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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray (left) and D.C. Council member Mary Cheh (right) head to vehicles outside the New Hampshire Statehouse in Concord, N.H., on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray (center) arrives with D.C. Council member David Catania (right) and other D.C. representatives at the New Hampshire Statehouse in Concord, N.H., on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, to advocate for D.C. statehood. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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D.C. Council member Mary Cheh, a constitutional scholar, refers to a copy of the U.S. Constitution while advocating for D.C. statehood in front of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Committee on State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs at the New Hampshire Statehouse. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray (center) advocates for D.C. statehood in front of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Committee on State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs at the New Hampshire Statehouse. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray (left) advocates for D.C. statehood in front of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Committee on State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs at the New Hampshire Statehouse in Concord, N.H., on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray (right) advocates for D.C. statehood in front of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Committee on State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs at the New Hampshire Statehouse. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray (from left) and D.C. Council members David Catania, Michael A. Brown and Vincent Orange stand for the Pledge of Allegiance before advocating for D.C. statehood in front of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Committee on State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs at the New Hampshire Statehouse in Concord, N.H., on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray (second from left) and D.C. Council member Mary Cheh talk beside D.C. Vote Executive Director Ilir Zherka (right) at the New Hampshire Statehouse before delivering testimony to New Hampshire representatives to advocate for D.C. statehood. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray (center) reviews his talking points with his legislative director, Janene Jackson (left), at the New Hampshire Statehouse in Concord, N.H., before delivering testimony to New Hampshire representatives to advocate for D.C. statehood on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray looks at the long history of the New Hampshire Statehouse while there to advocate for D.C. statehood. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray (center) arrives with D.C. Council members and D.C. citizens at the New Hampshire Statehouse in Concord, N.H., on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, to try to gain support for D.C. statehood. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray reviews his notes in a basement cafeteria at the New Hampshire Statehouse while there to advocate for D.C. statehood. The mayor is part of a delegation of D.C. officials giving testimony before the the New Hampshire House of Representatives Committee on State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray (left) speaks with his legislative director, Janene Jackson, aboard an early-morning flight at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport outside Baltimore on his way to Concord, N.H., to try to gain support from New Hampshire legislators for D.C. statehood on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray boards an early-morning flight at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, on his way to New Hampshire to try to gain support from the state's legislators for D.C. statehood. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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People climb up on the wall next to the Chinese Cultural Center in order to get a view of the Chinese New Year Parade. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a Republican presidential candidate, and his wife, Callista, campaign at the Villages in Lady Lake, Fla., on Sunday. (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, speaks to media during a news conference outside the Exciting Idlewild Baptist Church, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, in Lutz, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Occupy DC demonstrators protest against the Alfalfa Dinner at the Capitol Hilton in Washington on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2012, file photo, Oregon 1st Congressional District Republican candidate Rob Cornilles, right, speaks during a debate with his Democratic rival Suzanne Bonamici in Portland, Ore. Voters have until Tuesday to cast a ballot in the all-mail election to replace former Rep. David Wu.(AP Photo/Don Ryan, file)
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In this Jan. 6, 2012, file photo, then-Oregon 1st Congressional District Democratic candidate Suzanne Bonamici speaks during a debate with her Republican opponent Rob Cornilles in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
