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A Navy officer "cases" or retires the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology flag during a ceremony Wednesday at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the District. Formally casing the flags represents the ending of a mission, and for the hospital it ends 102 years of service to American soldiers. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Members of the Fight against Terrorism Society, a local group, tear a poster of visiting Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar at a protest in New Delhi on Wednesday. Indian and Pakistani officials began talks Tuesday against the backdrop of a recent terror attack that killed 20 people in India's financial capital. (Associated Press)
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Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna (left) reacts as his Pakistani counterpart, Hina Rabbani Khar, reaches out to shake hands before their talks in New Delhi on Wednesday. The ministers met Wednesday for the first time since the nuclear-armed rivals resumed peace talks in February. Those talks were suspended after Pakistan-based militants attacked the city of Mumbai in November 2008. (Associated Press)
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Ghulam Haider Hamidi, the mayor of Kandahar, Afghanistan, was assassinated Wednesday by a suicide bomber who hid explosives in his turban. His death is the third killing of a Karzai associate in a little more than two weeks. On July 12, Ahmed Wali Karzai was gunned down in his home in Kandahar by a close associate, dealing a blow to President Hamid Karzai's support system. (Associated Press)
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Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman-designate of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says that al Qaeda remains a threat to the U.S. and may launch new attacks. (Associated Press)
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Armed South African soldiers stage a night patrol (below) for visiting news media reporting on their efforts to counter rhino poachers. (Associated Press)
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A Naval officer "cases" or retires the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology flag during a ceremony Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., to officially mark the transition to medical services at Bethesda Naval Medical Center and Ft. Belvoir. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting of the Central Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization in the West Bank city of Ramallah on July 27, 2011. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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An Afghan border police man stands guard on a wall near the mayor's office in Kandahar south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, July 27, 2011. The mayor of Kandahar was assassinated on Wednesday by a suicide bomber who hid explosives in his turban, Afghan officials said. (AP Photo/ Allauddin Khan)
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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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** FILE ** South Sudan President Salva Kiir (center) and Sudan President Omar al-Bashir (right) stand on the podium at the start of independence celebrations in Juba, South Sudan, on Saturday, July 9, 2011. (AP Photo/David Azia)
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Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., left, is arrested in front of the White House after performing an act of civil disobedience at a rally in support of the DREAM Act in Washington, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is said to be concerned about international reaction should the country develop nuclear weapons. (Associated Press)
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Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., arrives to a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing looking into the Justice Department's firearms trafficking investigation, Operation Fast and Furious, on Capitol Hill Washington, D.C., Tuesday, July 26, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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William McMahon, ATF Deputy Assistant Director for Field Operations, is seen during a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing looking into the Justice Department's firearms trafficking investigation, Operation Fast and Furious, on Capitol Hill Washington, D.C., Tuesday, July 26, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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William Newell, Former ATF Special Agent in Charge Phoenix Field Division, is seen during a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing looking into the Justice Department's firearms trafficking investigation, Operation Fast and Furious, on Capitol Hill Washington, D.C., Tuesday, July 26, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Lorren Leadmon, ATF Intelligence Operations Specialist, is seen during a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing looking into the Justice Department's firearms trafficking investigation, Operation Fast and Furious, on Capitol Hill Washington, D.C., Tuesday, July 26, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Carlos Canino, ATF acting attaché to Mexico, is seen during a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on the Justice Department's "Fast and Furious" firearms trafficking investigation on Capitol Hill on July 26, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Jose Wall, ATF senior special agent, is seen during a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on the Justice Department's "Fast and Furious" firearms trafficking investigation on Capitol Hill on July 26, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Darren Gil, former ATF attaché to Mexico, is seen during a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on the Justice Department's "Fast and Furious" firearms trafficking investigation on Capitol Hill on July 26, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
