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National Edition News cover for August 18, 2014 - Added intrigue clouds battle of Perry and Texas prosecutor: Gov. Rick Perry makes a statement in Austin, Texas on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014 concerning the indictment on charges of coercion of a public servant and abuse of his official capacity. Perry is the first Texas governor since 1917 to be indicted. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)

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Kurdish forces, known as peshmerga, retook parts of Mosul Dam on Sunday, less than two weeks after Baghdad's vital water source was captured by Islamic State fighters. (Associated Press)

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Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at a rally at Greater Grace Church, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, for Michael Brown who was killed by police, last Saturday in Ferguson, Mo. Brown's shooting in the middle of a street, following a suspected robbery of a box of cigars from a nearby market, has sparked a week of protests, riots and looting in the St. Louis suburb. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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A law enforcement officer watches Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, as tear gas is fired to disperse a crowd protesting the shooting of teenager Michael Brown last Saturday in Ferguson, Mo. Brown's shooting in the middle of a street following a suspected robbery of a box of cigars from a nearby market has sparked a week of protests, riots and looting in the St. Louis suburb. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Tear gas is fired to disperse a crowd protesting the shooting of teenager Michael Brown last Saturday in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown's shooting in the middle of a street following a suspected robbery of a box of cigars from a nearby market has sparked a week of protests, riots and looting in the St. Louis suburb. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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In this July 6, 2013 still frame from a video produced by the Los Angeles Police Department, a man posing as a terrorist runs as a heavily-armored vehicle approaches in a drill simulating a terrorist attack in downtown Los Angeles. After spending a decade sending military equipment to civilian police departments across the United States, Washington is reconsidering the idea in light of the violence in Ferguson, Mo., amid images of heavily-armed police, snipers trained on protesters and tear gas plumes. One night after the violence that accompanied the presence of military-style equipment in Ferguson, the crowd calmed considerably when a police captain walked through the crowd, unprotected, in a gesture of reconciliation. The contrast added to the perception that the tanks and tear gas had done more harm than good. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Police Department)

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** FILE ** Protesters hold up signs in front of a convenience store that was looted and burned following the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown by police nearly a week ago in Ferguson, Mo, on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Attack on Freedom of Religion Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Displaced Iraqis from the Yazidi community gather at a park near the Turkey-Iraq border at the Ibrahim al-Khalil crossing, as they try to cross to Turkey, in Zakho, 300 miles (475 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. The European Union on Friday forged a unified response to the rapid advance of Islamic militants in Iraq and the resulting refugee crisis, allowing direct arms deliveries to Kurdish fighters battling the Sunni insurgents, while several EU nations pledged more humanitarian aid. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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A Palestinian protester throws a piece of concrete at Israeli soldiers during clashes, following a protest against the Israeli military action over Hamas in Gaza, in the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi) ** FILE **

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Members of The Old Guard carry the casket of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene into Section 60 for his funeral service at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Thursday, August 14, 2014. Greene was killed in Afghanistan while at the national military academy in Kabul. He was the highest-ranking U.S. Army officer killed in combat since the Vietnam War. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Family members, center, watch as members of the Old Guard carry the casket of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene into Section 60 for his funeral service at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Thursday, August 14, 2014. Greene was killed in Afghanistan while at the national military academy in Kabul. He was the highest-ranking U.S. Army officer killed in combat since the Vietnam War. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A large crowd gathers for the funeral service for U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Thursday, August 14, 2014. Greene was killed in Afghanistan while at the national military academy in Kabul. He was the highest-ranking U.S. Army officer killed in combat since the Vietnam War. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The family of Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, from left, father Harold Greene, daughter Amelia Greene, son Army 1st Lt. Matthew Greene and his wife, Dr. Susan Myers sit for the funeral service for U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Thursday, August 14, 2014. Greene was killed in Afghanistan while at the national military academy in Kabul. He was the highest-ranking U.S. Army officer killed in combat since the Vietnam War. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The family of Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, from left, daughter-in-law Kasandra Greene, father Harold Greene, daughter Amelia Greene, son Army 1st Lt. Matthew Greene and his wife, Dr. Susan Myers sit for the funeral service for U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Thursday, August 14, 2014. Greene was killed in Afghanistan while at the national military academy in Kabul. He was the highest-ranking U.S. Army officer killed in combat since the Vietnam War. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The family of Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, from left, daughter-in-law Kasandra Greene, father Harold Greene, daughter Amelia Greene, son Army 1st Lt. Matthew Greene and his wife, Dr. Susan Myers sit for the funeral service for U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Thursday, August 14, 2014. Greene was killed in Afghanistan while at the national military academy in Kabul. He was the highest-ranking U.S. Army officer killed in combat since the Vietnam War. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The family of Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, son Army 1st Lt. Matthew Greene, left, and his wife, Dr. Susan Myers, right, during his funeral service at Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Thursday, August 14, 2014. Greene was killed in Afghanistan while at the national military academy in Kabul. He was the highest-ranking U.S. Army officer killed in combat since the Vietnam War. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A service member bows his head during the funeral service for U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Thursday, August 14, 2014. Greene was killed in Afghanistan while at the national military academy in Kabul. He was the highest-ranking U.S. Army officer killed in combat since the Vietnam War. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Family members, center, watch as members of the Old Guard carry the casket of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene into Section 60 for his funeral service at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Thursday, August 14, 2014. Greene was killed in Afghanistan while at the national military academy in Kabul. He was the highest-ranking U.S. Army officer killed in combat since the Vietnam War. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Members of the Old Guard brings the casket of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene by caisson to Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery for his funeral service, Arlington, Va., Thursday, August 14, 2014. Greene was killed in Afghanistan while at the national military academy in Kabul. He was the highest-ranking U.S. Army officer killed in combat since the Vietnam War. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)