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Malian soldiers man a bridge at the entrance of Gao, Mali, on Feb. 8, 2013, where a suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed himself attempting to blow up an army checkpoint. It was the first known time a suicide bomber operated in Mali. (Associated Press)
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Children stand in front of their house at a compound for displaced people in Baghdad's southeastern Zaafaraniyah district, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. An estimated 1.55 million people are currently displaced inside Iraq due to sectarian violence that threatened their lives. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban)
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Dr. Tamzin Rosenwasser ended her dermatology practice after reading the health care reform bill. “I was conversant with what had already happened with Medicaid, and I didn’t want to go down that road with Obamacare,” she said. (Steve Nesius/Special to The Washington Times)
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Egyptian women gather to denounce sexual violence and harassment against women in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 6. Mob-led sexual assaults targeting Egypt's female protesters could increase if perpetrators are not punished, an international rights group warned on Wednesday. (Associated Press)
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D.C. police Chief Cathy L. Lanier says her department has made headway in identifying records that correspond to sexual assaults questioned by Human Rights Watch in its blistering report that accused the department of failing to investigate the cases. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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House Speaker John A. Boehner says the looming sequesters and resulting budget cuts would be like "taking a meat ax to our government." Eager to buy time and avoid economic pain, President Obama urged Congress to pass targeted measures. (Associated Press)
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Democrats were pleased that a proposal to redraw state Senate districts died. House Minority Leader David J. Toscano, Charlottesville Democrat, (left) shakes hands with House Speaker William J. Howell, Stafford Republican, after Mr. Howell declared the redistricting bill was improper and should not be considered. (Richmond Times-Dispatch via Associated Press)
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State Sen. Stephen Newman (left), Lynchburg Republican, shares a laugh with Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling during the Senate session. Mr. Newman’s amendment to replace a retail sales tax increase with a 5.5 percent wholesale tax on gasoline failed. (Associated Press)
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Members of United We Dream in the audience rose and held signs as Rep. Darrel E. Issa, California Republican, was being introduced to speak at an immigration hearing on Tuesday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney (from left), New York Democrat; E. Scott Rigell, Virginia Republican; Patrick Meehan, Pennsylvania Republican; and Elijah E. Cummings, Maryland Democrat, prepare Tuesday to announce legislation to make firearms trafficking a federal crime and stiffen laws against straw buyers. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
