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In this photo taken on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, Russian businessman and billionaire Arkady Rotenberg applauds during a local soccer match in St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, March 15, 2013. President Barack Obama on Thursday expanded U.S. economic sanctions against Moscow over its actions in Ukraine, targeting President Vladimir Putin's chief of staff and 19 other individuals as well as a Russian bank that provides them support. Those named in the sanctions Thursday include Arkady Rotenberg lifelong Putin friend whose company has amassed billions of dollars in government contracts. (AP Photo/Interpress, Alexander Kulebyakin)
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In this photo taken on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, Kremlin's Chief of Staff Sergei Ivanov smiles while he waits for Russian President Vladimir Putin to address the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. President Barack Obama on Thursday expanded U.S. economic sanctions against Moscow over its actions in Ukraine, targeting President Vladimir Putin's chief of staff and 19 other individuals as well as a Russian bank that provides them support. Those named in the sanctions Thursday include Sergei Ivanov, Putin's chief of staff. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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With approval ratings for the Democratic Party and for President Obama stuck under 40 percent, this year could be a ‘wave’ year for Republicans. (Associated Press)
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President Barack Obama makes a statement on Ukraine, Thursday, March 20, 2014, on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington before departing for Florida. President Barack Obama said the US is levying a new round of economic sanctions on individuals in Russia, both inside and outside the government, in retaliation for the Kremlin's actions in Ukraine. He also said he has also signed a new executive order that would allow the U.S. to sanction key sectors of the Russian economy. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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FILE - This March 22, 2012 file photo shows singer Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson in New York. Fergie says the number of women who are abused by their partners “is totally unacceptable” and should be protected by existing laws that are often not enforced. The Black Eyed Peas singer was at the State Department on Thursday to announce a new Justice Institute on Gender-Based Violence to launch training programs in four countries: India, Nepal, South Africa and Mexico. The training will bring together law enforcement, service providers and advocacy groups to ensure that abused women can rely on laws that too often are not understood by local authorities or ignored. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
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Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees throws during Notre Dame pro day for NFL football representatives Thursday, March 20, 2014, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond)
