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Chicago Bulls' Jimmy Butler (21) tries to poke the ball away from Cleveland Cavaliers' Luol Deng, of Sudan, in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie gestures as he speaks during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at the Statehouse in Trenton. Christie has fired a top aide who engineered political payback against a town mayor, saying she lied. Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Anne Kelly is the latest casualty in a widening scandal that threatens to upend Christie's second term and likely run for president in 2016. Documents show she arranged traffic jams to punish the mayor, who didn't endorse Christie for re-election. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell pauses while making a statement as his wife, Maureen, right, listens during a news conference in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. McDonnell and his wife were indicted Tuesday on corruption charges after a monthslong federal investigation into gifts the Republican received from a political donor. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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Tadaharu "Tad" Yamamoto, president of Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi, LLC., acknowledges the applause after being recognized by Mississippi Republican Gov. Phil Bryant during his State of the State address before a joint session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Mississippi Republican Gov. Phil Bryant, right, and his wife Deborah, speak with Senate President Pro Tempore Terry Brown, R-Columbus, prior to Bryant delivering his State of the State address before a joint session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Mississippi native and pianist Bruce Levingston stands and reacts to the applause he receives after being acknowledged by Mississippi Republican Gov. Phil Bryant during his State of the State address before a joint session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Mississippi Republican Gov. Phil Bryant, left, delivers his State of the State address while, seated from left, Senate President Pro Tempore Terry Brown, R-Columbus, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, Mississippi First Lady Deborah Bryant, House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, and Speaker Pro Tempore Greg Snowden, R-Meridian, listen before a joint session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Republican Reps. Wanda Jennings of Southaven, left, and Eugene Hamilton of Olive Branch, listen as Republican Gov. Phil Bryant delivers his State of the State address before a joint session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Mississippi Republican Gov. Phil Bryant, left, and his wife Deborah are congratulated by Rep. Lester Carpenter, R-Burnsville, following his State of the State address before a joint session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Mississippi Republican Gov. Phil Bryant receives a standing ovation from Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, center, and his wife Deborah Bryant during his State of the State address before a joint session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Mississippi Republican Gov. Phil Bryant speaks about his hope the legislators will fund another Mississippi Highway Patrol trooper class during his State of the State address before a joint session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Mississippi Republican Gov. Phil Bryant gestures as he says he wants to add the slogan "In God We Trust" to the state seal during his State of the State address before a joint session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2011 file photo, Gulet Mohamed, 19, of Alexandria, Va., left, speaks to the media after returning from Kuwait, at Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Va. At right is his attorney Gadeir Abbas. A federal judge on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014 allowed Mohamed's challenge to his placement on the no-fly list to go forward, three years after he was stranded in Kuwait. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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Republican Reps. Devin Nunes, left,and Rep. Kevin McCarthy, center, and House Speaker John Boehner, right, prepare for a news conference about the drought situation in the Central Valley, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, near Bakersfield, Calif. Boehner visited a dusty California field, joining Central Valley Republicans to announce an emergency drought-relief bill to help farmers through what is certain to be a devastating year. If passed, the bill that's already stirring controversy would temporarily halt restoration of the San Joaquin River designed to bring back the historic salmon flow, among other measures. Farmers want that water diverted to their crops. (AP photo/The Bakersfield Californian, Casey Christie) MAGS OUT ONLINES OUT TV OUT NO SALES
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House Speaker John Boehner talks about the drought in the Central Valley, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, during a news conference on farmer Larry Starrh's land, northwest of Bakersfield, Calif. State Sen. Jean Fuller is behind him. Boehner visited a dusty California field, joining Central Valley Republicans to announce an emergency drought-relief bill to help farmers through what is certain to be a devastating year. If passed, the bill that's already stirring controversy would temporarily halt restoration of the San Joaquin River designed to bring back the historic salmon flow, among other measures. Farmers want that water diverted to their crops. (AP photo/The Bakersfield Californian, Casey Christie) MAGS OUT ONLINES OUT TV OUT NO SALES
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Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell makes a statement as his wife, Maureen, listens during a news conference in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. McDonnell and his wife were indicted Tuesday on corruption charges after a monthslong federal investigation into gifts the Republican received from a political donor. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
