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Afghan Police officers inspect the scene after a bomb explosion in the city of Jalalabad east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012. At least five civilians were injured as a bomb targeting a government employees' bus went off Monday morning, a police source said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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Kevin Warne has been hired as head coach of men's lacrosse at Georgetown University. (Maryland Athletics)

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The pro-life Susan B. Anthony List will visit 30 cities in five swing states with the message that “abortion is not health care.” (Susan B. Anthony List)

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** FILE * This April 24, 2012 photo shows NBC's Ann Curry at the TIME 100 gala at the Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York. Curry made her first return to NBC's "Today" show on Thursday to introduce a filmed report on a still photographer at the London Olympics. She lost her job as Matt Lauer's co-anchor in June and was replaced by Savannah Guthrie. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)

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associated press Michael Phelps needs to work on ignoring that 6 a.m. wake-up habit he followed for years in training.

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Ravens safety Ed Reed, the franchise leader in interceptions with 57, has one year left on his contract. (Associated Press)

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Neta Homier looks at bills in her home in Toledo, Ohio, last month. Ms. Homier says she relies on Social Security to pay her bills and while she is confident the program will continue to help her, she fears she will not be able to rely on it. “Social Security is what’s carrying me,” she said. “It pays all my bills.” (Associated Press)

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FILE - This February 2005 file photo shows trays of printed social security checks, in Philadelphia, waiting to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury. People retiring today are part of the first generation of workers who have paid more in Social Security taxes during their careers than they will receive in benefits after they retire. Itís a historic shift that will only get worse for future retirees, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. Previous generations got a much better bargain, mainly because payroll taxes were very low when Social Security was enacted in the 1930s and remained so for decades. (AP Photo/Bradley C. Bower, File)

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** FILE ** In this Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, photo, New York Stock Exchange Senior Compliance Associate Matthew Pizzo, an Air Force veteran who has law and business degrees, works in his office at the New York Stock Exchange. Pizzo had gone two years without work, until recently, as he is now finishing his first week of work at the exchange. U.S. employers added 163,000 jobs in July, a hopeful sign after three months of sluggish hiring. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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** FILE ** In this July 25, 2012, file photo, people looking for work talk at a Primerica job booth at a job fair in San Jose, Calif. U.S. hiring was likely sluggish in July for a fourth straight month, held back by slower economic growth and an uncertain outlook. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)