Politics

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"I think the State Department is totally inept when it comes to being able to have oversight on things like this. This should not have gotten to this point," Rep. Duncan D. Hunter says. (Associated Press)

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Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul told a gathering of officials from Ohio that the GOP needs to be more welcoming to people who disagree with core GOP tenets. "We're going to have to be a little hands off on some of these issues … and get people into the party," he said. (Associated Press)

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"It's time for a new Republican Party that talks like adults," Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says. "We had a number of Republicans damage the brand this year with offensive and bizarre comments. I'm here to say we've had enough of that." (Associated Press)

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**FILE** J.J. Abrams arrives Jan. 8, 2013, at the Winter TCA Fox All-Star Party at the Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, Calif. (Matt Sayles/Invision/Associated Press)

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White House spokesman Jay Carney briefs reporters at the White House on Jan. 28, 2013. (Associated Press)

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Army Sgt. Brendan Marrocco of Staten Island, N.Y., wearing a prosthetic arm, poses for a picture at the 9/11 Memorial in New York on July 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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**FILE** Indians participate in a protest against gender discrimination and sexual violence in New Delhi on Jan. 26, 2013. The attack and brutal rape of a 23-year-old student in the heart of New Delhi in December has brought protesters into the streets demanding the government protect women and ensure those attacked get justice. (Associated Press)