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Pro-democractic legislator Claudia Mo Man-ching speaks next to a picture of President Barack Obama and Edward Snowden during a news conference in Hong Kong on June 14, 2013.

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Pro-democractic legislator Claudia Mo Man-ching speaks next to a picture of President Barack Obama and Edward Snowden during a news conference in Hong Kong on June 14, 2013.

Obama Weathers Turbulence: Pew

For all the political turbulence midway through the first year of President Barack Obama’s second term, public opinion of his job performance has held fairly steady. Just under 50 percent — actually 49 percent — approve of the way Obama...

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to a reporter about the impending rain as he arrives for a meeting in Midtown Manhattan, on  June 18, 2013 in New York.

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to a reporter about the impending rain as he arrives for a meeting in Midtown Manhattan, on June 18, 2013 in New York.

Texan Perry’s New York Shopping Trip

The eyes of Texas are on New York businesses. Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s 2013 business poaching tour rolled into New York City today with a meeting for potential recruits at Hill Country Barbecue in the Flatiron District. Perry, wearing black...

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Rapper Nykeith ''Black Gold'' Batts, left, performs his song ''Da Beast Walk'' as children dance along at the 20th Annual Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 14, 2013.

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Rapper Nykeith ''Black Gold'' Batts, left, performs his song ''Da Beast Walk'' as children dance along at the 20th Annual Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 14, 2013.

Juneteenth: From Texas, with Tweets

Slavery in Texas was abolished on this day in 1865. #Juneteenth So notes George P. Bush, the “husband, father, businessman and candidate for land commissioner in Texas,” a gateway office for those pursuing bigger political prizes. He’s also a president’s...

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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, campaigns with Massachusetts Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Gabriel Gomez, left, at the Boston Police VFW Post in Boston, on May 20, 2013.

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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, campaigns with Massachusetts Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Gabriel Gomez, left, at the Boston Police VFW Post in Boston, on May 20, 2013.

Markey-Gomez Debate: McCain Tweets in on Term Limits

Not typically a hot election topic in Massachusetts, term limits became the subject of the most heated exchange last night in the third and final U.S. Senate debate between Democrat Ed Markey and Republican Gabriel Gomez. The back-and-forth offered a...

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Guest workers harvest the strawberry crop at a farm in China Grove, North Carolina.

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Guest workers harvest the strawberry crop at a farm in China Grove, North Carolina.

Immigration Bill: $175 Bln Savings

Now they can have their immigration bill and eat their deficit, too. After warnings from some corners — such as the Heritage Foundation claiming the Senate’s immigration reform bill will cost trillions of dollars over five decades — the Congressional...

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Head coach Jason Garrett and the Dallas Cowboys prepare to take the field for their game against the Washington Redskins.

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Head coach Jason Garrett and the Dallas Cowboys prepare to take the field for their game against the Washington Redskins.

Christie: Cowboys Fan — Why Root for Teams That Annoy You?

How did the governor of New Jersey, where the National Football League’s Jets and Giants play, become a Dallas Cowboys fan? Easy. When Chris Christie, 50, was a kid, the Cowboys had Heisman Trophy winner and two-time Super Bowl champion...

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Barack Obama leaves the stage after making a speech in front of the Victory Column in Berlin in this July 24, 2008 file photo.

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Barack Obama leaves the stage after making a speech in front of the Victory Column in Berlin in this July 24, 2008 file photo.

Obama in Berlin Encore: Ich Bin Ein ‘Citizen of the World’

Aboard Air Force One, en route from Belfast to Berlin: The traveling White House tonight explained the expected message — and “optics” — of the speech that President Barack Obama will deliver facing East from the Brandenburg Gate in the...

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Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, holds up a one-dollar bill he stamped with the words "Not to be used for bribing politicians" as he advocates to get money out of politics, outside Union Station in Washington on June 18, 2013.

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Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, holds up a one-dollar bill he stamped with the words "Not to be used for bribing politicians" as he advocates to get money out of politics, outside Union Station in Washington on June 18, 2013.

Campaign Finance Advocates Push for Amendment with Ice Cream

Advocates of tightening campaign finance laws used a Senate press conference and the promise of free ice cream to call attention to their cause today. At the Capitol, Democratic Sens. Jon Tester of Montana and Tom Udall of Colorado announced...

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