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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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney helps a group of volunteers at the Care and Share Food Bank of Southern Colorado prepare food for distribution to those affected by the wildfires on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 in Colorado Springs, Colo.