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Neel Kashkari, a former U.S. Treasury official, shakes hands with Greg Mellor, right, before giving the keynote speech before the California Business Review where he announced that he would run for governor of California, at California State University, Sacramento, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Sacramento, Calif. Kashkari, a political newcomer and Republican, faces long odds against incumbent Gov. Jerry Brown. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Neel Kashkari, a former U.S. Treasury official, announced that he would run for governor of California during an appearance at the Sacramento Business Review at California State University, Sacramento, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Sacramento, Calif. Kashkari, a political newcomer and Republican, faces long odds against incumbent Gov. Jerry Brown. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Neel Kashkari, a former U.S. Treasury official, announced that he would run for governor of California while giving the keynote speech at the Sacramento Business Review at California State University, Sacramento, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Sacramento, Calif. Kashkari, a political newcomer and Republican, faces long odds against incumbent Gov. Jerry Brown. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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FILE - This May 5, 2011 file photo provided by the office of the Governor of Virginia shows Jonnie Williams left, and Maureen McDonnell, wife of then Gov. Bob McDonnell, during a reception for a NASCAR race at the Executive Mansion in Richmond, Va. Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife were indicted Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, on corruption charges after a monthslong federal investigation into gifts the Republican received from Williams. (AP Photo/Office of the Governor of Virginia, Michele White, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2013 file photo, then Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and First Lady Maureen McDonnell clasp their hands during an event at Saint Joseph School in Petersburg, Va. McDonnell and his wife were indicted Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, on corruption charges after a monthslong federal investigation into gifts the Republican received from a political donor. (AP Photo/The Progress-Index, Patrick Kane, File)
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FILE- In this Oct. 31, 2009 file photo, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell, hugs his wife, Maureen, during a rally in Richmond, Va., McDonnell and his wife were indicted Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, on corruption charges after a monthslong federal investigation into gifts the Republican received from a political donor. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
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FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2013 file photo, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., a longtime deficit hawk, outlines his annual Wastebook, which points a critical finger at billions of dollars in questionable government spending during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn says he plans to finish the current year in office and resign his seat nearly two years before his term is scheduled to end. The 66-year-old Coburn released a statement late Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 saying he would give up his seat at the end of the current session of Congress, scheduled to end in January 2015.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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United States Secretary of State John Kerry, left, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, join hands after their tri-lateral meeting on ending the crisis in Syria in Montreux, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. Syria's main political opposition group in exile agreed on Saturday to attend internationally sponsored peace talks, and said for the first time three rebel fighting forces also wanted to take part. (AP Photo/Gary Cameron, Pool)
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Signs for candidates are seen in the snow outside of Town Hall in Herndon, Va., Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. The special election will likely determine which party controls the state Senate. Election officials said they were pleasantly surprised that, despite the nasty weather, turnout could reach 20 percent in some precincts. (AP Photo/Matt Barakat)
