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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)
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Members of Pragaash perform at a "Battle of the Bands" in Srinagar, India, where they finished third. The band disbanded after only one concert because of an edict from a top Muslim cleric. They were also called "sluts" and "prostitutes" who should be expelled from the region. (Associated Press)
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From left: Members of various law enforcement agencies surround Reps. Elijah Cummings, Maryland Democrat, Patrick Meehan, Pennsylvania Republican, Scott Rigell, Virginia Republican, and Carolyn Maloney, New York Democrat, as they hold a press conference Feb. 5, 2013, in Washington to introduce the first bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives during the 113th Congress, which would make firearms trafficking a federal crime and impose stronger penalties for straw purchasers who buy guns for convicted felons and others who are prohibited from buying guns on their own. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf speaks about the office's annual Budget and Economic Outlook during a news conference at the Ford House Office Building in Washington on Feb. 5, 2013. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** President Obama discusses the continuing budget talks in the briefing room of the White House on July 19, 2011. (Associated Press)
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Reps. Lamar Smith (from left), Sheila Jackson Lee and Luis V. Gutierrez greet Rep. Joaquin Castro (second from right) and his twin brother, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, who arrives to testify at a hearing on immigration before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. The hearing is the first on immigration for either chamber in the 113th Congress. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich presents the fiscal year 2014-15 executive budget proposal during a news conference Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
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"My challenge to all of you today, and actually my plea to all of you … is help us speed up the rate of change," said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. (Associated Press)
