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National Edition News cover for March 12, 2014 - Toughest forces start to fray: FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Special Operation Soldiers of the United States Army Special Operations Command demonstrate their skills during the 2012 Capabilities Exercise, April 25, 2012. (USASOC photo)
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Democratic Sen. Lena Taylor, left, of Milwaukee, speaks against a series of elections-related bills sponsored by Republicans up for a vote in the state Senate on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, in Madison, Wis. Seated next to Taylor are Sens. Tim Cullen, D-Janesville, and Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)
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In this photo taken on Thursday, March 6,2 014, Lucas Overby, a 27-year-old Pinellas County resident, campaigns for Congress in Dunedin, Fla. Overby is the Libertarian candidate running against Democrat Alex Sink and Republican David Jolly. (AP Photo/Tamara Lush)
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Congressional candidate Alex Sink, center, greets a supporter after giving her concession speech Tuesday, March 11, 2014, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Sink ran against Republican David Jolly to fill the vacant District 13 seat after the death of C.W. Bill Young. (AP Photo/The Tampa Tribune, Chris Urso) ST. PETERSBURG OUT; LAKELAND OUT; BRADENTON OUT; MAGS OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WTSP CH 10 OUT; WFTS CH 28 OUT; WTVT CH 13 OUT; BAYNEWS 9 OUT; THE TAMPA BAY TIMES OUT; LAKELAND LEDGER OUT; BRADENTON HERALD OUT; SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE OUT; WINTER HAVEN NEWS CHIEF OUT
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Republican David Jolly heads to the stage to thank his supporters Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort, in Clearwater Beach, Fla. Jolly edged Democrat Alex Sink in a Tampa-area House district that had been held by the late Rep. Bill Young, a 42-year Republican who died in October of cancer. (AP Photo/The Tampa Tribune, Andy Jones) ST. PETERSBURG OUT; LAKELAND OUT; BRADENTON OUT; MAGS OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WTSP CH 10 OUT; WFTS CH 28 OUT; WTVT CH 13 OUT; BAYNEWS 9 OUT; THE TAMPA BAY TIMES OUT; LAKELAND LEDGER OUT; BRADENTON HERALD OUT; SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE OUT; WINTER HAVEN NEWS CHIEF OUT
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U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Tuesday, March 11, 2014, after attending a pair of Democratic fundraisers. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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Some political strategists say Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is seriously being groomed as a White House contender in 2016. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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House Oversight Committee Republicans' new report accuses Lois G. Lerner of "reckless handling" of sensitive taxpayer information because she forwarded it from her government account to a private email. (Associated Press)
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Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray gives the 2014 State of the District Address at Kelly Miller Middle School in Northeast a day after federal prosecutors accused Gray of knowing of and personally seeking illegal funs from Jeffrey Thompson do run an illegal "Shadow Campaign" during his run for mayor four years ago, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, March 11, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray gives the 2014 State of the District Address at Kelly Miller Middle School in Northeast a day after federal prosecutors accused Gray of knowing of and personally seeking illegal funs from Jeffrey Thompson do run an illegal "Shadow Campaign" during his run for mayor four years ago, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, March 11, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
