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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to his ruling party members, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. Erdogan said Thursday that fighting in northwest Syria had swung in favor of Turkey and the opposition forces it supports. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

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Columns of smoke rise after airstrikes hit the Idlib province, Syria, on Thursday. Nearly three dozen Turkish soldiers were killed during a Syrian airstrike causing a sharp escalation in a growing conflict between the two countries. (ASSOCIATED PRESS )

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Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2020, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

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Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren proposes the legalization of marijuana and expansion of proprietors' rights in the burgeoning industry. (Associated Press)

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders' ascension shows voters' dissastifcation with his party rivals. (Associated Press)

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In this Wednesday, May 8, 2013, file photo, Vladislav Surkov, an adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin listens, during a meeting in Moscow, Russia. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

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Illustration on 5G technology by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Illustration on Canadian drug importation by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Discrimination and economy terrorist illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

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Illustration on the Communist, Bernie Sanders by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Illustration on Bernie Sanders, leftists and communists in American politics by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign is now incorporating free food and even a meatball recipe in their pitch to voters. (Team Bloomberg via Twitter)

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President Trump will close out the Conservative Political Action Conference this week with his appearance at the annual meeting. Since the 2016 election, Mr. Trump's takeover of the Republican Party and conservative movement has been evident at CPAC. (Associated Press)

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Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a campaign event in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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OSLO, Norway (June 25, 2018) — Kenneth J. Braithwaite, U.S. ambassador to Norway, boards the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) during a scheduled port visit to Oslo, Norway, June 25, 2018. Bainbridge, homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Theron J. Godbold/Released)

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181115-N-AZ467-0294 OSLO, Norway (Nov. 15, 2018) Kenneth J. Braithwaite, U.S. ambassador to Norway, speaks to the crew and guests during a dinner reception in the hangar bay of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Nov. 15, 2018. Iwo Jima is currently in port in Oslo, Norway after participating in Trident Juncture 2018 which was a NATO-led exercise designed to certify NATO response forces and develop interoperability among participating NATO Allied and partner nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Travis Baley/Released)