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FILE - In this July 14, 2013 file photo, a female soldier leads a group of soldiers during the Bastille Day parade in Paris. France claims great success in "feminizing" its military, with among the world’s highest percentages of women in uniform. What it hasn't done is work to prevent sexual assault once they get there. The defense minister on Tuesday April 15, 2014 announced the first plan to address the problem and inflict harsher punishments on those found guilty.(AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
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National Edition News cover for April 15, 2014 - Nominee for HHS got $1.2M at ‘zero’ salary job: President Barack Obama listens as his nominee to become Human Services secretary, current Budget Director Sylvia Mathews Burwell, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, April 11, 2014, where the president announced he would nominate Burwell to replace Kathleen Sebelius. The moves come just over a week after sign-ups closed for the first year of insurance coverage under the so-called Obamacare law. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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After President Obama won re-election in 2012 and collected 71 percent of the Hispanic vote, some Republican political consultants and party leaders said they needed to adjust their stance on immigration to win over those voters.