Politics

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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** FILE ** Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., on March 14, 2013. (Associated Press)

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White House spokesman Jay Carney speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington on March 14, 2013. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Steve King, Iowa Republican, speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., on Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks to reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 7, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Retired Lt. Col. O.P. Ditch of Elkridge, Md., salutes during the pledge of allegiance at the start of the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference on March 14 at the Gaylord National Hotel in National Harbor, Md. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Tea party member William Temple (left) of Brunswick, Ga., dressed as Button Gwinnett, a representative of Georgia who was the second to sign the Declaration of Independence, listens March 14, 2013, with others to the opening day invocation at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Hotel in National Harbor, Md. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Chinese Communist Party chief and incoming President Xi Jinping walks back to his seat after cast his ballots during a plenary session of the National People's Congress held in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, China, Thursday, March 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)