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FILE - In this undated 2003 file photo, Rep. David Dill, is shown in St. Paul, Minn. The 2014 legislature, which convenes Tuesday, is expected to fund several projects affecting the environment. Dill, a Democrat from Crane Lake, is an influential legislator on environment and natural resources issues through his position as chairman of the Minnesota House Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee. (AP Photo/Minnesota House,File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2014 file photo Texas gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott, left, visits with supporters during a stop in Denton, Texas, to promote early voting with Rocker Ted Nugent, wearing cowboy hat, center. Abbott, the leading Republican candidate to succeed Gov. Rick Perry, remained silent about Nugent Friday, Feb. 21, after taking heat this week for inviting the brash gun-rights guitarist to appear with him at campaign events. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Ron Baselice)
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White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. President Barack Obama will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the situation in Ukraine, the White House said. ‘The fact of the matter is, it is in Russia’s interest for the violence to end in Ukraine as it is in the interest of the United States and our European friends,’ Carney told reporters today. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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** FILE ** Matt Bevin, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks to a gathering at the Spencer County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Fisherville, Ky. Bevin is running against Mitch McConnell R-Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., waits to speak during a campaign stop at Badgett Supply in Madisonville, Ky., Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. McConnell is being challenged by Louisville businessman Matt Bevin in the republican primary. (AP Photo/Stephen Lance Dennee)
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This Feb. 19, 2014 photo shows outdoor furniture believed to be part of the lavish renovations and new furnishings at the President's House at Alcorn State University in Lorman, Miss., which are believed to be some of the lavish upgrades to the President's House, which lead to the resignation of President M. Christopher Brown II. Amid an investigation of the spending by the board that oversees the university, Brown II and two others resigned in December. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) '
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FILE - In an April 19, 2012 file photo, Alcorn State University President M. Christopher Brown II attends a meeting of the state College Board in Jackson, Miss. Brown, who was considered a rising star among presidents of historically black universities when hired at 38, left the school after a brief three-year tenure amid complaints over funds spent on upgrades to the president's residence and speculation over the relationship between an aide and a production company that staged campus concerts. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
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This Feb. 19, 2014 photo shows outdoor furniture believed to be part of the lavish renovations and new furnishings at the President's House at Alcorn State University in Lorman, Miss., which are believed to be some of the lavish upgrades to the President's House, which lead to the resignation of President M. Christopher Brown II. Amid an investigation of the spending by the board that oversees the university, Brown II and two others resigned in December. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) '
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This Feb. 19, 2014 photograph shows the President's House at Alcorn State University in Lorman, Miss., where it is believed improperly purchased furnishings and renovations were undertaken, factors leading to the resignation of President M. Christopher Brown II in December. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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In this Feb. 19, 2014 photo, Alcorn State freshman biology major Ayobunni Saleem, from Milwaukee, expresses her concern for the lack of information on the resignation of the school's president, while standing outside the student union building. Amid an investigation of the spending by the board that oversees the university, President M. Christopher Brown II and two others resigned in December. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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In this Feb. 19, 2014 photograph, Israel Thompson, a sophomore biochemistry major from Gulfport, Miss., left, and member of the university's marching band, expresses his support of M. Christopher Brown II , the former president at Alcorn State University while friend Diamond Smith, a freshman from Wilkerson County, listens at the student union in Lorman, Miss. Thompson said Brown appreciated the band and was a youthful president using social media to address the student body. Amid an investigation of the spending by the board that oversees the university, Brown and two others resigned in December. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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In this Feb. 19, 2014 photograph, Alcorn State University students take a break from playing cards on the Lorman, Miss., campus, to express their support for former President M. Christopher Brown II. Some also expressed concern for lack of information about his resignation and questioned the expenditures made at the on campus residence of the president. Amid an investigation of the spending by the board that oversees the university, Brown and two others resigned in December. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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FILE -In this May 11, 2013 file photo, Alcorn State University President M. Christopher Brown II, speaks during the school's 2013 commencement ceremony at the Dave L. Whitney Athletic Complex on the Lorman, Miss., campus. Brown's resignation was announced Dec. 19, 2013 amid an investigation into university purchasing practices. (AP Photo/The Natchez Democrat, Jay Sowers, File)
