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FILE - In this March 20, 2013 file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Cuomo and former New York Senator and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton are among a group of potential 2016 presidential candidates hailing from the same states, including: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio, R- Fla., and perhaps Texas Gov. Rick Perry and freshman Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

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Support from within the GOP has given Mark Sanford's campaign a boost ahead of Tuesday's special election for an open House seat that many analysts say is too close to call. He must overcome distrust engendered by his affair while governor of South Carolina in 2009.

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President Obama leaves Air Force One upon his arrival at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Thursday, May 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Washington Redskins helmets and logo are shown during the first half of an NFL football game in East Rutherford, N.J. on Oct. 21, 2012. The team's nickname, which some consider a derogatory term for Native Americans, has faced a barrage of criticism. Local leaders and pundits have called for a name change. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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** FILE ** An Indonesian police anti-terror unit Special Detachment 88 escorts a terror suspect after his arrest in Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, Sept. 28, 2012. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Airline passengers check-in at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, in Houston. Americans can expect airports to be busier and planes to be fuller than ever, according to a forecast by the main trade association for U.S. airlines released ahead of the holiday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip

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Lt. Gen. Mark A. Milley speaks May 2, 2013, at a ceremony after he assumed command as International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, Deputy Commanding General of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan at a NATO base at Kabul International Airport. Milley replaces Lt. Gen. James L. Terry. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** President Obama speaks on May 2, 2013, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, where he announced he will nominate Penny Pritzker (right) as secretary of commerce and Michael Froman (left) as U.S. trade representative. (Associated Press)