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Abbas Hammoud, one of the nine Lebanese Shiite pilgrims who were kidnapped by a rebel faction in northern Syria in May 2012, is embraced by his relatives upon his arrival at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. His release was part of an ambitious three-way deal cutting across the Syrian civil war. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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** FILE ** In this Oct. 16, 2013, file photo Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, pumps his fist as he leaves a meeting with House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington during the third week of the partial federal government shutdown. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2013, file photo Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington after House leaders reached a last-minute agreement to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown. Cruz made a name for himself by leading the tea party charge toward shutdown. About half of the respondents in a recent Associated Press-GfK poll knew enough about Cruz to form an opinion, impressive for a senator elected less than a year ago. The bad news for Cruz? Their opinion was negative by a 2-1 margin. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
