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** FILE ** Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president and CEO of the National Rifle Association, speaks during a news conference in Washington on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in response to the Newtown, Conn., school shooting the week before. The NRA, the nation's largest gun-rights lobby, is calling for armed police officers to be posted in every American school to stop the next killer "waiting in the wings." (Associated Press)

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Former Rep. Asa Hutchison, Arkansass Republican, gestures as he speaks during a news conference in response to the Connecticut school shooting on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in Washington. Mr. Hutchinson will lead an National Rifle Association program that will develop a model security plan for schools that relies on armed volunteers. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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** FILE ** National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre is interviewed by The Associated Press in Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

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This Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, image taken from video that has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting shows a Syrian man carrying an elderly woman after a government airstrike hit the Hama suburb of Halfaya, Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video)

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Sen. Michael Crapo, Idaho Republican, is shown in a booking photo after being arrested early Sunday morning, Dec. 23, 2012, and charged with driving under the influence in Alexandria, Va., a Washington suburb. (AP Photo/Alexandria Police Department)

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World War II veterans of the Army’s 422nd Regimental Combat Team for Japanese-Americans, of which Mr. Inouye was a member, were among the estimated 1,000 people at Sunday’s memorial. (Associated Press)

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Speaker of the House John Boehner, Ohio Republican, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Virginia Republican, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Hopes for avoiding the "fiscal cliff" that threatens the U.S. economy fell Friday after fighting among congressional Republicans cast doubt on whether any deal reached with President Obama could win approval ahead of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts kick in Jan. 1. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Egyptian journalists tape their mouths and raise their pens during a demonstration Sunday against the Islamist-backed constitution, which the Muslim Brotherhood claimed passed with a 64 percent “yes” vote in a referendum. The opposition in the tumultuous nation has alleged vote fraud and is demanding an investigation. (Associated Press)

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Protesters react as Indian police officers use a water cannon to disperse them near the India Gate as they protest against the gang rape and brutal beating of a 23-year-old student on a bus last week, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012. The attack last Sunday has sparked days of protests across the country. (AP Photo/ Saurabh Das)

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World War II veterans of the U.S. Army 422nd Regimental Combat Team attend a memorial for the late Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)