy with the Indian government's response to his proposed reform legislation. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (top) appeared resolute in not giving in to the activist's demands for a powerful watchdog office to stamp out graft and corruption. Top: Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare acknowledges the crowd as he returned to the stage after a break, in front of the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the Ramlila Grounds in New Delhi, India, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. Hazare, who has entered the seventh day of his fast, is unhappy with the Indian government's response, aides said Monday, as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appeared staunch against caving to the activist's demands for a powerful anti-graft watchdog office. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
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Nafissatou Diallo, the hotel housekeeper who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her, listens as her lawyer Kenneth Thompson speaks to the media following a meeting at the Manhattan prosecutor's office on Aug. 22, 2011. (Associated Press)
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The Mayor wants use the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial dedication as a platform for arguing state rights for the District. What's up with that? "I'm not sure I see the connection between Martin Luther King and states rights. In my mind Martin Luther King was very much about the federal government being fair to everyone. States rights are about imposing rules on some." Sun King Davis, actor, Southwest
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Grocery workers from Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons began voting on Friday in San Diego to reject a health care package proposed by the chains. Thousands of Southern California grocery workers voted overwhelmingly to reject a health care proposal from major supermarket chains and authorize their union leaders to call a strike, a spokesman said Sunday. (Associated Press)
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The Mayor wants use the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial dedication as a platform for arguing state rights for the District. What's up with that? "They're separate issues, but I think we should address [state rights] now. It takes one person to mess things up, but if everyone is involved we can get something done." Kenneth Grant, Capitol Hill, on disability
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The Mayor wants use the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial dedication as a platform for arguing state rights for the District. What's up with that? "They're separate issues, but I think we should address [state rights] now. It takes one person to mess things up, but if everyone is involved we can get something done." Kenneth Grant, Capitol Hill, on disability
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**FILE** Immigrant rights groups and community members call in Los Angeles on Aug. 15, 2011, for an end to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Secure Communities program, which was created in 2008 and calls for police to submit suspects' fingerprints to DHS so they can be cross-checked with federal deportation orders. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Immigrant rights groups and community members rally in Los Angeles on Aug. 15, 2011, for an end to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Secure Communities Program, which was created in 2008 and calls for police to submit suspects' fingerprints to DHS so they can be cross-checked with federal deportation orders. (Associated Press)
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Art Plotka (holding bullhorn), of Windsor, N.J., and other striking Verizon workers protest during a candlelight vigil at the home of Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam in Mendham, N.J., on Aug. 18, 2011. (Associated Press)
