War_Conflict

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Sam Mullet Sr. is one of 16 Amish charged in beard- and hair-cutting attacks in Ohio who rejected government plea bargain offers of leniency Monday and will go trial. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** The Iraqi flag waves Nov. 22, 2011, while federal police parade in Baghdad. (Associated Press)

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GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem. “We must lead the effort to prevent Iran from building and possessing nuclear weapons capability,” he said. (Associated Press)

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Syrian rebels rest in a pickup truck Saturday in Aleppo. “Life in Aleppo has become unbearable. ... There’s shelling night and day, every day,” said a Syrian writer who spoke via telephone on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals. Iran is Syria’s only remaining ally in the Middle East after 17 months of fighting. (Associated Press)

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The Club for Growth Action has spent about $5.5 million to try to push tea party insurgent Ted Cruz to victory. The Texas Conservatives Fund, which backs Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, has doled out $5.2 million to attack the tea party favorite. (Associated Press)

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Syrian refugees arrive July 26, 2012, at the border crossing by the Iraqi town of Qaim, 200 miles (320 kilometers) west of Baghdad. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this file photo from July 26, 2012, Raul Castro speaks in Guantanamo on Revolution Day, the anniversary of the July 26, 1953, rebel attack on a military barracks led by Fidel and Raul Castro that is considered the beginning of the Cuban revolution. (Associated Press)

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Armed Syrian rebels stand guard July 25, 2012, as refugees flee Syria at the border crossing by the Iraqi town of Qaim, 200 miles (320 kilometers) west of Baghdad. (Associated Press)

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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz says the Air Force and Navy are developing "a range of initiatives" to counter high-technology and area-denial weaponry as part of the new Air Sea Battle Concept. (Associated Press)