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Hannah Moore, of Arlington, Va., shouts out in a chant during a short rally in front of The White House to protest the Keystone Pipeline, in a march which began at Freedom Plaza, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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People cary a mock pipeline as they pass by The White House to protest the Keystone Pipeline, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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People carry signs and banners as they pass by The White House to protest the Keystone Pipeline, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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People carry signs against the backdrop of office buildings, during a march to protest the Keystone Pipeline, which began at Freedom Plaza, as it passes by The White House, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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People carry a mock pipeline as they pass by The White House to protest the Keystone Pipeline, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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People march from Freedom Plaza en route to The White House to protest the Keystone Pipeline, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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People march from Freedom Plaza en route to The White House to protest the Keystone Pipeline, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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The military’s high-calorie version of fast food with lots of salt and sugar arrived in storm-damaged areas of New York City to feed the hungry. Not exactly the diet that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg advocates. (Associated Press)
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Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett was sent to Congress by Maryland voters 10 times before losing his re-election bid two weeks ago to Democrat John K. Delaney. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett was elected to the U.S. House in 1992, when he and fellow Republicans had to “be agreeable and get what you can, because Democrats always win.” (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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In his waning days as a lawmaker, Mr. Bartlett says it is time for members of Congress to learn how to compromise. (U.S. Congress)
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“I absolutely reject what [Mitt Romney] said. We as a Republican Party have to campaign for every single vote. If we want people to like us, we have to like them first. And you don’t start to like people by saying their votes were bought.” - Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal in reference to Mr. Romney’s latest statements implying that he lost the Asian, Hispanic and black vote by even bigger margins than expected because President Obama had supplied those voting blocs with “gifts.” (Associated Press)
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“Because what happens in Washington, D.C., is ... we do an increase in taxes today, and we promise that there’s going to be spending cuts 10 years from now. And it never happens.” - Rep. Raul Labrador, Idaho Republican. (Associated Press)
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“It’s an invitation for our side. ... You have to be careful. If you talk about taxes, [Republicans] run for the hills. But if you talk about revenue and tax reform, they sit still for that conversation.” - Sen. Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Democrat. (Associated Press)
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From left, Thein Sein, president of Myanmar; Benigno Aquino III, president of the Philippines; Lee Hsien Loong, prime minister of Singapore; Yingluck Shinawatra, prime minister of Thailand; Nguyen Tan Dung, prime minister of Vietnam; and Hun Sen, prime minister of Cambodia, join hands after a signing ceremony of adoption of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration during a summit for the association in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Sunday. (Associated Press)
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Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, left, shakes hands with ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan as Hun Sen handed over a signed document to Surin after the singing ceremony of adoption of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration during the 21st Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
