Politics

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State Legislature interns Mahtub Zare Mochanloo, far right, and Sophanite Gedion, second row center, listen to testimony during a hearing on a bill which would allow Colorado public school teachers to carry concealed firearms during class, at the Capitol, in Denver, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. The Republican proposal has been made before without success, but the suggestion has additional relevance after last year's Arapahoe High School shootings, in which a student targeted a teacher. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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Michael Eaton, Chief of Safety and Security for Denver Public Schools, gives testimony in opposition to a bill which would allow Colorado public school teachers to carry concealed firearms during class, during a hearing at the Capitol, in Denver, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. The Republican proposal has been made before without success, but the suggestion has additional relevance after last year's Arapahoe High School shootings, in which a student targeted a teacher. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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National Edition Opinion cover for February 12, 2014 - Still one nation under God (Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times)

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Anthony A. Williams, mayor of Washington, D.C., speaks during the 97th Annual Convention of the NAACP, Sunday, July 16, 2006, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

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FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2014 file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. It was once the backbone of the House Republican majority _ the steadfast stand that brought President Barack Obama to the negotiating table and yielded more than $2 trillion in deficit reduction. On Tuesday, Feb. 11, it abruptly vanished, the victim of Republican disunity and a president determined not to bargain again. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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French President French President Francois leans across the table to toast with guests seated at his table as President Barack Obama, top, speaks at the State Dinner, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)