Politics

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Democratic state Sens. Ricardo Lara (left) and Kevin de Leon converse during a Senate session at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. By a 27-9 vote the Senate approved Mr. Lara's bill that would use California's tax policy in an attempt to pressure the Boys Scouts of America into fully accepting gay members. The bill, SB323, gets rid of a tax exemption for sales and use taxes, as well as corporate taxes, for youth groups that discriminate. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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** FILE ** President Obama talks about national security on Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington. Declaring America at a "crossroads" in the fight against terrorism, the president revealed clearer guidelines for the use of deadly drone strikes, including more control by the U.S. military, while leaving key details of the controversial program secret. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Gen. Salim Idris, who defected from the Syrian army in July, speaks during an interview in Antakya, Turkey, on Dec. 18, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Ralph Mariano and Mary O'Rourke are pictured outside federal court in Providence, R.I., in 2012. Mariano pleaded guilty to conspiracy and other charges and his girlfriend, Mary O'Rourke, pleaded guilty to theft of government property in the same kickback scheme. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

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This image provided by the Big East, Thursday, May 30, 2013, shows the American Athletic Conference logo. The conference formally known as the Big East released its logo as part of the rebranding of the new conference, which will begin conpetition this fall. (AP Photo/Big East)

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**FILE** Eleanor Holmes Norton (right), a non-voting delegate for the District of Columbia in the House of Representatives, and D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 29, 2012. (Associated Press)