Politics

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"We keep passing the buck, and ultimately somebody's got to pay the bill. And I don't think it's fair to expect state employees, local employees and local governments to pay it," said Delegate Jennifer L. McClellan, Richmond Democrat, of the pension overhaul. (Associated Press)

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Doug Collins coached Michael Jordan for three seasons in Chicago, and the two were reunited in Washington for the 2001-02 and 2002-03 campaigns. (The Washington Times)

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Gov. Martin O’Malley, speaking, endorses state Sen. Rob Garagiola, of Montgomery County, right of O’Malley, for the Democratic nomination for Maryland’s 6 District Congressional race in Annapolis, Md., on Thursday, March 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

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State Senate Majority Leader Robert J. Garagiola was endorsed by Gov. Martin O'Malley in his primary race for the state's 6th District congressional seat. He is locked in a primary battle with Democrat John K. Delaney, a businessman and political outsider who has outspent Mr. Garagiola on the campaign trail. (The Washington Times)

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Capt. Amadou Haya Sanogo has led a coup in Mali that has the West African economic bloc, ECOWAS, threatening military force if he doesn't step down. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** President Obama participates March, 26, 2012, in a bilateral meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (not seen) in Seoul. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this Feb. 24, 2012, photo, Cathy Wright, curator at the Museum of the Confederacy, opens a box in the flag room, which houses hundreds of original civil war battle flags in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Dean Hoffmeyer)

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House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, takes questions March 29, 2012, during a news conference on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, holds her weekly news conference March 29, 2012, on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

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Two German F-4 fighter jets escort a Lithuanian C-27J Spartan transport plane (bottom) back to Siauliai Air Base in Lithuania during a military exercise on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Don Melvin)

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**FILE** Staff members work at President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign headquarters during a media tour of the new facility in Chicago on May 12, 2011.

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President Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House on March 29, 2012, to urge Congress to eliminate tax breaks for oil and gas companies. (Associated Press)

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Demonstrators march along a central street in Bamako, Mali, on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, as thousands rallied in a show of support for the recent military coup. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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** FILE ** Photos provided in 2010 by the U.S. Marshals Service show (clockwise from top left) David Stone of Lenawee County, Mich.; his wife, Tina Stone; sons David Stone Jr. and Joshua Stone; Kris Sickles of Sandusky, Ohio; Michael Meeks of Manchester, Mich.; and Thomas Piatek of Whiting, Ind. The seven, who were members of a Michigan militia, were accused of plotting war against the United States, but a federal judge dismissed the most serious charges against them on Tuesday, March 27, 2011, saying their expressed hatred of law enforcement didn't amount to conspiracy against the government. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshals Service)

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Protesters shout slogans against the Pakistani government to condemn killings in Quetta, Pakistan, on Thursday, March 29, 2012, after an attack by a gunman who appeared to target local employees of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, officials said. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)