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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at his meeting with Olympic volunteers in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)

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FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2014 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Michelle Obama turned 50 on Friday and promptly showed off her AARP card. It was probably a good way to spend the birthday, laying low and resting up for a big birthday dance party the president has been planning for Saturday night at the White House. The White House isn't releasing any party details but word did leak out that guests have been told to come prepared to dance. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony of presentation of credentials by foreign ambassadors in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

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First lady Michelle Obama speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 . Michelle Obama is celebrating her 50th birthday Friday. The first lady was spending the day out of sight, with no scheduled public appearances after back-to-back events at the White House this week. A big birthday bash is on tap for Saturday night at the White House. President Barack Obama has been involved in planning it. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Arizona's Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (23) loses control of the ball against the defense of Arizona States' Shaguille McKissic (40) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 in Tucson, Ariz. Arizona won 91 - 68. (AP Photo/John MIller)

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In this undated photo provided by the Afghanistan presidential palace, a body of a young man lies on a bed at an undisclosed location in eastern Parwan province, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. President Hamid Karzai said Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, that the U.S. can no longer carry out military operations or airstrikes and must jump-start peace talks with the Taliban before his country signs a security deal to keep American troops in Afghanistan after 2014. (AP Photo/Afghanistan presidential palace)

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This handout image courtesy of Gehry Partners, LLP, 2013 shows the planned Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial in Washington. A budget deal approved by Congress restores funding for some national arts and cultural programs, but others will still see reductions. In a funding bill approved this week, lawmakers decided against providing construction money for the planned Dwight D. Eisenhower memorial in Washington. The deal provides $1 million for salaries and expenses of the federal memorial commission, dismissing its $51 million budget request. (AP Photo/Gehry Partners, LLP, 2013)

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FILE - This Nov. 17, 2013 file photo shows construction continuing on the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington. A budget deal approved by Congress restores funding for some national arts and cultural programs, but others will still see reductions. In a funding bill approved this week, lawmakers decided against providing construction money for the planned Dwight D. Eisenhower memorial in Washington. The deal provides $1 million for salaries and expenses of the federal memorial commission, dismissing its $51 million budget request. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

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Vancouver Canucks' David Booth (7) slips the defense of the Phoenix Coyotes including Phoenix Coyotes' Oliver Ekman-Larsson (23), of Sweden, to get a shot off during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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A gunman prepares to attack an Iraqi army checkpoint outside Fallujah during clashes with Iraqi security forces in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. Violence across Iraq, including a series of car bombings and fighting between militants and government troops over control of the country's contested Anbar province, killed dozens Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo)

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A gunman aims his weapn during clashes with Iraqi security forces in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. Violence across Iraq, including a series of car bombings and fighting between militants and government troops over control of the country's contested Anbar province, killed dozens Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo)

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Gunmen run for cover during clashes with Iraqi security forces outside Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. Violence across Iraq, including a series of car bombings and fighting between militants and government troops over control of the country's contested Anbar province, killed dozens Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo)

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A gunmen takes cover during clashes with Iraqi security forces outside Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. Violence across Iraq, including a series of car bombings and fighting between militants and government troops over control of the country's contested Anbar province, killed dozens Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo)

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Gunmen rush to take part in clashes with Iraqi security forces outside Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. Violence across Iraq, including a series of car bombings and fighting between militants and government troops over control of the country's contested Anbar province, killed dozens Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo)

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Smoke rises after a bombing in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. Violence across Iraq, including a series of car bombings and fighting between militants and government troops over control of the country's contested Anbar province, killed dozens Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo)

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Gunmen attack an Iraqi army checkpoint outside Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. Violence across Iraq, including a series of car bombings and fighting between militants and government troops over control of the country's contested Anbar province, killed dozens Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo)

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Gunmen take cover during clashes with Iraqi security forces outside Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. Violence across Iraq, including a series of car bombings and fighting between militants and government troops over control of the country's contested Anbar province, killed dozens Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo)

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President Barack Obama talks about National Security Agency (NSA)surveillance, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, at the Justice Department in Washington.Seeking to calm a furor over U.S. surveillance, the president called for ending the government's control of phone data from -hundreds of millions of Americans and immediately ordered intelligence agencies to get a secretive court's permission before accessing the records. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)