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Nozzles pump gas into vehicles at a BP gas station, Thursday, June 30, 2016, in Hoboken, N.J. New Jersey Sen. Paul Sarlo, the budget committee chairman, said the Senate is not set to take any action Thursday on legislation to hike the gas tax by 23 cents while cutting the sales tax. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Trained Security Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Elizabeth Warren insulted you again. (Illustration by Dana Summers of the Tribune Media Services)
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A panel of tech industry leaders discuss the future of the Internet at The Microsoft Innovation and Policy Center. From left to right: Harold Feld, senior vice president of Public Knowledge; Kurt Schaubach, chief technology officer at Federated Wireless; Paula Boyd, director of government and regulatory affairs at Microsoft; Jennifer Manner, senior vice president of regulatory affairs at Echo Star Communications; and Scott Bergmann, vice president of regulatory affairs at CTIA —The Wireless Association. Photo by Emma Ann Patton / The Washington Times
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FILE - A sign outside the new veterans hospital in Aurora, Colo., on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, displays the logo of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Army Corps of Engineers officials said Wednesday, June 29, 2016, they don't yet know whether they can finish for less than the $1.73 billion the Veterans Affairs Department expects to spend. The Corps took over construction management from for the Veterans Affairs Department after the cost nearly tripled and legal disputes threatened to bring work to a halt. (AP Photo /Dan Elliott)
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2016 event in Barcelona on Feb. 21, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Term Limits for Congress Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Sen. Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania Republican. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Chart to accompany Moore article of June 27, 2016
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In this Sept. 21, 2009, file photo, then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, rings the New York Stock opening bell, accompanied by then-NYSE CEO Duncan L. Niederauer, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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Let's sing Kumbaya! (Illustration by Dana Summers of the Tribune Media Services)
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The DRC government has made agriculture a priority sector for agro-industry investment. (Photo:Jean Tigana)
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Tourism infrastructure like this new hotel is a target sector for inbound investment. (Photo: Jean Tigana)
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The modest amount of oil currently extracted by the DRC is offshore in the Atlantic seabed. (Photo: Shutterstock)
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The government aims to use agriculture to boost employment among youth. (Photos:Jean Tigana)
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With investment, the DRC could be a major exporter of food and agriculture products. (Photos:Jean Tigana)
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Rapid growth opens new opportunities cover (June 24, 2016, edition of The Washington Times)
