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Tea Party Express chief strategist Sal Russo speaks at the National Press Club in Washington on May 11, 2011. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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French troops talk with Malian soldiers outside Bourem, in northern Mali, on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Pascal Guyot, Pool)

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**FILE** Sen. Mike Johanns, Nebraska Republican, speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 13, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Sens. John McCain (left) and Lindsey Graham on Sunday indicated Chuck Hagel’s nomination as defense secretary likely will be confirmed when the Senate reconvenes. “I don’t believe he’s qualified, but I don’t believe we should hold up his confirmation any further,” Mr. McCain said. (Associated Press)

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This undated product image provided by Second Sight Medical Products shows a new implantable device that takes the place of damaged cells inside the eye. (Associated Press/Second Sight Medical ProductsA)

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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said the Distinguished Warfare Medal is for service members who “are physically removed” from the fight and whose contributions “do not involve acts of valor of physical risk that combat entails.” (Associated Press)

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Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said fellow Republicans must “realize that military spending is not immune to waste and fraud.” Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, warned of “devastating cuts to our military” from the sequester. (Associated Press)

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An Afghan vendor, right, sorts out vegetables as his father drinks tea in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

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**FILE** Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, speaks Feb. 7, 2013, with The Associated Press in his Capitol Hill office in Washington. (Associated Press)

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Actor Bruce Willis’ recent statements about low taxes and gun rights could lead many to assume he’s in league with the GOP, but he says that he’s “apolitical. INIVISION VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS