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National Edition News cover for July 10, 2014 - Obama passes buck, saying that Congress handles deportations: In this June 25, 2014 photo, a group of immigrants from Honduras and El Salvador who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally are stopped in Granjeno, Texas. The epicenter of the recent surge in illegal immigration is a 5-mile slice of deep South Texas that has become a hot spot for migrants, human smugglers and drug cartels. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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** FILE ** A group of immigrants from Honduras and El Salvador are stopped at the U.S.-Mexico border in Granjeno, Texas. (Associated Press)
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The aftermath of a suicide truck bombing of the U.S. Marines barracks in Beirut, Lebanon on Sunday, Oct. 23, 1983. The blast claimed the lives of 241 American service members. (AP Photo/Jim Bourdier, File)
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Ms. Nina Lagergren, right, the half sister of Raoul Wallenberg joins Congressional leaders, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) as they posthumously present her with a Congressional Gold Medal for Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who saved the lives of nearly 100,000 Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust at the Rotunda in the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Facebook has allowed the "Kill Kendall Jones" community page to stay, despite deleting several of the Texas teen's hunting photos for violating the social media network's animal abuse policies. (Facebook)
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Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla. chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, greets witnesses as the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs holds a hearing to examine why thousands of military veterans have been waiting for up to three months for medical appointments, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 9, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)