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"Obstructionists" and "compromise"? Enjoy a game of bingo based on cliches likely to surface in President Obama's State of the Union address, courtesy of Americans for Tax Reform. (Image from Americans for Tax Reform)
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Karla Zepeda (left), 15, and Elisa Chavez, 22, sit Jan. 21, 2012, inside the home of Elisa's mother, in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico. Both claim that they agreed to lend their babies in a two-week photo shoot for $755 ($10,000 Mexican pesos) for an anti-abortion ad campaign but instead fell in an illegal adoption ring involving destitute young women trying to earn more for their children and childless Irish couples desperate to become parents. (Associated Press)
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Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Texas Republican, said that "regardless of the president's good intentions, his policies have failed the American people." Mr. Hensarling gave the weekly Republican address on Saturday. (Associated Press)
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan visits the site of the police headquarters bombed by a suicide bomber in Kano, Nigeria, on Sunday. (Associated Press)
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Civilians examine the police headquarters bombed by a suicide bomber in Kano, Nigeria, on Sunday. More than 150 people were killed in a series of attacks.
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A field worker empties a bucket of Vidalia onions into a waiting truck in Lyons, Ga. Georgia and Alabama have approved immigration laws with tough enforcement provisions that farmers say are scaring migrant workers away from the states. (Associated Press)
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A displaced Somali woman walks past an armored vehicle of an African Union peacekeeping force that was transporting journalists in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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This screen shot shows the blacked-out Wikipedia website announcing a 24-hour protest against proposed legislation — the Stop Online Piracy Act in the House and the Protect Intellectual Property Act in the Senate — intended to protect intellectual property that critics say could facilitate censorship. (Associated Press)
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House Minority Whip Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, says the new Congress is likely to be just as acrimonious as last year. "The only thing that we have on this week's agenda is a charade, a pretense, an abdication of responsibility." (Associated Press)
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Demonstrators carrying banners with anti-austerity slogans protest during a rally organized by the PAME Communist-affiliated union on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, in Athens. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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A man is dragged away from the steps of the Supreme Court of the United States during an anti-death penalty protest, sponsored by the Abolition Action Committee, in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. There were 14 arrests. The protests are timed to mark the 35th anniversary of the execution of Gary Gilmore, who protesters said was the first person executed under the Supreme Court's upholding of the death penalty in 1976. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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A color-coded chart at a detention center in Imperial Beach, Calif., details procedures for agents to follow in the U.S. Border Patrol's new Consequence Delivery System, part of the agency's strategy for dealing with migrants caught illegally crossing the border with Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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The Maryland Statehouse stands in Annapolis. Maryland state lawmakers were closing in on a $1.6 billion tax increase and $2 billion in budget cuts as their legislative session drew to a close Monday. (The Washington Times) ** FILE **
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President Obama participates Jan. 16, 2012, in a community service project in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Browne Education Campus in Washington. (Associated Press)
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Political activists have started a recall effort against D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray and council Chairman Kwame R. Brown. What's up with that? "[The activists] should find out what the problem is first. If they're ousted from office, you may just pass the problem on to the new person." Derrick Williams, 27, Capitol Hill, sales
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Political activists have started a recall effort against D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray and council Chairman Kwame R. Brown. What's up with that? "I don't know much about it, but if it's founded, sure." Brad Wells, 27, Capitol Hill, consultant
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Political activists have started a recall effort against D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray and council Chairman Kwame R. Brown. What's up with that? "If it's founded, sure, the money [from Mr. Brown's re-election committee] was a big waste that should have gone to public schools. Katie Test, 27, Capitol Hill, public relations
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Bryan (left) and chef Michael Voltaggio have a shared passion - cooking - that has transformed decades of sibling rivalry into a fruitful cooperation. They were featured on Season 6 of Bravo's "Top Chef" program. (Associated Press)
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Aftermath: Police inspect a crime scene where three teenagers were shot Thursday in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Southeast Washington. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)
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"The interest of society in the enforcement of employment discrimination statutes is undoubtedly important. But so too is the interest of religious groups in choosing who will preach their beliefs, teach their faith, and carry out their mission." - Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. (AP photo)
