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** FILE ** Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., eats lunch with Meadow Lake Elementary School students, Monday, March 17, 2014, in New Hope, Minn. (AP Photo/Star Tribune, Elizabeth Flores)
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A 2011 incident in Afghanistan set off a series of internal battles in the Pentagon, pitting generals against generals. (Associated Press)
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Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus has received credit for making changes necessary to help the GOP win a special congressional election in Florida last week. (Associated Press)
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A Public Policy Polling survey released Feb. 4 shows Sen. Mark Begich, Alaska Democrat, with a single-digit edge in hypothetical matchups with the two leading Republican candidates. (Associated Press)
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Walking a tightrope: Sen. Mark Begich is facing fights over environmental issues in his re-election bid as he tries to balance Democratic ideals with energy development in a conservative state. (Associated Press)
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Gary Johnson, the Libertarian presidential hopeful, heads to Twitter on Tuesday for a Tweet Chat at 9 p.m. ET, he says, for his 122,000 followers and anyone else. (The Washington Times)
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Rep. Mark Pocan, center, speaks while Rep. Reid Ribble, right, and panel moderator Mike Gousha, left, listen Monday, March 17, 2014, at Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee. Ribble, a Republican from the Fox Valley, and Pocan, a Madison Democrat, belong to No Labels Problem Solvers, a bipartisan group of lawmakers who meet weekly to get to know each other and discuss issues. (AP Photo/M.L. Johnson)