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Colorado Republican Party Chairman Dick Wadhams, shown here greeting supporters at an election night party on Nov. 2, says he has grown weary of a new corps of conservative activists. (Associated Press)
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Clothes dry in the sun outside a shack in Juba. Even aid workers live in shipping containers, and 85 percent of the population is illiterate, but excitement over independence is widespread. (Associated Press)
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FILE- This file photo dated Nov. 10, 2010, showing Miriam O'Reilly as she arrives at her employment tribunal in London where she claims she was a victim of sex and age discrimination by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). O'Reilly went on to win her ageism case against the BBC and they have apologized and said it would introduce new guidance procedures for its presenters. One colleague offered O'Reilly hair dye, another told her "it's time for botox." and a third said her wrinkles could be a problem in this new era of high-definition TV, as she presented the rural affairs BBC TV show Countryfile and was dropped from the show so she decided to fight the BBC for her job. (AP Photo/Steve Parsons) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES
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Rep. Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming Republican voted against the budget blueprint and pushed for further cuts in spending. (Associated Press)
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Rep. Jeff Flake, Arizona Republican, voted against the budget blueprint and pushed for further cuts in spending. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Luis Posada Carriles talks to a reporter in Miami in November 2010. Mr. Posada, 82, is accused of lying under oath to federal officials during immigration hearings in El Paso and faces 11 counts of perjury, obstruction and immigration fraud. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)
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President Obama greets members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Monday after urging businesses to join him in an effort to change a "burdensome" corporate tax code and calling for "something smarter, something simpler, something fairer." (Bloomberg)
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The Green Bay Packers' Jordy Nelson (87) catches the ball for a touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers' William Gay (22) in the first half of NFL Super Bowl XLV football game on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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The Green Bay Packers' Jordy Nelson celebrates after he scored a touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl XLV game on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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The Green Bay Packers' Nick Collins, center, carries the ball past the Pittsburgh Steelers' Ramon Foster, right, during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl XLV game on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks during a media conference in Brussels on Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. Mr. Fogh Rasmussen warned that continuing unrest in the Middle East could cause economic hardships and increased illegal immigration to Europe. (AP Photo/Elisa Day)
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Green Bay Packers' Jordy Nelson celebrates after he scored a touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first half of the NFL football Super Bowl XLV game on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Sen. Ben Nelson, Nebraska Democrat, under Republican fire for supporting the health care initiative in 2009, now says he doesn't want to scrap the entire law but would consider tweaking it or even repealing some of its provisions. (AP Photo)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky vows that Republicans will keep revisiting the health care law in a variety of ways in an effort to modify it or repeal it.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Republican strategist Mary Matalin will host a CPAC fundraiser by GOProud, a gay conservative activist group.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, he will return half of his annual salary to the government's treasury in a symbolic effort to balance the standard of living between the nation's rich and poor. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)
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House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (left), Wisconsin Republican, and the committee's ranking Democrat, Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, are still divided on budget cuts. (Associated Press)
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Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, left, and Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi attend a press conference at the Vatican on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. The Vatican health office announced it will host an international conference in May on preventing AIDS and caring for those afflicted with it amid continued confusion over its position concerning condoms as a way to prevent HIV transmission. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
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In this photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos shakes hands with women in a camp of displaced people in Galkayo town in Somalia. The U.N. and aid agencies are warning of a possible catstrophe in Somalia, where a severe drought has plunged millions of Somalis into crisis. The drought has increased the number of malnourished children, displaced thousands of people and killed thousands of animals. (AP Photo/Malkhadir Muhumed)
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The Hawa Abdi hospital in Afgoye, Somalia, is along the main road to Mogadishu, a corridor that forms one of the world's largest concentrations of displaced people. (Associated Press)
