Politics

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Britain's Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, greets Vietnamese General Secretary of the Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong, left, at Clarence House in central London, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Carl Court, Pool)

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White House spokesman Jay Carney speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House on Jan., 30, 2013. (Associated Press)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) from Russia, left wing Wojtek Wolski (17) from Poland and defenseman Mike Green (52) pause in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) from Russia, stands on the ice in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 in Washington. The Canadiens won 4-1. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Wayne LaPierre (right), executive vice president and CEO of the National Rifle Association, is sworn in with other panelists before giving testimony on gun control before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (right), with her husband, Mark Kelly (bottom center), gives a brief statement on gun violence before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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From left, Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican, and Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Democrat, accompany Ms. Giffords as she and Mr. Kelly arrive to testify at the committee hearing. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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South Korea's rocket lifts off from its launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Lee Sang-hak)