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Monday

President Obama said he will move some immigration enforcement assets from the interior of the country to the border, part of his effort to fix the immigration system. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell holds a rifle on stage at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference earlier this year. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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Meet The Newest American Running Mate: The Rifle

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Sunday

States may have their own higher wage laws, but the federal minimum wage for tipped workers is $2.13 an hour. AP hide caption

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For Tipped Workers, A Different Minimum Wage Battle

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Saturday

Friday

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in December. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption

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In Iraq, Coordination With Iran Not Impossible, Gen. Dempsey Says

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Week In Politics: Lawsuits, Rulings And The Legacy Of Howard Baker

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President Obama sits down to have lunch with Rebekah Erler at Matt's Bar in Minneapolis on Thursday. Obama spent a day with Erler, who wrote the White House about her struggles to make ends meet. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

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Obama Gets Real, Meeting The Authors Behind White House Letters

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A bumble bee gathers pollen in September 2007 on a sunflower at Quail Run Farm in Grants Pass, Ore., where farmer Tony Davis depends on them to pollinate crops. Bees are being wiped out by a mysterious condition known as colony collapse disorder. Jeff Barnard/AP hide caption

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Thursday

Some voters are a lot more complicated than is commonly understood, a new Pew Research Center study suggests. In Denver, an election worker collects a mail-in ballot from a voter on Tuesday. Ed Andrieski/AP hide caption

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