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Former Rep. Gabby Giffords is helped as she arrives for a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in Washington, about measures to reduce gun violence and the bill to expand background checks on guns that was defeated in the Senate. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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** FILE ** In this image from video broadcast on Syrian state television Wednesday, April 17, 2013, President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview. (AP Photo/Syrian State TV via AP video
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** FILE ** People demonstrate for equal rights with placards and flags in Paris, France, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. A gay rights watchdog group says that the number of reported homophobic acts has risen in France in recent weeks, amid nationwide protests over a bill under parliamentary debate that would legalize gay marriage. Placards reads, "Our love is stronger, and 'We forget nothing.' " (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
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** FILE ** Rebels from al-Qaeda-affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra wave their brigade flag as they step atop a Syrian air force helicopter at the Taftanaz Air Base, which was was captured by the rebels, on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, in Idlib province in northern Syria. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network)
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Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, said he is still torn on what to do with some of the enemy combatants in the war on terrorism captured overseas the U.S. holds. His father, Ron Paul, advocates closing the Guantanamo Bay prison. (Associated Press)
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Mia Love lost a close race to political veteran Rep. Jim Matheson in November and a rematch could be in the works in 2014, though she has not officially said she is running.
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** FILE ** Disgraced former Gov. Mark Sanford, once poised to run as a Republican favorite in the race for South Carolina's vacant U.S. House seat, has hit some speed bumps on the campaign trail. (Associated Press)
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Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., (right) speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, January 2009. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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** FILE ** Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Jan., 2009. Senate Majority Leader Reid said Tuesday, April 16, 2013, that letter with ricin or another poison was sent to Wicker. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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President Obama finishes speaking in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, about the Boston Marathon explosions.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
