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New York state Assemblyman Daniel J. O'Donnell addresses colleagues prior to their vote on a gay-marriage bill on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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A protester throws stones at police on motorbikes during riots in central Athens on Wednesday. Police used tear gas to disperse groups of masked demonstrators hurling firebombs at a major rally outside parliament. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS SEEKING REFUGE: A man from Bangladesh who fled Libya sits at a refugee camp in Tunisia.
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Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman gets ready to take batting practice prior to a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Washington, Tuesday, June 14, 2011. Zimmerman was reinstated Tuesday from the disabled list after missing 58 games because of an injured abdominal muscle. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman was reinstated from the disabled list Tuesday after missing 58 games because of an injured abdominal muscle.
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D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown's budget plan, passed Tuesday, restored funding to services for the homeless. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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New York state Sen. Thomas Libous is part of the critical bloc of Senate Republicans who helped defeat a gay marriage bill two years ago. Democrats' all-out lobbying effort hopes to turn the tide this year. (Associated Press)
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Rashika Joshi, originally from India but now living in McLean, Va., smiles after receiving her certificate of citizenship, held by her 2 1/2-year-old daughter Isha. Joshi was one of 20 people from 12 countries who became naturalized U.S. citizens on Flag Day, Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Because Isha was born here, she is already a U.S. citizen. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Syrian refugees are seen in a camp, in Boynuyogun, Turkey, on June 14, 2011. According to the Turkish Prime Minister's office, the number of Syrian refugees in Turkey stands at more than 8.500 people. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Demonstrators marched to the U.S. District Court building in Los Angeles on Monday to demand that federal prosecutors bring charges against a white transit officer who was released from jail after serving half of a two-year sentence for fatally shooting Mr. Grant, an unarmed black man.
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Angel Ayala-Vazquez — known as "Angelo Millones" and "El Buster" — led Puerto Rico's most powerful drug trafficking organization. He was convicted in April of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, heroin, marijuana and pills such as Percocet and Xanax. (Department of Justice)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks during a United For Life event organized by a Hispanic anti-abortion group at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena on Sunday. Mr. Perry said he is "going to think about" entering the Republican field for the presidential nomination.
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Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (right) speaks on Tuesday, June 9, 2011, at the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala., before signing into law what critics and supporters are calling the strongest bill in the nation cracking down on illegal immigration as Sen. Scott Beason, the bill's sponsor, listens. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser)
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D.C. Council member Harry Thomas has denied any wrongdoing in relation to Team Thomas. The charity was never registered as a tax-exempt organization with the IRS, according to a lawsuit filed this week against Mr. Thomas by the city's attorney general. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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The district represented by Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, Virginia Democrat, could lose black voters in the state Senate's redistricting plan.
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** FILE ** Immigration activist Mohammad Abdollahi (left) stands outside the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on Thursday, June 2, 2011, during a press conference at which it was announced that several civil liberties groups had file lawsuits challenging Georgia's new immigration law, saying it violates state and federal law. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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"At a time when Congress is single-mindedly focused on our federal debt, how can we blindly maintain policies that foot the bill for students to attend schools that have proven to be such a bad investment?” said Sen. Tom Harkin, Iowa Democrat and chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
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Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrives at the Manhattan Criminal Courts building on Monday for his arraignment proceedings on charges of sexually assaulting a Manhattan hotel maid. The French economist and diplomat has said he is not guilty. (Associated Press)
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Students at the Cinderella Ball let loose on the dance floor with friends and family at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 5, 2011. This was the sixth annual Cinderella Ball, where students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities came together to celebrate. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Members of the United States Marines dance with students at the Cinderella Ball at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 5, 2011. This was the sixth annual Cinderella Ball, where students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities came together to celebrate. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
