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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev speaks at a news conference in Moscow on April 17, 2012. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

**FILE** Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, accompanied by Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, speaks Feb. 20, 2013, about the federal health care overhaul during a news conference at City Hall in Philadelphia. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Mark Begich, Alaska Democrat, Sen. Mark L. Pryor, Arkansas Democrat, Sen. Jeff Flake, Arizona Republican, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, (from left) discuss their bill to keep guns from being legally purchased by people with serious mental health problems. (Associated Press)

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The F-35 Lightning was put into the manufacturing process before the Pentagon conducted test flights to detect and correct problems. (U.S. Air Force via Associated Press)

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An Old Town resident uses his umbrella to shield his face from the snow in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, March 6, 2013. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

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An Old Town resident uses his umbrella to shield his face from the snow in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, March 6, 2013. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

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An Old Town resident uses his umbrella to shield his face from the snow in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, March 6, 2013. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** The Xenex "robot" uses pulse xenon to deliver UV light throughout patient rooms, operating rooms (ORs), equipment rooms, emergency rooms, intensive-care units (ICUs) and public areas to destroy viruses, bacteria and bacterial spores in just 5-10 minutes per room. (Photo: Business Wire)

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak walk together into the Pentagon as Hagel hosts an honor cordon to welcome Barak to the Pentagon, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)