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**FILE** Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich sits with his wife, Callista (right), and his daughter, Jackie Gingrich Cushman, in Birmingham, Ala. (Associated Press)

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Blind lawyer and dissident Chen Guangcheng (center) holds hands with Gary Locke (right), U.S. ambassador to China, as U.S. State Department Legal Adviser Harold Koh (left) applauds before Mr. Chen leaves the embassy for a hospital in Beijing on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. (AP Photo/U.S. Embassy Beijing Press Office)

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While 5-year-old Braden Jones (at left) of Leesburg, Va., plays on the floor, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney makes a campaign stop at Exhibit Edge in Chantilly, Va., on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney talks to supporters at Exhibit Edge in Chantilly, Va., on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign stop in Chantilly, Va., on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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The Florida delegation at this summer's Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., will stay at the Innisbrook Golf Resort in suburban Palm Harbor, more than 30 miles from the convention site. Some have speculated the location is punishment for a violation of RNC rules. (Innisbrook Golf Resort)

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At the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, President Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai prepare to sign a 10-page strategic partnership agreement that will govern the U.S. support role in the Southwest Asian nation after 2014. (Associated Press)

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Maryland State Sen. Jamie B. Raskin, Montgomery Democrat.

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Rep. Dave Camp, Michigan Republican, is chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. (Associated Press)

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Rookie Braden Holtby turned aside 26 shots in the Capitals' 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers in Game 2. The series shifts to Washington on Wednesday. (Associated Press)