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Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum waves Feb. 10, 2012, after speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Members of the press listen Feb. 10, 2012, from a balcony to Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum as he speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Audience member Joseph La Russa stands and applauds Feb. 10, 2012, during a speech by Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Audience members listen Feb. 10, 2012, to Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum as he speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Audience members applaud Feb. 10, 2012, as Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum as he speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is surrounded by his family while speaking Feb. 10, 2012, at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, surrounded by his family, speaks Feb. 10, 2012, after speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Karen Santorum, wife of Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, smiles Feb. 10, 2012, as her husband speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell speaks Feb. 10, 2012, at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell speaks Feb. 10, 2012, at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell speaks Feb. 10, 2012, at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee leaves the stage Feb. 10, 2012, after speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks Feb. 10, 2012, at the stage after speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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President Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly, signs Feb. 10, 2012, the Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012 in the Oval Office of the White House. The bill, which gives law enforcement greater authority to combat illicit drug trafficking on U.S. borders, is the last piece of legislation that Giffords sponsored and voted on. (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks Feb. 10, 2012, at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington. (Associated Press)
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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington on Feb. 10, 2012. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** President Obama speaks Feb. 9, 2012, about flexibility for states with the No Child Left Behind law at the White House. (Associated Press)
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Argentine President Cristina Fernandez speaks Feb. 7, 2012, during a national address while standing in front of a Falklands Islands' map at Government Palace in Buenos Aires. (Associated Press)
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Residents look Feb. 7, 2012, at a presidential election poster depicting the candidates in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. (Associated Press)
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Egyptian protesters wave national flags and chant anti-Supreme Council of Armed Forces slogans during a protest Feb. 10, 2012, after prayers in Cairo's Tahrir Square, the focal point of Egyptian uprising. (Associated Press)