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**FILE** - In this Jan. 13, 2014 file photo, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer speaks during her State of the State address at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., holds up a letter he wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking that she consider waiving "Obamacare" for the 4th Congressional District of Colorado, as she testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee about the difficulties plaguing the debut of the healthcare program, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan delivers his first State of the City address, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan delivers his first State of the City address, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Chef Lara works with the cooking staff at Allen High School in Allen, Texas on Feb. 18, 2014. Lara has whipped up meals for high-ranking military officials, members of George W. Bush’s Cabinet and the former president himself. Now he develops recipes and trains cooks to win over another crowd: the students at Allen Independent School District. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Mona Reeder) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET USE BY AP MEMBERS ONLY; NO SALES
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Chef Lara works with the cooking staff at Allen High School in Allen, Texas on Feb. 18, 2014. Lara has whipped up meals for high-ranking military officials, members of George W. Bush’s Cabinet and the former president himself. Now he develops recipes and trains cooks to win over another crowd: the students at Allen Independent School District. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Mona Reeder) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET USE BY AP MEMBERS ONLY; NO SALES
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FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2013, file photo, Mayor-elect Mike Duggan speaks at his election night celebration in Detroit. Duggan could discuss blight and bankruptcy among other issues during the State of the City address, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
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Former St. Clair County Judge Michael Cook, right, arrives at the U.S. District Courthouse in East St. Louis, Ill., with his father, Bruce Cook. U.S. District Judge Joe Billy McDade on Wednesday rejected a plea deal on heroin and gun charges for the former Illinois judge at the center of a courthouse drug scandal, saying the 18-month prison sentence wasn't long enough. Cook, 43, who has been free on bond, pleaded guilty in November to a misdemeanor heroin-possession charge and a felony count of having firearms while being a user of controlled substances. (AP Photo/Belleville News-Democrat, Derik Holtmann)
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From left, Rep. Pat Sullivan, D-Covington, Rep. Ross Hunter, D-Medina, and Rep. Reuven Carlyle, D-Seattle, talk about the supplemental budget proposal proposed by the House Democrats, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Rep. Ross Hunter drinks from a reusable drink container as he talks about the supplemental budget proposal by the House Democrats, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Included in the proposal is a proposal to charge sales tax on bottled water sold in Washington state. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
