Politics

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Ian "Rooster" Jacobson (left), a student at the University of Texas whose multicolored mohawk attracted much attention at the Conservative Political Action Conference over the weekend, stands with Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, at a recent campaign event. (Photo courtesy of Ian Jacobson)

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** FILE ** Then-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (second from left) waves during the inauguration of the Jamaran-2 guided missile destroyer in the port city of Anzali, Iran, about 150 miles northwest of Tehran, the capital, on Sunday, March 17, 2013. Iran launched the domestically built ship in the Caspian Sea in the nation's first deployment of a major warship in the oil-rich region. (AP Photo/ISNA, Hemmat Khahi)

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** FILE ** North Dakota state Sen. Margaret Sitte, a Republican, speaks in favor of HB1305, one of two anti-abortion bills, during floor debate at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D., on Friday, March 15, 2013. (AP Photo/The Bismarck Tribune, Mike McCleary)

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** FILE ** China's new leaders — President Xi Jinping (left) and Premier Li Kiqiang — arrive at the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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Larry Beasley, president and CEO of The Washington Times, speaks before the results of The Washington Times-CPAC 2013 Straw Poll are announced during the final day of the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference in Fort Washington, Md., on March 16, 2013. Mr. Beasley is joined by Al Cardenas, left, chairman of the American Conservative Union, and pollster Tony Fabrizio, of the Fabrizio-McLaughlin polling firm that conducted the straw poll. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was the winner, narrowly edging out the close second place Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). (T.J. Kirkpatrick/Special to The Washington Times)

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A Syrian boy waves the Syrian revolutionary flag during a celebration to commemorate the second anniversary of the Syrian revolution, in Amman, Jordan, Friday, March, 15, 2013. Around a thousand Syrians gathered in front of the Syrian embassy, and chanted slogans against Assad, and the Baath regime that has ruled Syria for the last 40 years. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

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Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin speaks during the final day of the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference in Fort Washington, Md. on March 16, 2013. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/Special to The Washington Times)