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Spain's Nicolas Almagro complains to the umpire about a call during a Buenos Aires' Copa Claro Open semifinal tennis match with Spain's David Ferrer in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
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Spain's David Ferrer Spain returns the ball to Spain's Nicolas Almagro at a Buenos Aires' Copa Claro Open semifinal tennis match in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
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In this Jan. 30, 2014 photo, University of South Carolina research archaeologist Chester DePratter shows a button from a Civil War Union officer's uniform found on the dig of “Camp Asylum,” the Civil War-era prison that once held 1,500 Union officers on the grounds of the state mental hospital in Columbia, S.C., in the waning days of the Civil War. Racing against time, South Carolina archeologists are digging to uncover the remnants of a Civil War-era prisoner-of-war camp before the site in downtown Columbia is cleared to make room for a mixed-use development. (AP Photo/Susanne Schafer)
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In this Jan. 30, 2014 photo, In this Jan. 30, 2014 photo, crews excavate the site of “Camp Asylum,” the Civil War-era prison that once held 1,500 Union officers on the grounds of the state mental hospital in Columbia, S.C., in the waning days of the Civil War. Racing against time, South Carolina archeologists are digging to uncover the remnants of a Civil War-era prisoner-of-war camp before the site in downtown Columbia is cleared to make room for a mixed-use development. (AP Photo/Susanne Schafer)
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In this Jan. 30, 2014 photo, University of South Carolina research archaeologist Chester DePratter stands by the archaeological dig of “Camp Asylum,” the Civil War-era prison that once held 1,500 Union officers on the grounds of the state mental hospital in Columbia, S.C., in the waning days of the Civil War. Racing against time, South Carolina archeologists are digging to uncover the remnants of a Civil War-era prisoner-of-war camp before the site in downtown Columbia is cleared to make room for a mixed-use development. (AP Photo/Susanne Schafer)
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Former state Rep. Pete Turnham poses at his office on Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in Auburn, Ala. For Turnham, “The Monuments Men” is not a Hollywood movie about World War II. It’s part of his life. The 93-year-old businessman spent the summer and fall of 1945 guarding Neuschwanstein Castle, where Nazis hid thousands of artworks seized during the war, mostly in France. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
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Spain's Tommy Robredo returns the ball to Italy's Fabio Fognini at a Buenos Aires' Copa Claro Open semifinal tennis match in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
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Italy's Fabio Fognini eyes the ball during a Buenos Aires' Copa Claro Open tennis semifinal match against Spain's Tommy Robredo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
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Italy's Fabio Fognini celebrates a point during his Buenos Aires' Copa Claro Open semifinal tennis match with Spain's Tommy Robredo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach walk along the promenade on the Black Sea near the Olympic Park at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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A member of the 1st Virginia Regiment watches the end of the parade after marching himself during the annual Old Town Alexandria President's Day Parade, Alexandria, Va., Monday, February 17, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2013, file photo taken for the Arcus Foundation, singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge mingles with guests at the launch of Uprising of Love, a social movement dedicated to supporting the Russia Freedom Fund, in New York. The Russia Freedom Fund, founded by Melissa Etheridge, Linda Wallem, Dustin Lance Black, Bruce Cohen and Greg Propper, works for long-term, systemic change in the status and treatment of Russia's LGBT community. (John Minchillo / AP Images for Arcus Foundation, File)
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Brownie Troop 6259 hold photographs of presidents as they walk in the annual Old Town Alexandria President's Day Parade, Alexandria, Va., Monday, February 17, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Shriners drive through the streets during the annual Old Town Alexandria President's Day Parade, Alexandria, Va., Monday, February 17, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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the annual Old Town Alexandria President's Day Parade, Alexandria, Va., Monday, February 17, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Brownie Troop 6259 hold photographs of presidents as they walk in the annual Old Town Alexandria President's Day Parade, Alexandria, Va., Monday, February 17, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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In this photo taken Nov. 5, 2013, Steve Maskell of McLean, Va., right, votes in an election, including that for Virginia governor between Republican Ken Cuccinelli and Democrat Terry McAuliffe, in McLean, Va. It wasn’t immediately clear to some Virginia voters that they were getting more attention than their neighbors during last year's gubernatorial contest. They were targeted by Democratic strategists who were going after just a few thousand voters and used technology that pointed to specific individuals for a knock on the door, a call on the phone or an ad on their social networks. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)