Smithfield hams hang outside the Taste of Smithfield restaurant and gourmet market in Smithfield, Va. Shuanghui International Holdings plans to buy Smithfield Foods, the world's biggest hog producer. Rich-Joseph Facun/Reuters/Landov hide caption
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Chadian soldiers during a procession through Mali's capital earlier this month. Instability in the country has helped fuel al-Qaida affiliates in Africa, the State Department says. STR/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A U.S. Transportation Security Administration employee demonstrates the less intrusive Automated Target Recognition software in 2011. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption
In this photo provided by Mouaz Moustafa and the Syrian Emergency Task Force, Sen. John McCain, accompanied by Moustafa (right) visits rebels in Syria on Monday. McCain, who slipped into the country for a surprise visit, favors providing arms to rebel forces in Syria. Mouaz Moustafa/AP hide caption
Abdul-Baki Todashev, father of Ibragim Todashev, shows pictures he says are of his son's bullet-riddled body, at a news conference in Moscow on Thursday. Andrey Smirnov/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The gray line in the upper left comes from an aerial view of Afghanistan's crucial Highway 1, the main route between Kabul and Kandahar, the two biggest cities. U.S. forces are still working to secure the route which runs through lush farm valleys and the high desert terrain. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption
As The Clock Ticks, U.S. Forces Scale Back Afghan Goals
A 2001 photo shows Manssor Arbab Arbabsiar in a mug shot. Arbabsiar has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for plotting to kill Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the U.S. Getty Images hide caption
This undated image purports to show militant militia leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the al-Qaida associate given a scathing performance review. AP/SITE Intel Group hide caption
Wednesday
New York Mayor Bloomberg speaks out for gun reform at a March news conference in New York. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
President Obama speaks at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., on May 23. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
Why Obama Wants To Change The Key Law In The Terrorism Fight
Tommy Sowers, assistant secretary for public and intergovernmental affairs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, meets with vets at the VFW Hall in Nome, Alaska. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption
For Ailing Vets In Rural Areas, Telemedicine Can Be The Cure
Tuesday
Frankie Kuzuguk, 82, gets a hug from his daughter Marilyn Kuzuguk at Quyanna Care Center in Nome, Alaska, after receiving an official honorable discharge and a distinguished service coin from visiting Veterans Affairs officials. The VA is still tracking down the few surviving members of the World War II Alaska Territorial Guard or delivering benefits to their next of kin. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption
Forgotten For Decades, WWII Alaskans Finally Get Their Due
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President Obama speaks at the commencement ceremony for the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., on Friday. The president urged new graduates to exhibit honor and courage in tackling incidents of sexual assault as they assume leadership positions in the military. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
President Obama delivers a speech on national security Thursday at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption