Politics

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Prince George’s County looks to join neighboring Montgomery in imposing a 5 cent charge per bag for shoppers who want plastic, a government effort to reduce litter and pollution. (Associated Press)

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Barbara B. Lang, President and CEO, D.C. Chamber of Commerce talks about the future of the D.C. Council in the halls of the John A. Wilson Building in Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 7, 2012, a day after D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown resigned after federal prosecutors accused him of lying on a loan application. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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No date has yet been announced for testimony by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, its chairman said. (Associated Press)

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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) lies on the ground after being sacked deep in Redskins territory in the fourth quarter at FedEx Field, Landover, Md., Dec. 9, 2012. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** In this Nov. 16, 2012, photo, President Obama acknowledges House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio while speaking to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. Admnistration officials say Mr. Obama and Mr. Boehner met Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, at the White House to discuss the ongoing negotiations over the impeding "fiscal cliff." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal waves to Palestinian Hamas supporters during a rally to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the militant group, in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

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Romanian President Traian Basescu (left) exits a voting booth as his wife, Maria, stands by in Bucharest, Romania, on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Millions of Romanians braved rain and snow as they went to the polls for a parliamentary election that center-left government is expected to win, but the result could lead to more of the political instability that has plagued the impoverished Balkan nation this year. (AP Photo)

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Syrian women stand amid the ruins of their farm, destroyed by government army jets, in the village of Al-Hafriyeh, Syria, on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

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**FILE** Rep. Charles W. Boustany Jr. reacts after receiving news of his election win to Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District seat while his wife, Bridget, and family Ashley, Jacques, Caree and Erik look on, on Dec. 8, 2012, in Lafayette, La. (Associated Press/The Advertiser)

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Egyptian protesters chant slogans against the Muslim Brotherhood and President Mohammed Morsi outside the presidential palace under a banner with a defaced picture of Mr. Morsi and Arabic that reads, "The people want to bring down the regime," in Cairo on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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Egyptian army soldiers stand on top of their tank as the sun sets outside the presidential palace, background, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. Egypt's military warned Saturday of 'disastrous consequences' if the crisis that sent tens of thousands of protesters back into the streets is not resolved, signaling the army's return to an increasingly polarized and violent political scene.(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)