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**FILE** Opponents of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, demonstrate Jan. 30, 2013, in Albany, N.Y., as they sit in the audience as Dr. Nirav Shah, commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, testifies before a joint budget hearing on health and Medicaid. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Defense Secretary Leon Panetta listens during a news conference at the Pentagon on Jan. 24, 2013, where he announced he is lifting a ban on women serving in combat. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Former Sen. Chuck Hagel stumbled through his Senate confirmation hearing last week, but Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said “the political knives were out for” him. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The government for the first time is proposing broad new standards to make school snacks healthier, a move that would ban the sale of almost all candy, high-calorie sports drinks and greasy foods on campus. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** An Amber Alert app is seen on the cell phone of Capt. Greg Gerrero of the California Highway Patrol in Sacramento, Calif., on Jan. 31, 2013. A new national Amber Alert system will automatically send alerts to millions of cell phones when an alert is issued in their area. The alerts are automatically active on most new phones and users will have to opt out if they do not wish to receive them. (Associated Press)

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When asked if the mayor were trying to deter him from blocking a contract awarded to Huron Healthcare, D.C. Council member Vincent B. Orange replied, “I think that text message [I received late Wednesday night] speaks for itself.” (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) **FILE**

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Sylvester Stallone, as muscle-bound hit man Jimmy Bonomo in "Bullet to the Head," is a walking advertisement for human growth hormone for building body mass. (Warner Bros. Pictures)