Politics

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** FILE ** Then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks on American leadership at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** President Obama listens as Vice President Joseph R. Biden speaks Jan. 16, 2013, at the White House about proposals to reduce gun violence. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Vice President Joseph R. Biden speaks Jan. 25, 2013, during a roundtable discussion on gun violence at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va. (Associated Press)

**FILE** Republican Chuck Hagel, President Obama's choice for defense secretary, testifies Jan. 31, 2013, before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

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French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira speaks on the first day of debate at the French National Assembly on the government plan to legalize same-sex marriage and adoption for same-sex couples, in Paris on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)