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We've reached an agreement to create a framework to establish a timetable ... (Illustration by Jack Ohman of the Tribune Media Services)
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** FILE ** In this Nov. 30, 2010, file photo, Jeh Johnson speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington. President Barack Obama has chosen former Pentagon lawyer Johnson as the new secretary of the Homeland Security Department. Obama announced Johnson's nomination Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
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** FILE ** A street vendor splashes water on his face to ease the discomfort from the tear gas fired by police during protests against President Michel Martelly's government, mainly about the higher cost of living in downtown of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. The protest happened on a national holiday known as Jean-Jacques Dessalines day, honoring one of the nation's founding fathers. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
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U.S. Park Ranger Edward Fleming talks with Steve Olsonowski [cq] of Gaithersburg, Md., at the Lincoln Memorial on the first day monuments reopen on the National Mall after the government shutdown, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 17, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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U.S. Park Police ride horses past the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial on the first day monuments reopen on the National Mall after the government shutdown, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 17, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Tourists make their way through the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the first day monuments reopen on the National Mall after the government shutdown, Washington, D.C., Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
