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Thomas M. Harrigan, deputy administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, told the House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Operations on Tuesday that easing laws governing marijuana threatens U.S. institutions. (Associated Press)
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In this Feb. 28, 2014, photo, President Barack Obama speaks about the ongoing situation in Ukraine in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Analysts and former Obama administration officials say Russia is unlikely to pull back its forces in Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula, forcing the United States and Europe into a more limited strategy of trying to prevent President Vladimir Putin from making advances elsewhere in the former Soviet republic. It’s an unsettling scenario for Obama, who is under pressure to show he has leverage over Putin in a deepening conflict between East and West. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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changed man: Charlie Christ is seeking to regain his seat as Florida governor after switching parties and going back and forth on key issues over the years. (Associated Press)
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Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican and chairman of the House Budget Committee, called President Obama's fiscal year 2015 budget "a campaign brochure" and said the president seems determined to do nothing about fiscal challenges. (Associated Press)
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FILE - This April 22, 2013 file photo shows Janet Murguia, president and CEO, National Council of La Raza, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Murguia called President Barack Obama the "deporter in chief," denouncing the administration's deportation of nearly 2 million immigrants. Murguia also directed her anger and frustration at Republicans in the House of Representatives for stalling on immigration legislation, which is languishing some eight months after the Senate passed a bipartisan, comprehensive bill. Murguia made the comments at an awards dinner Tuesday night, March 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
