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Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Coyahoga County executive Ed FitzGerald, second from right, introduces running mate Sharen Neuhardt, center, to his family before the State of the County speech in Cleveland Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. FitzGerald and Neuhardt would face incumbent Republican Governor John Kasich and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor in November if they win the party's nomination in the May primary. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

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Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Cuyahoga County executive Ed FitzGerald delivers his State of the County address in Cleveland Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. FitzGerald faces slight opposition in the May primary as he sets his sights on defeating Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich in November. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

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Women wearing white and homemade signs that read in Spanish; "Freedom for Leopoldo," shout slogans in support of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez outside the Palace of Justice in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. Following a dramatic surrender on Tuesday and a night in jail, Lopez is due in court Wednesday to learn what charges he may face for allegedly provoking violence during protests against the socialist government in the divided nation. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto, left, and President Barack Obama pose for photographers at the North American Leaders Summit in Toluca, Mexico, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. Obama is in Toluca for the one-day summit with Mexican and Canadian leaders, meeting on issues of trade and other neighbor-to-neighbor interests, even as Congress is pushing back against some of his top cross-border agenda items. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

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Members of the Ukrainian American communitie demonstrate in support Ukrainian anti-government protesters outside Independence Hall, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Philadelphia. The violence on Tuesday was the worst in nearly three months of anti-government protests that have paralyzed Ukraine's capital, Kiev, in a struggle over the identity of a nation divided in loyalties between Russia and the West, and the worst in the country's post-Soviet history. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Yulia Kurka and others with the Ukrainian American and Polish American communities demonstrate in support Ukrainian anti-government protesters outside Independence Hall, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Philadelphia. The violence on Tuesday was the worst in nearly three months of anti-government protests that have paralyzed Ukraine's capital, Kiev, in a struggle over the identity of a nation divided in loyalties between Russia and the West, and the worst in the country's post-Soviet history. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Yulia Kurka, places a candle as Basil Panczak looks on as they demonstrate in support Ukrainian anti-government protesters outside Independence Hall, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Philadelphia. The violence on Tuesday was the worst in nearly three months of anti-government protests that have paralyzed Ukraine's capital, Kiev, in a struggle over the identity of a nation divided in loyalties between Russia and the West, and the worst in the country's post-Soviet history. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Members of the Ukrainian American and Polish American communities demonstrate in support Ukrainian anti-government protesters outside Independence Hall, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Philadelphia. The violence on Tuesday was the worst in nearly three months of anti-government protests that have paralyzed Ukraine's capital, Kiev, in a struggle over the identity of a nation divided in loyalties between Russia and the West, and the worst in the country's post-Soviet history. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Ukrainians gather outside the Ukrainian embassy in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, to protest the deadly violence in the capital of Kiev and call for a stronger response by the United States and the European Union. Clashes on Tuesday left 25 people dead in the worst violence in nearly three months of anti-government protests in Ukraine's capital. Protests began after the president backed away from a deal to join the European Union. (AP Photo/Tammy Webber)

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Ukrainians gather outside the Ukrainian embassy in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, to protest the deadly violence in the capital of Kiev and call for a stronger response by the United States and the European Union. Clashes on Tuesday left 25 people dead in the worst violence in nearly three months of anti-government protests in Ukraine's capital. Protests began after the president backed away from a deal to join the European Union. (AP Photo/Tammy Webber)

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Members of the Ukrainian American and Polish American communities demonstrate in support Ukrainian anti-government protesters outside Independence Hall, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Philadelphia. The violence on Tuesday was the worst in nearly three months of anti-government protests that have paralyzed Ukraine's capital, Kiev, in a struggle over the identity of a nation divided in loyalties between Russia and the West, and the worst in the country's post-Soviet history. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Maria Semkiv, 66, gathers with others outside the Ukrainian embassy in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, to protest the deadly violence in the Ukraine capital of Kiev and call for a stronger response by the United States and the European Union. Clashes on Tuesday left 25 people dead in the worst violence in nearly three months of anti-government protests in Ukraine's capital. Protests began after the president backed away from a deal to join the European Union. (AP Photo/Tammy Webber)

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FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2013, file photo, a fireball goes up at the site of an oil train derailment in Casselton, N.D. The Federal Railroad Administration says inspectors in North Dakota have found more than 13,000 defects and have written 721 violations against BNSF Railway since 2006. Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp asked the agency for the data following the fiery oil train derailment in Cassdelton. (AP Photo/Bruce Crummy, File)

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Kansas Republican Party Chairman Kelly Arnold follows a state Senate committee's debate on local elections legislation, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The state GOP is pushing to move local elections to even-numbered years and make them partisan. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

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Mike Taylor, left, a lobbyist for the Unified Government of Kansas City, Kan., and Wyandotte County, confers with Assistant Kansas Secretary of State Eric Rucker, right, during a Senate committee debate on legislation dealing with local elections, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The bill would move city and local school board elections to even-numbered years. (AP Photo/John Hanna)