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**FILE** President Obama awards the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Raytheon BBN Technologies, accepted by CEO Edward Campbell on Feb. 1, 2013, during at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The awards are the highest honors bestowed by the U.S. government upon scientists, engineers, and inventors. (Associated Press)
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Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy points to a poster showing three offenders that committed murders while on parole for prior gun convictions during a news conference in Chicago on Feb. 11, 2013. During the news conference McCarthy Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez said they'll push for state legislation that increases the minimum sentences for those who violate the state's gun laws. (Associated Press)
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President Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 11, 2013, during a Medal of Honor ceremony for retired Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha. (Associated Press)
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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, looks on during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in Washington. The Capitals won 5-0. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Vice President Joseph R. Biden speaks at Girard College in Philadelphia on Feb. 11, 2013, after a roundtable discussion on gun control with elected and law enforcement officials. (Associated Press)
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President Obama bestows the Medal of Honor on retired Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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** FILE ** White House press secretary Jay Carney pauses as he speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
