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** FILE ** In this Jan. 3, 2013, file photo, Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas, second from right, participates in a mock swearing-in ceremony with Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, for the 113th Congress in Washington. Stockman shocked the political world by filing a last-minute Republican primary challenge Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, against incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. Cornyn is the Senate's minority whip and had appeared likely to escape a major primary challenge from the tea party or other conservative factions. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)