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Democratic state Reps. Harriett Drummond, left, Les Gara, middle, and Max Gruenberg, all of Anchorage, speak in the hallway during a recess of the opening session of the Alaska House of Representatives in Juneau, Alaska, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
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House Speaker Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, left, talks with a staff member during a recess on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, during the first day of the Alaska House of Representatives's session in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon delivers the annual State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Jefferson City, Mo. Nixon proposed a nearly half-billion-dollar spending surge for public education Tuesday as he urged lawmakers to harness the revenues generated by an improving economy to make up for years of funding shortfalls for schools. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon greets lawmakers as he walks into the House chamber to deliver the annual State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Jefferson City, Mo. Nixon proposed a nearly half-billion-dollar spending surge for public education Tuesday as he urged lawmakers to harness the revenues generated by an improving economy to make up for years of funding shortfalls for schools. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon delivers the annual State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Jefferson City, Mo. Nixon proposed a nearly half-billion-dollar spending surge for public education Tuesday as he urged lawmakers to harness the revenues generated by an improving economy to make up for years of funding shortfalls for schools. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon delivers the annual State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Jefferson City, Mo. Nixon proposed a nearly half-billion-dollar spending surge for public education Tuesday as he urged lawmakers to harness the revenues generated by an improving economy to make up for years of funding shortfalls for schools. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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The Rev. Jarrett Maupin, center, an Arizona civil rights activist, speaks during a news conference in Phoenix, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, after an Arizona State University fraternity hosted a distasteful party in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, replete with racist stereotypes and offensive costumes. Maupin is calling on the school to expel all students involved and permanently ban the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity from campus. (AP Photo/Brian Skoloff)
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National Edition Opinion cover for January 22, 2014 - Olympic hopes for Russia with a happy face (Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times)
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Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw, right, checks on Notre Dame guard Jewell Loyd (32) after she was injured as guard Kayla McBride, left, and a trainer look on in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, in Knoxville, Tenn. Notre Dame won 86-70. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
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In this Jan. 21, 2014, photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie waves as he stands with his wife Mary Pat Christie during a gathering for his swearing in for his second term in Trenton, N.J. As controversy grows around Christie, he’s finding support in the nation’s Hispanic community. Some minority leaders usually aligned with Democrats are giving the Republican governor the benefit of the doubt. They’re willing to support Christie, in part, because he has aggressively courted Hispanic voters throughout his first term. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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Gerard Murphy, president and CEO of the Washington Area New Automobile Dealers Association, says the District still has space that would allow for dealer services. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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President Obama will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican as part of a European trip scheduled for March. The White House says Mr. Obama "looks forward to discussing with Pope Francis their shared commitment to fighting poverty and growing inequality" during their March 27 meeting. (Associated Press)
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Kansas state Sen. Laura Kelly, right, a Topeka Democrat, confers with J.G. Scott, center, the top budget analyst on the Legislature's research staff, during a Senate Ways and Means Committee hearing on the prison system's budget, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. To the left, committee Chairman Ty Masterson, an Andover Republican, follows testimony. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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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)
