Politics

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (right) meets with with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Berlin on Feb. 26, 2013. Berlin is the second stop in Kerry’s first trip overseas as Secretary of State. (Associated Press/dpa, Maurizio Gambarini)

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**FILE** Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel testifies Jan. 31, 2013, before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. Hal Rogers (left), Kentucky Republican, testifies before the House Rules Committee at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 14, 2013. (Associated Press)

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gives a statement after meeting with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin on Feb, 26, 2013. (Associated Press/dpa, Maurizio Gambarini)