Politics

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In this Jan. 15, 2014 photo, Wesley Newman Conservation Stewardship Director at Katy Prairie Conservancy moves through the property owned by conservancy, in Waller, Texas. A coalition of government officials and local business is pushing for the expansion of Highway 36A which will cut through land owned by the Katy Prairie Conservancy. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)

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In this Jan. 15, 2014 photo, White-Crowned Sparrows are perched on barbed wire in the Katy Prairie Conservancy, in Waller, Texas. A coalition of government officials and local business is pushing for the expansion of Highway 36A which will cut through land owned by the Katy Prairie Conservancy. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)

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Mike Huckabee took a shot at name-calling of fellow Republicans, saying that someone who agrees with him on 80 percent of the issues is far more of a genuine Republican than the best Democrat. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Millie Hallow of Maryland, center, shares a laugh with RNC Chairman Reince Priebus, right, and Mike Huckabee, left, during lunch at the Republican National Committee's annual winter meeting, Washington, D.C., Thursday, January 23, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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RNC Chairman Reince Priebus, center, and Florida National Committeewoman and RNC Co-Chairman Sharon Day, third from right, introduce Conservative Activist Alison Howard, left, Cabinet Aide to Florida's CFO Chelsi Henry, second from left, New Mexico State Representative Monica Youngblood, third from left, Arizona State Senator Kimberly Yee, second from right, and CRNC Naitonal Chair Alex Smith, right, as the GOP's rising stars at the Republican National Committee's annual winter meeting, Washington, D.C., Thursday, January 23, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)