Politics

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"The key to solving the problem [of sexual abuse in the military] … we are missing something fundamental in human-to-human interaction … that's at the heart of the problem." Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III (second from left) told a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Lackland Air Force Base investigation. (Associated Press)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (left) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have been negotiating changes to the Senate’s filibuster rules, but Mr. Reid has vowed to force them through if no agreement is reached. (Associated Press)

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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said, “Our taxpayers are paying the freight for this program, so we might as well get some of the benefit.” The Republican shocked some by going along with a Medicaid expansion. (Assocaited Press)

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"We're sending a message to the Democrat-controlled Senate: It's time to do your job," House Speaker John A. Boehner said Wednesday. (Associated Press)

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House Speaker John Boehner (center), Ohio Republican, speaks Jan. 23, 2013, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to discuss the debt limit. (Associated Press)

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Militants from the Islamist terrorist group Ansar Dine stand guard during a hostage handover in the desert outside Timbuktu, Mali, in April. (Associated Press)

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North Korea's Unha-3 rocket lifts off from the Sohae launchpad in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on Dec. 12. The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution condemning the rocket launch, imposing new sanctions on Pyongyang's space agency. (Korean Central News Agency via Associated Press)

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Alexander Skarsgard (seen here) and Guy Pearce agree film violence has an effect, but Mr. Skarsgard adds, "We do have insane people in Sweden and in Canada. But we don't have 30,000 gun deaths a year." (Associated Press)