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FILE - In this May 22, 2007 file photo, Rwandan president Paul Kagame during a conference in Nairobi, Kenya. Opposition leaders have accused Kagame of ordering the assassination of Rwanda’s former spy chief Patrick Karegeya who was found dead, possibly strangled, in his room at a Johannesburg hotel Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, claiming the death follows a pattern of assassinations ordered by Kagame. Rwanda's government has vehemently denied such charges. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim, File)
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Undated photo taken in Kigale, Rwanda, of Patrick Karegeya, Rwanda's former spy chief who was found dead, possibly strangled, in a hotel in South Africa, police said Thursday Jan 2 2014. Rwandan dissidents accused President Paul Kagame of ordering the death of Karegeya, a former Kagame ally who turned against him. Kagame's government vehemently denies it has targeted dissidents. (AP Photo)
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FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2013, file photo, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the Senate assistant majority leader, walks at the Capitol in Washington. An unusual alliance of tea party enthusiasts and liberal leaders in Congress is pursuing major changes in mandatory sentencing laws amid growing concerns about the fairness of the sentences and the exploding costs of running federal prisons. "People are coming here for different reasons, but there is a real opportunity," said Durbin, one of the Senate’s leading proponents of sentencing reform. "It’s a pretty rare political situation." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2013 file photo, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Cruz said he would renounce his Canadian citizenship by the end of 2013, but the Calgary-born Republican lawmaker is still a dual citizen. Catherine Frazier, a spokeswoman for the tea party darling from Texas, said Saturday, Jan. 5, 2014 that lawyers are preparing the paperwork. Fraizer’s response comes after a Canadian immigration attorney said the process was simple and wondered about the delay. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves upon his arrival for a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. Kerry is on his 10th visit to the region to try to craft a peace treaty that would create a Palestinian state alongside Israel. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas talk before a meeting at the presidential compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. Kerry is on his 10th visit to the region to try to craft a peace treaty that would create a Palestinian state alongside Israel. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, listens to Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat make a statement to the press after meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the presidential compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. Kerry said Israelis and Palestinians are committed to settling their differences and are working with "great intensity and serious purpose" to achieve that long-sought goal. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)
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Indian Prime Minster Manmohan Singh addresses a press conference, in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. Prime Minister Singh said Friday he would step aside after 10 years in office, paving the way for Rahul Gandhi to take the reins of the world's biggest democracy if his party stays in power in this year's elections. (AP Photo/Harish Tyagi, Pool)
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Indian Prime Minster Manmohan Singh addresses a press conference, in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. Prime Minister Singh said Friday he would step aside after 10 years in office, paving the way for Rahul Gandhi to take the reins of the world's biggest democracy if his party stays in power in this year's elections. (AP Photo/Harish Tyagi, Pool)
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Indian Prime Minster Manmohan Singh addresses a press conference, in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. India's Prime Minister Singh said Friday he would step aside after 10 years in office, paving the way for Rahul Gandhi to take the reins of the world's biggest democracy if his party stays in power in this year's elections. (AP Photo/Harish Tyagi, Pool)
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US Secretary of State John Kerry, Left, speaks with Jordan's King Abdullah II before a meeting at Al-Hummar Palace in Amman on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. America's top diplomat is trying to nudge the two closer to signing an accord, setting up a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Kerry said Saturday that progress is being made, yet key hurdles are yet to be overcome. Kerry's talks on Sunday with Jordan's King Abdullah II and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah are likely to also touch on the war in Syria, rising violence in Iraq, and Iran's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, walks with U.S. Ambassador to Jordan Stuart E. Jones, right, after Kerry's arrival at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. America's top diplomat is trying to nudge Israel and the Palestinians closer to signing an accord, setting up a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Kerry said Saturday that progress is being made, yet key hurdles are yet to be overcome. Kerry's talks on Sunday with Jordan's King Abdullah II and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah are likely to also touch on the war in Syria, rising violence in Iraq, and Iran's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Abir Sultan, Pool)
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. America's top diplomat is trying to nudge Israel and the Palestinians closer to signing an accord, setting up a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Kerry said Saturday that progress is being made, yet key hurdles are yet to be overcome. Kerry's talks on Sunday with Jordan's King Abdullah II and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah are likely to also touch on the war in Syria, rising violence in Iraq, and Iran's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)
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Security officers try to move the opposition supporters, center, of Cambodian National Rescue Party on a rally in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. Cambodian police have pushed out about 1,000 anti-government demonstrators from a park in the capital Phnom Penh, a day after four people were killed in a crackdown on a labor protest. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
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Security personnel remove a shelter where Cambodian National Rescue Party leaders give a speech to their supporters at Democracy Square in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. Cambodian police have pushed out about 1,000 anti-government demonstrators from a park in the capital Phnom Penh, a day after four people were killed in a crackdown on a labor protest. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
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Security personnel remove a shelter where Cambodian National Rescue Party leaders give a speech to their supporters at Democracy Square in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. Cambodian police have pushed out about 1,000 anti-government demonstrators from a park in the capital Phnom Penh, a day after four people were killed in a crackdown on a labor protest. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
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Buddha statues stand in the destroyed area where Cambodian National Rescue Party supporters gather for prayers in their rally at Democracy Square in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. Cambodian police have pushed out about 1,000 anti-government demonstrators from the park in the capital Phnom Penh, a day after four people were killed in a crackdown on a labor protest. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
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Cambodian Buddhist monks run together with supporters of Cambodian National Rescue Party from a rally site of the Democracy Square in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. Cambodian police have pushed out about 1,000 anti-government demonstrators from a park in the capital Phnom Penh, a day after four people were killed in a crackdown on a labor protest. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Marshal's office shows Adel Daoud, of Hillside, Ill. Defense lawyers want the government to disclose if it used enhanced surveillance to justify its wider investigation of Daoud who has pleaded not guilty to trying to ignite an inert bomb outside a Chicago bar . (AP Photo/U.S. Marshal's office, File)
