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Liberals, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, are taking on President Obama and so-called Wall Street Democrats in an effort to thwart confirmation of a key Treasury nominee. (Association Press)

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FILE - In this May 29, 2014 file photo, Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans remain in charge of the House, but it won’t be the same Republicans leading many committees. House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, is poised to run the chamber for the fifth straight year, but nine committees are getting new heads, providing an opportunity for fresh faces to make an impact on issues such as defense, government spending and taxes. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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FILE - In this July 25, 2014, file photo, an oil train moves through the area south of St Paul, Minn. A collapse in oil prices won't derail the railroads’ profit engine even if it does slow the tremendous growth in crude oil shipments seen in recent years. Railroads went from hauling 9,500 carloads of crude oil in 2008 to 435,560 last year, as production boomed and oil routinely sold for $90 a barrel or more. But even with the surge, crude oil shipments remain less than 2 percent of all the carloads major U.S. railroads deliver. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Tom Wallace, File)

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This Oct. 8. 2014, file photo, shows a Wall Street address carved into the side of a building in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

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Cars fill up at the pumps at a Shell station near downtown Detroit, where the sign shows the price at $1.899 a gallon on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. AAA Michigan said that the average cost of self-serve unleaded gasoline in the state was $1.97 a gallon, the first time the price has fallen below $2 a gallon since March 2009 and down 9 cents since the beginning of the week. (AP Photo/David N. Goodman)

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Critics say the Pentagon is spending too much taxpayer money on bombastic displays like sending aircraft to fly over stadiums, such as at last week's college football Military Bowl between Virginia Tech and Cincinnati in Annapolis. (Associated Press)

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Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet L. Yellen said earlier this month the Fed remains opposed to stricter oversight of its monetary policy decisions, and Reuters reported she and other Fed officials are lobbying Capitol Hill to drop the audit push. (Associated Press)

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The FBI reiterate their claim after a news report that a cybersecurity firm, Norse Corp., briefed the FBI on its own intelligence, which depicted six people were responsible for the hack — not North Korea. (Associated Press)

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Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell speaks at the Treasury Department in Washington on July 28, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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National Edition Opinion cover for December 30, 2014 - The risky business of New Year’s forecasts (Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times)

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FILE- This March 8, 2012 file photo shows attendees walking past the Sony PlayStation PS Vita console on display in the Sony PlayStation booth at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Sony says its PlayStation Network is back online after three days of disruptions that began on Christmas. But heavy traffic might continue to cause problems for customers seeking to play their favorite games, the company said Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence rolled out his own expansion plan in May, saying it would be funded through cigarette-tax revenue and an assessment on hospitals that takes effect in 2017.

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Rep. Steve King. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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The New Hampshire Rebellion - a nonpartisan grassroots group - wants politicians to know their state is 'not for sale." (Image from New Hampshire Rebellion)

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Sean Azzariti, a former Marine who served in the Iraq war and has post-traumatic stress disorder, smiles as he makes a cash transaction, the first to buy retail marijuana at 3D Cannabis Center, which opened as a legal recreational retail outlet in Denver, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. Colorado began retail marijuana sales on Jan. 1, a day some are calling "Green Wednesday." (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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Bruce Willis posted a video message on the United Service Organizations' website Thursday, reminding Americans to appreciate the military members spending this holiday season overseas. (YouTube/USO4Troops)

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Jean Mamakos, 68, of Huntington, claims that rude flight attendants overreacted when she tried to switch to an empty exit-row seat during a layover in Seattle. (CBS2)

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U.S. Attorney Ron Machen (above) called Brian Thompson "a crooked HUD employee" who "diverted the proceeds of real estate sales from the U.S. Treasury to his own pockets through lies and trickery." (Associated Press)

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev listens during a meeting with senior ruling United Russia Party officials in Moscow, Russia on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014. Medvedev has warned that the country faces a risk of a "deep recession" if the government ditches its spending plans. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Yekaterina Shtukina, Government Press service)