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Retired Lt. Col. O.P. Ditch of Elkridge, Md., salutes during the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of the conference proceedings. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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welcome: Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, acknowledges the response from the audience as he takes the stage to address the Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor in Maryland on Thursday, the first day of the gathering.
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Sierra Baker of Murfreesboro, Tenn. plays a shooting game ¿at a National Rifle Association booth in a CPAC exhibition hall.
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** FILE ** Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, acknowledges the response from the audience as he takes the stage to address the Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor in Maryland on Thursday, the first day of the gathering. (Photographs by Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Tea party member William Temple of Brunswick, Ga., who dresses as Button Gwinnett, a representative of Georgia who was the second person to sign the Declaration of Independence, listens to the opening day invocation at CPAC. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Supporters listen as Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, speaks at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference held at the Gaylord National Hotel on Thursday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Supporters of Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, listen to his CPAC speech. He drew cheers from young voters who see him as a libertarian hero. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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"Congress has the responsibility to explore ways to strengthen and streamline federal student aid programs making the process simpler for students, institutions and families," Rep. John Kline, Minnesota Republican, says. (Associated Press)
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associated press Arizona requires evidence of citizenship in order to register and at the polls in order to vote, “and we don’t think either one of those things are unreasonable,” Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett says.
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In this Jan. 28, 2013 file photo, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Menendez’s office says he traveled on a plane owned by a Florida physician who is a friend and political donor, but denied that the senator had engaged with prostitutes in the Dominican Republic. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Lei Feng, a half-real, half-fabricated man depicted by the Chinese government as the communist model soldier, has become a political icon. (Associated Press)
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-K.Y.) takes the stage to speak at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (C.P.A.C.) held at the Gaylord National Hotel, National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Volunteers sign hand out free shirts supporting Sen. Rand Paul (R-K.Y.) at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (C.P.A.C.) held at the Gaylord National Hotel, National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Tea Party member William Temple of Brunswick, Ga. who dresses as Button Gwinnett, a representative of Georgia who was the second to sign the Declaration of Independence, listens to the opening day invocation at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (C.P.A.C.) held at the Gaylord National Hotel, National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Tea Party member William Temple of Brunswick, Ga., left, who dresses as Button Gwinnett, a representative of Georgia who was the second to sign the Declaration of Independence, listens with others to the opening day invocation at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (C.P.A.C.) held at the Gaylord National Hotel, National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Retired Lt. Col. O.P. Ditch of Elkridge, Md., salutes during the pledge of allegiance at the start of this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (C.P.A.C.) held at the Gaylord National Hotel, National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli takes the stage as the first speaker at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (C.P.A.C.) held at the Gaylord National Hotel, National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is the first speaker at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (C.P.A.C.) held at the Gaylord National Hotel, National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Former Rep. Allen West takes the stage at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (C.P.A.C.) held at the Gaylord National Hotel, National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
