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Lesson: "Power makes you arrogant, if you're not careful," says former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who considers himself a better person now. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Mayors from Chicago, New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles speak at the University of Chicago about the issues facing the nation's big cities during a panel discussion. Pictured on stage right to left are Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, New York Mayor Bill De Blasio and moderator former Obama advisor David Axelrod in Chicago,Thursday, March, 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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Mayors from Chicago, New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles speak at the University of Chicago about the issues facing the nation's big cities during a panel discussion. Pictured on stage right to left are Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, New York Mayor Bill De Blasio and moderator former Obama advisor David Axelrod in Chicago, Thursday, March, 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel right, speaks during a panel discussion about the issues facing the nation's big cities while Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti right, and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed center look on in Chicago,Thursday, March, 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti right, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel second right, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed center, New York Mayor Bill De Blasio second from left, and former Obama advisor and moderator of the discussion David Axlerod right, during a panel discussion about the issues facing the nation's big cities at the University of Chicago, in Chicago, Thursday, March, 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel left, jokes with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti right, during a panel discussion about the issues facing the nation's big cities at the University of Chicago, in Chicago, Thursday, March, 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti right, jokes with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel second form right, while Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed looks on during a panel discussion about the issues facing the nation's big cities at the University of Chicago, in Chicago, Thursday, March, 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel right, laughs along with Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed second from right, New York Mayor Bill De Blasio second from left, and former Obama advisor and moderator of the discussion David Axlerod right, during a panel discussion about the issues facing the nation's big cities in Chicago,Thursday, March, 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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Positive Thinking: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie rallies activists Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference with a battle call for leadership in Washington. "We can't govern if we can't win," he said, walking offstage to a standing ovation. (Lloyd Villas/The Washington Times)
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Keith Metz steps up to get his photo taken with a life-size cutout of Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican.
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Daniel Mangione, 9, of Louisville, Ky., shoots darts at a "War on Youth" booth at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
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Mystery Men: Some of the troops on patrol in Crimea in unmarked uniforms are Spetsnaz, special forces who are contracted professionals rather than draftees. Russian President Vladimir Putin has built a military force capable of reclaiming territory lost in the Soviet demise. (Associated Press)