TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
Political Pictures of the Week, July 7-13
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President Barack Obama during a campaign stop at Ann's Place in Akron, Ohio, July 6, 2012. After hosting a Fourth of July celebration at the White House, Obama took a two-day "Betting on America" bus tour through Ohio and Pennsylvania.