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Renaissance era jester and entertainer Nick Newlin juggles for the crowd during an open house for Shakespeare's Birthday at the Folger Shakespeare Library, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, April 17, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Members of the group "The Party That Never Ends" came to the open house open house for Shakespeare's Birthday dressed in Renaissance era clothing at the Folger Shakespeare Library, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, April 17, 2011. The group dresses up and travels around to various festivals around the country. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Associated Press Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty speaks at a tea party rally Saturday at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. "I think one of our basic messages is, the government's too damn big," the Republican presidential hopeful said.

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Former Republican National Committee chief Michael S. Steele (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Sen. Mark Warner, Virginia Democrat, said he thinks that "everything has to be on the table," including "new revenues," to address the nation's fiscal woes. (CBS via Associated Press)

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Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said Sunday that Republicans are assuring the White House that "Congress will raise the debt ceiling." (ABC via Associated Press)

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray said his highly publicized sit-down protest and arrest last week "was spontaneous combustion." (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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"If I run and win, our country will be respected again and China, OPEC, and all of the many nations ripping off this great country of ours will be dealt with very, very differently," billionaire developer Donald Trump told the crowd at a Florida tea party gathering on Saturday. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, here in 2004 with U.S. troops in Iraq. (Associated Press)

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Rebecca Hagelin

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Female anti-government protesters gesture while chanting slogans during a demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday, April 17, 2011, to demand the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The country's anti-government movement took up the issue of women's rights in the conservative Muslim nation as thousands of demonstrators seeking the president's ouster denounced his comments against the participation of women in protest rallies. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

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Syrian women attend an anti-government protest in Banias, Syria, on Saturday, April 16, 2011, in this photo taken by a citizen journalist on a cellphone and acquired by the Associated Press. (AP Photo)

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Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton before their meeting at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on Sunday, April 17, 2011. Mrs. Clinton touched down in Tokyo for a several-hour visit during which she is meeting with senior Japanese officials, including the prime minister, emperor and empress. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)

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South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-Hwan, left, walks alongside U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton prior to their meeting at the Foreign Minister's Residence in Seoul on April 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)

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** FILE ** In this Sept. 10, 2010, file photo FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt talks about proposed rules to help prevent dangerous pilot fatigue at the Transportation Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, file photo Britain's Prince William gestures as he walks across the airfield at RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire, England. Britain's monarchy has an enduring connection to the armed forces Prince William is part of the fourth successive generation to have served as a pilot. His grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, is the military's ceremonial chief and joined the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service during World War II, reaching the rank of junior commander and training as a driver. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth/file)

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President Barack Obama returns to the White House in Washington, Friday, April 15, 2011, after a trip to Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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In this letter, Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell announces his veto of the state's redistricting plan.

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 15, 2011. From left are, Boehner, House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)