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Washington Mystics majority owner, chairman and chief executive officer Ted Leonsis speaks during a WNBA basketball news conference announcing the hiring of head coach and general manager Mike Thibault, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

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Washington Mystics majority owner, chairman and chief executive officer Ted Leonsis speaks during a WNBA basketball news conference announcing the hiring of head coach and general manager Mike Thibault, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Democratic presidential candidate and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley attends a round table meeting with regulators, business owners and activists from the state's marijuana industry in Denver on Sept. 17, 2015. O'Malley repeated his pledge to reclassify marijuana under federal drug laws if elected. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Senator Rand Paul stopped by a California shooting range, firing on a copy of the US Tax Code. Paul is trying to draw attention to his proposed one page tax code and flat tax of 14.5%.

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An employee helps a customer smelling the scent of marijuana for sale on opening day of a new outlet of the Colorado Harvest Company recreational marijuana stores in Aurora, Colo., Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) ** FILE **

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President Obama speaks to business leaders at the quarterly meeting of the Business Roundtable in Washington on Sept. 16, 2015, to renew his calls for increased spending in infrastructure, education and scientific research. (Associated Press)

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President Obama speaks to business leaders at the quarterly meeting of the Business Roundtable in Washington on Sept. 16, 2015, to renew his calls for increased spending in infrastructure, education and scientific research. (Associated Press)

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National Edition Opinion cover for September 16, 2015 - Trading a ban for a boom (Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times)

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With the help of Carlos Toro, investigators arrested scores of money launderers and drug traffickers, including figures like cocaine kingpin Carlos Lehder (left), a co-founder of the Medellin Cartel, and former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega (right). (Associated Press photographs)