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Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, before the House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on the effects the government shutdown is having on benefits and services to veterans. About 3.8 million veterans will not receive disability compensation next month if the partial government shutdown continues into late October, Shinseki told lawmakers Wednesday. Some 315,000 veterans and 202,000 surviving spouses and dependents will see pension payments stopped. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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John Koskinen, President Barack Obama's choice to head the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, before the Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination. Koskinen, 74, is a retired corporate and government official with experience managing numerous organizations in crisis. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Dr. Nirav Shah, commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, testifies during a joint legislative budget hearing on health and Medicaid on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. He says he expects the state trial of medical marijuana to be up and running within a year. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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Dr. Nirav Shah, commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, testifies during a joint legislative budget hearing on health and Medicaid on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. He says he expects the state trial of medical marijuana to be up and running within a year. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, left, speaks at a news conference on enrollment in affordable health coverage in Cleveland Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. Sebelius pointed to in-person assistance available in the Cleveland area to help people choose and enroll in affordable coverage options in the Health Insurance Marketplace. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
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Sue Sloop of Washington, D.C. walks her dog, Bogart, a treeing walker coonhound, who wears a raincoat on a cloudy rainy day, Washington, D.C., Monday, February 3, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Sue Sloop of Washington, D.C. walks her dog, Bogart, a treeing walker coonhound, who wears a raincoat on a cloudy rainy day, Washington, D.C., Monday, February 3, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Sue Sloop of Washington, D.C. walks her dog, Bogart, a treeing walker coonhound, who wears a raincoat on a cloudy rainy day, Washington, D.C., Monday, February 3, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
