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There’s been a boomlet of interest in “Ben Carson for President” merchandise since his speech at the National Prayer Breakfast last week. (CAFEPRESS.COM)
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Specialist Anthony Confusione (right) works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. The stock market recently surged to five-year highs. Many small investors remain skittish, however. (Associated Press)
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Screen grab from the National Rifle Association's ad protesting a proposed ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines
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** FILE ** Social Security Administration Commissioner Michael J. Astrue speaks at a news conference on the Social Security and Medicare trustees report at the Treasury Department in Washington on Aug. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said fellow Republicans must “realize that military spending is not immune to waste and fraud.” Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, warned of “devastating cuts to our military” from the sequester. (Associated Press)
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Jack Lew (center) shakes hands with former Sen. Pete Domenici, New Mexico Republican, before he and Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, testify Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee on Mr. Lew’s nomination to be Treasury secretary. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Department stores saw a gain of 1.0 percent on sales in January, likely helped by consumers redeeming gift cards they received at Christmas. Restaurants and car dealers, however, saw declines. (Associated Press)
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President Obama speaks to workers and guests at the Linamar Corporation plant in Arden, N.C., on Feb. 13, 2013. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** National Rifle Association CEO and Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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** FILE ** In this Tuesday, May 10, 2011, file photo, Karen Mills, of the Small Business Administration, participates in a discussion, in Dayton, Ohio. Mills is stepping down. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)
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**FILE** President Obama awards the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Raytheon BBN Technologies, accepted by CEO Edward Campbell on Feb. 1, 2013, during at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The awards are the highest honors bestowed by the U.S. government upon scientists, engineers, and inventors. (Associated Press)
