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FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2013 file photo, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. A string of nuclear missteps, many uncovered by The Associated Press, have beset the nation's nuclear force in the last year. In November 2013, Welsh, disclosed that as a result of the firing of Maj. Gen. Michael Carey, commander of the 20th Air Force, which is responsible for the entire Minuteman 3 missile force, the Air Force would take a closer look at the background of candidates for general officer-level nuclear command jobs. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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Rep. Jessyn Farrell, D-Seattle, speaks to the media Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, in Olympia, Wash. Farrell spoke of a proposal to raise Washington's minimum wage to $12 per hour over the next three years. Washington state's current $9.32 rate is already the highest state minimum wage in the nation. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte)
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Mike Huckabee speaks during the Republican National Committee's annual winter meeting, Washington, D.C., Thursday, January 23, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks during an reception for the U.S. Conference of Mayors in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
