FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2017, file photo, state Sen. Ralph Shortey, R-Oklahoma City, speaks during a Senate committee meeting on a Real ID bill in Oklahoma City. Shortey, who faces state child prostitution charges for allegedly hiring a 17-year-old boy for sex, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on child pornography and child sex trafficking charges. The four-count federal indictment that was unsealed Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. Shortey resigned in March after he was arrested on state charges. He faces up to life in prison if convicted on the federal charges. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
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Hegseth joins veterans, generals to mark 80th anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima
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