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Republican Sen. Murkowski supports gay marriageAlaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she supports gay marriage, becomes 3rd Republican to do so
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Italian Integration Minister Cecile Kashetu Kyenge listens to a question during a press conference at the Foreign Press Club in Rome, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Kyenge on Wednesday acknowledged "racist episodes" in Italy but declined to brand the country as a whole racist. She has so far tempered her reaction to racist attacks, saying it's for Italians to respond, not her. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
Death threats greet Italy's first back ministerDeath threats taunt Italy's 1st black minister ahead of visit to Northern League heartland
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A woman holds a poster against drones during a demonstration against the upcoming visit of United States President Barack Obama in Berlin, Monday, June 17, 2013. President Obama will visit the German capital on Tuesday, June 18, and Wednesday June 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Unmanned aircraft struggle to shed 'drone' imageDon't use the 'd' word: Unmanned aircraft struggle to improve image, move into civil sphere
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A Christie's employee adjusts Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding dress, designed by the legendary costume designer Helen Rose, at the auction house Christie's in London, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. The wedding dress is part of the auction 120 years of Pop Culture, which is showcasing important memorabilia dating from every decade of the past century of popular culture from the ubiquitous industries of film and music. The estimated price is 30,000 – 50,000 pound (46,000-78,000 dollars). (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding dress up for saleElizabeth Taylor's first wedding dress up for auction at Christie's
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A group of people approach a collapsed road in Villelongue, near Lourdes, southwestern France, Wednesday, June 19, 2013 after heavy flooding destroyed it. French rescue services and police are evacuating hundreds of pilgrims from hotels threatened by floodwaters from a rain-swollen river in the Roman Catholic shrine town of Lourdes. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)
Floods close Lourdes pilgrimage site in PyreneesLourdes sanctuary closed, pilgrims evacuated amid heavy floods in southwest France
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An Afghan policeman overlooking from checkpoint outside Bagram military base, 50 kilometers (31 miles) north of Kabul, Afghanistan, June, 19, 2013. The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four American troops just hours after the insurgent group announced it would hold talks with the U.S. on finding a political solution to ending the nearly 12-year war in the country.(AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)
Afghan leader backs away from Taliban talksKarzai says no peace talks with the Taliban unless only Afghans involved and violence ends
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Senators seek cost cuts for F-35 fighter jetSenators seek cost cuts for F-35 fighter jet; Pentagon says its priciest program improving
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Trader James Denaro works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Global stock markets were mostly lower Wednesday June 19, 2013 as investors waited for an update on the U.S. economy from the Federal Reserve. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Stocks edge lower as investors wait on FedStocks edge lower as investors wait for clues on stimulus from Fed Chairman Bernanke
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In this photo taken Tuesday, June 18, 2013, a woman stands in a silent protest as others read at Kizilay Square in Ankara, Turkey. After weeks of sometimes-violent confrontation with police, Turkish protesters have found a new form of resistance: standing still and silent. (AP Photo)
FIFA: More security for U20 WCup in TurkeyFIFA vows Under-20 World Cup in Turkey will go on despite protests; US faces Spain in Istanbul
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Robert Foley, center, special agent in charge of the FBI's Detroit division, addresses the media in Oakland Township, Mich., Wednesday, June 19, 2013 where he announced the FBI was ending the search operations for the remains of Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared from a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011 file photo, Ahmed el-Tayeb the grand sheik of Cairo's Al-Azhar, the pre-eminent theological institute of Sunni Islam, talks to the media in Cairo, Egypt. El-Tayeb said on Wednesday that peaceful protests against the president are permitted, dismissing declarations by Islamist hard-liners that those behind protests planned for June 30 are heretics. (AP Photo, File)
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President Barack Obama, accompanied by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, waves to the crowd after speaking at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Obama called to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles, including a proposed one-third reduction in U.S. and Russian arsenals. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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A Carabiniere looks on prior to the reading of the sentence at the Milan's court Italy, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. A Milan court convicted fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of tax evasion. The pair were found guilty Wednesday of failing to declare euros 1 billion ($1.3 billion) in income to authorities. The court sentenced them both to one year and eight months in jail. Prosecutors argued that the pair had evaded taxes on income of 416 million euros each and 200 million euros through a Luxembourg-based company. The statute of limitations ran out on a charge of misrepresenting income. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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A woman holds a poster against drones during a demonstration against the upcoming visit of United States President Barack Obama in Berlin, Monday, June 17, 2013. President Obama will visit the German capital on Tuesday, June 18, and Wednesday June 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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In this Tuesday, June 18, 2013 photo, a police officer stands outside the home of New England Patriot's NFL football player Aaron Hernandez in North Attleborough, Mass. State and local police spent hours at the home of Hernandez as another group of officers searched an industrial park about a mile away where a body was discovered the day before. (AP Photo/The Boston Herald, Stuart Cahill) BOSTON GLOBE OUT; METRO BOSTON OUT; MAGS OUT; ONLINE OUT

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