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Ian "Rooster" Jacobson (left), a student at the University of Texas whose multicolored mohawk attracted much attention at the Conservative Political Action Conference over the weekend, stands with Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, at a recent campaign event. (Photo courtesy of Ian Jacobson)
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**FILE** Helen Strom of the Brooklyn borough of New York listens to a speaker during the People's Budget Hearing at the Capitol on Feb. 27, 2013, in Albany, N.Y. Anti-poverty groups rallied for a raise in the state's minimum wage and increased funding for jobs and human services programs. (Associated Press)
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welcome: Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, acknowledges the response from the audience as he takes the stage to address the Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor in Maryland on Thursday, the first day of the gathering.
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Supporters of Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, listen to his CPAC speech. He drew cheers from young voters who see him as a libertarian hero. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rep. Ra˙l Labrador (R-Idaho) speaks on an immigration panel at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (C.P.A.C.) held at the Gaylord National Hotel, National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rep. Ra˙l Labrador (R-Idaho), left, speaks on an immigration panel at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (C.P.A.C.) held at the Gaylord National Hotel, National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rep. Ra˙l Labrador (R-Idaho) speaks on an immigration panel at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (C.P.A.C.) held at the Gaylord National Hotel, National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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President Obama and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, leave a meeting with House Democrats at the Capitol on March 14, 2013, joined by Democratic Reps. Frederica Wilson (left) of Florida and Terri Sewell (second from left) of Alabama. (Associated Press)
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Many in the audience kept standing during Sen. Rand Paul's speech at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (David S. Jackson/The Washington Times)
