Politics

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Sen. Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., president of the Senate, Gov. Martin O'Malley and Delegate Michael E. Busch, speaker of the House. (The Washington Times)

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Army officials say military industry is ready now to begin developing the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle for the service. But while multiple prototype JLTV vehicles exist, the Army has yet to choose one as the service's newest vehicle. (U.S. Army graphic)

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U.S. Army Bradley Fighting Vehicles (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, wave as they leave at an election-night rally on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, after winning the Illinois primary. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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White House press secretary Jay Carney tries to clear up what President Obama said about health care reform and the Supreme Court during his daily news briefing at the White House on Wednesday. "You're standing up there twisting yourself in knots," one reporter said to Mr. Carney. (Associated Press)

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A man stands in front of a damaged house after a bomb exploded on a road in Kaduna, Nigeria, on Sunday. Kaduna has seen hundreds killed in religious and ethnic violence in recent years. Diplomats had warned of possible terrorist attacks over the Easter holiday, police said. (Associated Press)

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Francois Hollande (seen here) has gained popularity for his tax-the-rich proposal in his campaign to unseat French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is struggling to shed his image as "President Bling Bling" in a country with widespread aversion to wealth. (Associated Press)

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Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (left) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh before their meeting at the latter's residence in New Delhi on Sunday, April 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Indian Press Information Bureau)

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**FILE** Mike Wallace, the longtime correspondent for CBS' "60 Minutes," is interviewed at his office in New York in 2006. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks at a public meeting at the Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company on Thursday, April 5, 2012, in Magnolia, Del. (AP Photo/Wilmington News-Journal, Gary Emeigh)

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Pro-Syrian-government demonstrators hold Baath party flags and a picture of President Bashar Assad at a rally at Sabe Bahrat Square in Damascus, Syria, on Saturday, April 7, 2012, to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Baath Arab Socialist Party. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)

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This satellite image from Saturday, April 7, 2012, shows the presence of a military convoy in Zirdana, Syria, on April 5, right, next to imagery of the same area on April 4, showing no military convoy, according to information shown on the U.S. Embassy Damascus Facebook page. (AP Photo/U.S. Embassy Damascus via Facebook)

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A video posted online Saturday, April 7, 2012, purports to show Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the highest ranking member of Saddam Hussein's ousted regime still at large, lashing out against Iraq's Shiite-led government. It was not possible to verify the authenticity of the video or determine when it was made. (AP Photo/AP Video)

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** FILE ** President Obama chats with the Easter Bunny at the 2009 Easter Egg Roll. (Courtesy of the White House)

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Ugandan opposition members, vowing to resist their criminalisation by the government, demonstrate in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, April 5, 2012. The Ugandan government on Wednesday outlawed the group "Activists for Change" that since last year has led popular protests against official corruption and the high cost of living, saying it had become a force for instability. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera)

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** FILE ** In this Feb. 15, 2012, file photo, provided by the Iranian President's Office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, is escorted by technicians during a tour of Tehran's research reactor center in northern Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Iranian President's Office, File)