Politics

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (second from right) holds a press conference to announce his nominees to the new Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Robert J. Spagnoletti (left) Deborah A. Lathen (second from left) and Laura M. Richards (right) at the John A. WIlson Building on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** In a Oct. 13, 2011, file photo, a Pakistani artist, left, gives final touches to characters of Pakistani Sesame Street in Lahore, Pakistan. The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan says it terminated funding for a $20 million project to develop a local version of Sesame Street amid reports of corruption. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary, file)

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington on Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Georgian Prime Minister Nika Gilauri (right) greets U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton before their meeting in Batumi, Georgia, on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)

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Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett puts his ballot into a machine after voting June 5, 2012, in Milwaukee. Barrett is facing Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in a recall election. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Having labeled it "Debt on Arrival," Republican Sens. Jeff Sessions (left) of Alabama, the Senate Budget Committee's ranking member, and John Barrasso of Wyoming react to President Obama's fiscal 2013 federal budget on Feb. 13, 2012, during a news conference on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)