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Greek taxi drivers, protesting new licensing rules as part of the government's austerity measures, wave a Greek flag and chant slogans at a demonstration outside the Greek parliament in Athens on Tuesday. Some entrepreneurial Greeks, by contrast, are trying to make the best of the austerity situation. (Associated Press)
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From left: Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, head July 31, 2011, to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill to vote on the debt-limit solution crafted by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (second from right), Kentucky Republican, walks July 31, 2011, to the Senate floor at the Capitol for a vote on a debt-limit solution crafted by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. McConnell is joined by Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl (left), of Arizona, and Sen. John Barrasso (rear center), Wyoming Republican. (Associated Press)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (second from right), Kentucky Republican, walks July 31, 2011, to the Senate floor at the Capitol for a vote on a debt-limit solution crafted by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. McConnell is joined by Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl (left), of Arizona, and Sen. John Barrasso (rear center), Wyoming Republican. (Associated Press)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, is pursued by a reporter on July 31, 2011, as he arrives at his office on Capitol Hill after speaking about ongoing debt negotiations on Sunday talk shows. (Associated Press)
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President Obama talks about the ongoing budget ceiling negotiations on July 29, 2011, at the White House. (Associated Press)
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President Obama talks about the ongoing budget ceiling negotiations on July 29, 2011, at the White House. (Associated Press)
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Public corruption "is a problem across this country," says Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican, co-sponsor of a bill to strengthen exisiting laws applying to misconduct in office. "Our citizens deserve to be governed by the rule of law, not the rule of men." (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS African Union troops defend the Yaaqshid district of Mogadishu, Somalia, on Thursday. Spokesman Col. Paddy Ankunda said the AU force believes al-Shabab is trying to prevent aid from reaching tens of thousands of refugees.
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi discusses the House debt bill during her weekly press conference, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 28, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi discusses the House debt bill during her weekly press conference, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 28, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi makes her way to her weekly press conference, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 28, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Calling themselves an "Interfaith Coalition," a group of religious leaders leads prayer and protest against Congressional leaders in the Capitol Rotunda, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 28, 2011. The group said they were against "immoral budget cuts" and said they felt poor people were not being protected by new budget decisions. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Calling themselves an "Interfaith Coalition," a group of religious leaders leads prayer and protest against Congressional leaders in the Capitol Rotunda, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 28, 2011. The group said they were against "immoral budget cuts" and said they felt poor people were not being protected by new budget decisions. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, Utah Republican, said of a new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report, "Simply put, this report states the obvious, that Americans have known for more than a year - the $2.6 trillion law only makes the fundamental problem of skyrocketing health care costs worse." (Associated Press)
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Hassan Mohamud (left) and Mohamed Hassan are spearheading a relief effort in the Minneapolis area for drought-stricken Somalia. The two men are part of an ad hoc committee that is working with the American Refugee Committee to raise money and collect supplies. "Because of my relationship to the people of Somalia back home ... I cannot afford to sit back and watch people go through these experiences," Mr. Hassan said. (Associated Press)
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Thousands of young Israelis marched in downtown Tel Aviv on Saturday to protest rising housing prices, the first major demonstration in a movement calling attention to the soaring cost of living. (Associated Press)
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Redskins safety Oshiomogho Atogwe kept in shape by working out at a St. Charles, Mo., high school. Atogwe signed a five-year, $26 million deal in March. (Sid Hastings/Special To The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins safety Oshiomogho Atogwe (center) enjoys a light moment working out with former St. Louis Rams safeties Corey Chavous (left) and Aeneas Williams at a high school in St. Charles, Mo. (Sid Hastings/Special To The Washington Times)
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House Speaker John Boehner, (right) Ohio Republican, and Republican Conference Chairman Rep. Jeb Hensarling (center), Texas Republican, listen as House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Virginia Republican, speaks July 26, 2011, during a news conference at the Republican National Committee on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)
