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** FILE ** Former Sen. Chuck Hagel stumbled through his Senate confirmation hearing last week, but Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said “the political knives were out for” him. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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The gull-winged Mercedes-Benz 2012 SLS AMG Coupe starts at more than $200,000, but viewing it costs a lot less at the annual Washington Auto Show. Over the years, while the cars have gotten fancier, auto shows have slimmed down. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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The Senate Conservatives Fund, founded by then-Sen. Jim DeMint (left) in 2008, is already criticizing the Conservative Victory Project, a new super PAC organized by American Crossroads, the sleek 2012 fundraising machine that boasted Karl Rove as point man. (Associated Press)
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Emergency personnel are seen in front of a side entrance to the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, after a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device there Friday. The blast also killed a Turkish security guard. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** President Barack Obama walks from the Cross Hall into the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, to award the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation to recipients at a ceremony. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Christos P. Panagopoulos, Greece's ambassador to the United States, is interviewed at The Washington Times in Washington on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. (J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times)
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Sen. John F. Kerry acknowledges applause while addressing constituents at Faneuil Hall in Boston on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. Mr. Kerry on Friday stepped down from the office he has held for nearly three decades to become the next secretary of state. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
