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Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich entered the Englewood Federal Correctional Institution in Littleton, Colo., on Thursday, March 15, 2012, to serve a 14-year sentence on corruption charges. Downtown Denver is in the background. (AP Photo/Federal Bureau of Prisons)

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Til, a two-week old earless bunny, sits March 14, 2012, on the hands of a keeper at the zoo in Limbach-Oberfrohna, eastern Germany. The bunny was killed when a television cameraman accidentally stepped on it a day later. (Associated Press/dapd, Uwe Meinhold)

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With the Jefferson Memorial in the distance across the water, a woman runs along the Tidal Basin, passing under low hanging branches as the cherry blossoms make an early arrival in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 15, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Cherry blossoms hang on a low branch as they make an early arrival along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 15, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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A man sits quietly and fishes from the bank of the Tidal Basin under the cherry blossoms as they make an early arrival in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 15, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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People stroll along the path around the Tidal Basin as the cherry blossoms make an early arrival in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 15, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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With the Washington Monument in the distance cherry blossoms make an early arrival along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 15, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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With the Jefferson Memorial in the distance across the water, cherry blossoms make an early arrival along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 15, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Set against a backdrop of dark branches, cherry blossoms make an early arrival along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 15, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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A bird takes flight over the still water of the Tidal Basin as the cherry blossoms make an early arrival in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 15, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Blooming cherry blossoms are seen against the still water of the Tidal Basin as the sun rises in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 15, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Blooming cherry blossoms are seen as the sun rises, making an early arrival along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 15, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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President Obama greets audience members after speaking about energy on Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Md. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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**FILE** A brine injection well owned by Northstar Disposal Services LLC is seen Jan. 4, 2011, in Youngstown, Ohio, with the skyline of Youngstown in the distance. (Associated Press)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) sits on the bench after a center ice collision with Washington Capitals right wing Mike Knuble (22) during a morning practice at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, Va., March 15, 2012. Ovechkin stayed on the ice for two minutes and then sat on the bench for another three and a half minutes before leaving practice. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) sits on the bench after a center ice collision with Washington Capitals right wing Mike Knuble (22) during a morning practice at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, Va., March 15, 2012. Ovechkin stayed on the ice for two minutes and then sat on the bench for another three and a half minutes before leaving practice. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Teammates surround Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) leaves practice after a center ice collision with Washington Capitals right wing Mike Knuble (22) during a morning practice at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, Va., March 15, 2012. Ovechkin stayed on the ice for two minutes and then sat on the bench for another three and a half minutes before leaving practice. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) slowly skates off the ice after a center ice collision with Washington Capitals right wing Mike Knuble (22) during a morning practice at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, Va., March 15, 2012. Ovechkin stayed on the ice for two minutes and then sat on the bench for another three and a half minutes before leaving practice. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) crouches as he slowly skates off the ice after a center ice collision with Washington Capitals right wing Mike Knuble (22) during a morning practice at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, Va., March 15, 2012. Ovechkin stayed on the ice for two minutes and then sat on the bench for another three and a half minutes before leaving practice. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Teammates surround Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) as he lays on the ice after a center ice collision with Washington Capitals right wing Mike Knuble (22) during a morning practice at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, Va., March 15, 2012. Ovechkin stayed on the ice for two minutes and then sat on the bench for another three and a half minutes before leaving practice. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)