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Councilmember Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 8), center, and Chair Pro Tempore Kenyan McDuffie, center right, sit as supporters applaud Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray as he 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)

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Grey campaign volunteer and Hilary Clinton supporter Arrington Dixon carries a life size cut out of Hilary Clinton as he waits for Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray to arrive to give his 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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A supporter applauds as 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)

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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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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray gives the State of the District address at Kelly Miller Middle School in Northeast a day after he was accused of knowing of and personally seeking illegal funds from Jeffrey E. Thompson. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Supporters of Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray listen as he delivers 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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President Obama confers by phone from the Oval Office with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, about the situation in Ukraine recently. Ukraine's prime minister is due Wednesday in Washington. (White House)

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In this March 10, 2014, photo, White House press secretary Jay Carney answers questions during his daily news briefing at the White House as he spoke about the situation in Ukraine. In a diplomatic dig at Russia, President Barack Obama is hosting the new Ukrainian prime minister at the White House on March 12, a high-profile gesture aimed at cementing the West’s allegiance to Ukraine’s fledgling government. The meeting between Obama and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk comes as a pro-Russian area of Ukraine readies for a referendum Sunday to determine its future. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Kansas state Sens. Rob Olson, left, of Olathe, and Mary Pilcher-Cook, right, of Shawnee, both Republicans, confer before the start of a Senate debate on a bill regulating online health insurance marketplace "navigators" for consumers, Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Pilcher-Cook is chairwoman of the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, which is sponsoring the measure. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

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Kansas Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, center, a Topeka Democrat, criticizes a bill imposing new regulations for online health insurance marketplace "navigators," Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Watching to the right is Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee Chairwoman Mary Pilcher-Cook, a Shawnee Republican who strongly supports the measure. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

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Firing away: Marines have special operations forces in Afghanistan to train and mentor Afghan National Security Forces. A Pentagon budget review notes significant stress on teams of commandos with multiple tough deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps)

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** FILE ** Army Rangers practice fast rope insertion and extraction. The Special Operations Command budget for the next year is $7.7 billion, representing a 10 percent increase. The command is taking steps to head off a severe readiness dip in its far-flung troops. (U.S. Army)

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Grey campaign volunteer and Hilary Clinton supporter Arrington Dixon carries a life size cut out of Hilary Clinton as he waits for Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray to arrive to give his 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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Grey campaign volunteer and Hilary Clinton supporter Arrington Dixon carries a life size cut out of Hilary Clinton as he waits for Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray to arrive to give his 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)