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Virginia Tech guard Vanessa Panousis and Notre Dame forward Taya Reimer, top, battle for a loose ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame won 74-48 with Reimer scoring 15 points and Panousis 12 points. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond)
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President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn as he returns from stops in Wisconsin and Tennessee, to the White House in Washington, Thursday Jan. 30, 2014. (AP Photo)
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National Edition Opinion cover for January 31, 2014 - A century of tax turmoil (Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times)
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South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell fired a major shot Thursday, taking to the chamber floor to say the rules amount to a declaration of war on free speech and vowing the GOP will try to block them. "Every American needs to know about this abuse of power," said Mr. McConnell, Kentucky Republican. "Let me be clear: What the administration is proposing poses a grave threat to the ability of ordinary Americans to freely participate in the Democratic process."
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Tensions between China and Japan are being increasingly seen in the pre-World War I context of a rising nation — in this case, China — unable to overcome its differences with its neighbors and triggering a global war. (Associated Press)
