Politics

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**FILE** Sen. Max Baucus, Montana Democrat, addresses the state Legislature in Helena on Jan. 10, 2013. (Associated Press/The Independent Record)

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**FILE** President George W. Bush signs legislation for a 25-year extension of the Voting Rights Act on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on July 27, 2006. (Associated Press)

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The obverse view of the newly announced Distinguished Warfare Medal is pictured. The military has stopped production of the medal for remote warfare troops — drone operators and cyberwarriors — as it considers complaints from veterans and lawmakers over the award, a government official said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Department of Defense)

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**FILE** Gina McCarthy stands on stage in the East Room of the White House in Washington on March 4, 2013, as President Obama announced he would nominate McCarthy to head the EPA. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** President Obama shakes hands with then-Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough in the East Room of the White House in Washington, where on Jan. 25, 2013, he announced he will name Mr. McDonough as his next chief of staff. (Associated Press)

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The reverse view of the newly announced Distinguished Warfare Medal is pictured. The military has stopped production of the medal for remote warfare troops — drone operators and cyberwarriors — as it considers complaints from veterans and lawmakers over the award, a government official said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Department of Defense)

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White House spokesman Jay Carney speaks March 12, 2013, during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington. (Associated Press)

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Colorado state Reps. Pete Lee (left) and Tony Exum, both Democrats, confer as the civil unions bill is debated in the state House at the Capitol in Denver on Monday, March 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)