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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California speaks at the 2014 Fiscal Summit organized by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation in Washington, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko speaks at the Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko speaks at the Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko speaks at the Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko speaks at the Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko speaks at the Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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FILE - Veteran Mark Howey waits to ask a question as Sen. John McCain speaks during a forum with veterans regarding lapses in care at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs hospital, on Friday, May 9, 2014, in Phoenix. Grieving family members of dead veterans have joined politicians from both parties in loud protests over VA care. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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Same-sex marriage supporters ring a large bell on the steps of the Idaho Statehouse during a rally in support of same sex marriage in Boise on Tuesday night May 13, 2014. U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy Dale ruled earlier in the day that Idaho's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/The Idaho Statesman, Kyle Green)
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Mike Chase, center left, kisses his partner Matthew Montoya on the steps of the Idaho Statehouse during a rally in support of same sex marriage in Boise on Tuesday night May 13, 2014. U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy Dale ruled earlier in the day that Idaho's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/The Idaho Statesman, Kyle Green)