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FILE- In this Aug. 1, 2015, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to the attendees at the Fancy Farm Picnic in Fancy Farm, Ky. There will be no further roll call votes this week," McConnell, told a mostly empty Senate on Wednesday, Aug. 5. The Senate is joining the House in summer recess as Congress sets course for an autumn of showdowns over Iran, spending and Planned Parenthood. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

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"The CFPB has done the dealers a massive injustice," Rep. David Scott, Georgia Democrat, declared shortly before the House Financial Services Committee voted 47-10 last week to nullify guidance that the CFPB issued in 2013 regarding car loans. (Associated Press)

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In this May 24, 2012 file photo, patrons play the slot machines at Harrah's Casino in Chester, Pa. The odds are long on Northeast's casino projects hitting financial expectations. A review of tax data in the last several states to open casinos -- Ohio, Maryland, and Pennsylvania -- shows that overall revenue is below baseline forecasts. Officials blame miscalculations of spending habits and new competition, but some also question how much the numbers reflected wishful thinking. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon/File)

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Illustration on the faults and dangers of the Obama/Iran nuclear weapons deal by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Boston Red Sox president and CEO Larry Lucchino talks to reporters after arriving at the team's baseball spring training facility in Fort Myers, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Brita Meng Outzen)

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Donald Trump is calling a group of Harvard pranksters "fraudsters and liars" after they posed as the university's student daily newspaper, issued a fake endorsement, and then duped the Republican presidential candidate into posing for a photo op. (Harvard Lampoon)

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A bronze statue of San Juan Bautista stands in front of Puerto Rico's Capitol in San Juan as U.S. and Puerto Rican flags fly on July 29, 2015. Mired in an ongoing economic crisis the government has tried to boost revenue by hiking the sales tax to 11.5 percent, higher than any U.S. state, and closing government offices. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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National Edition News cover for August 3, 2015 - Obama rule may be harmful to health: In this photo from Jan. 6, 2015, steam blows over the Green Plains ethanol plant in Shenandoah, Iowa. Roughly 100 trucks a day filled with corn flow into this ethanol plant in southwest Iowa even as crude oil prices continue to collapse. Oil prices may have dipped below $50 a barrel for the first time since April 2009, but ethanol plants across the nation continue to operate at a brisk pace in order to satisfy a domestic and export demand that hasn’t weakened. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

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FILE - In this June 18, 2015 file photo, Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan speaks at a news conference where she announced she would veto the Republican planned budget if changes are not made at the Statehouse. One month into the budget stalemate, Hassan and Republican lawmakers have begun talking, but a compromise may still be far away. In the meantime, the short-term spending plan is creating headaches for state agencies. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

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Sochi Olympic figure skating bronze medalist Denis Ten speaks during the Almaty bid presentation for the host city for the 2022 Winter Games, at the 128th International Olympic Committee session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, July, 31, 2015. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul)

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Winning Friends: Rand Paul is taking a low-key approach in his presidential bid compared with Ted Cruz. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican, will be one of the keynote speakers at Thursday's National Whistleblower Day Lunch. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Donald Trump, left, and his ex-wife, Ivana Trump, stand together at a reception prior to the Hotel Industry Annual Candlelight Gala held at New York's Plaza Hotel, Tues., April 9, 1991. (Associated Press)

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National Edition News cover for July 28, 2015 - GOP calls on Obama to fire IRS chief: Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, before the Senate Finance Committee during a hearing to examine the Internal Revenue Service Operations and the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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You want cooler heads to prevail on the Iran deal? (Illustration by Jack Ohman of the Tribune Media Services)

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Editorial cartoonist Bill Garner joined The Washington Times in 1983, not long after the newspaper was founded. His drawings found new ways to deal with the biggest stories of the day. (Maya Alleruzzo/The Washington Times)

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Illustration on ending taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Illustration on the faults of the Federal public works funding bill by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times