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State Sen. John C. Watkins, Powhatan Republican, has introduced legislation to allow uranium mining at one site. He said he expects a close vote. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 4, 2013, a day after the new Congress opened for business. (Associated Press)
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President Obama and former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel (left), the president's choice for Defense Secretary, listen as White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan, the president's choice for CIA director, speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 7, 2013, where the president made the announcement. (Associated Press)
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President Obama shakes hands with Sen. John F. Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, the president's choice to be the next secretary of state, as he makes the announcement at the White House on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. If Mr. Kerry is confirmed by his fellow senators, a special election will be held to fill his Senate seat. (Associated Press)
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President Obama (right) and his chief of staff, Jack Lew, confer. Mr. Lew, who previously served as the president's Office of Management and Budget chief, is said to be under consideration for Treasury secretary. (Associated Press)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, seen here Dec. 2 on CBS' "Face the Nation," probably won't step down until after all the budget issues that remain in the wake of the "fiscal cliff" deal are resolved. (Associated Press)
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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is perhaps the member of the president’s Cabinet that congressional Republicans would most like to see leave. Mr. Holder is expected to remain in the post at least for the time being. (Associated Press)
