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California Assembly Speaker John Perez, the body's first openly gay leader, urges lawmakers to approve a measure requiring public schools to teach the historical contributions of gay Americans, on Tuesday, July 5, 2011, in Sacramento. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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President Obama, flanked by lawmakers and Cabinet members, signs the Wall Street reform and consumer protection bill on July 21, 2010. Now Republican lawmakers are using legislative means to try to weaken it. Their hope is to force some compromises on agency budgets and regulatory nominees. (Associated Press)
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Casey Anthony goes over paperwork during a break on the final day of arguments in her murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla., on July 4, 2011. Anthony has plead not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee, and could face the death penalty if convicted of that charge. (Associated Press)
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Mexican Federal Police agents escort Jesus Enrique Rejon Aguilar, alias "El Mamito," to his presentation to the media in Mexico City on Monday, July 4, 2011. Police believe he is connected with the killing of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in February. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
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Casey Anthony reacts as the prosecution presents its closing arguments in her murder trial in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday, July 3, 2011. Ms. Anthony has plead not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee, and could face the death penalty if convicted on that charge. (AP Photo/Red Huber, Pool)
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Thousands of people march through downtown Atlanta in protest against Georgia's strict new immigration law on Saturday, July 2, 2011, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)
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Activists boat "Audacity of Hope" is escorted by the Greek coast guard ship in town of Peramat, near Athens, Greece, Friday, July 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
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In this image made from video released by Change.org, a Saudi Arabian woman drives a car on June 17, 2011, as part of a campaign to defy Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** In this Monday, June 6, 2011, file photo, former IMF leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn, right, appears at his arraignment on charges of sexually assaulting a Manhattan hotel maid, at State Supreme Court in New York. (AP Photo/Allan Tannenbaum, Pool, File)
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**FILE** Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (left), Kentucky Republican, speaks June 28, 2011, with reporters as Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican, looks on, following a weekly Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)
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Casey Anthony talks to an unidentified man during her murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse Thursday, June 30, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. Anthony, 25, has plead not guilty in the death of her daughter, Caylee, and could face the death penalty if convicted of that charge. (AP Photo/Red Huber, Pool)
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**FILE** The Rev. Michael Gray, a United Methodist pastor in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, speaks June 30, 2011, at a news conference in Lewiston, Maine, where it was announced that gay-marriage supporters are laying the groundwork for another referendum on same-sex marriage in the state. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (right), Kentucky Republican, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 29, 2011, as Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, Utah Republican, looks on. (Associated Press)
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College lecturers picket outside Croydon College in south London as thousands of public-service workers and teachers in the United Kingdom strike over pension cuts on Thursday, June 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
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"If this week has shown us anything it's that the American people can't wait on Democrats to do the right thing when it comes to spending and debt and putting us on a path to balance the budget," said Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican. Sen. Orrin Hatch, Utah Republican (left), also spoke in favor of a balanced budget amendment. (Associated Press)
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People wait for a bus outside a shuttered art center in Detroit. Mayor Dave Bing is challenging the Census Bureau's count that put the city's population below the important threshold of 750,000, the level needed to qualify for some state and federal aid programs. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Belarus plainclothes policemen detain a protester during a "Revolution by Social Networks" rally in Minsk on Wednesday. The Vesna rights advocacy group said more than 100 people were arrested after police lost patience and began rounding up the demonstrators, beating many with truncheons.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Activist and artist Ai Weiwei talks to journalists gathered outside his home in Beijing on June 23 after his release from government detention. He is challenging tax evasion charges and a $1.85 million tax bill. Chinese authorities previously have said Mr. Ai was released after he confessed to tax evasion and pledged to repay the money owed.
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Some Syrian refugees in Turkey say they are dedicated to continuing the fight for freedom from across the border. "We weren't ready earlier." one said. (Associated Press)
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A fire bomb thrown by protesters explodes next to riot police during a demonstration in Athens Tuesday evening June 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
