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Sarah Palin attends the SNL 40th Anniversary Special at Rockefeller Plaza on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, in New York (left), Bristol Palin arrives for the White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday, April 30, 2011 in Washington. AP Photos
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A photographer is silhouetted in the reflecting pool as he captures the sunrise behind the Washington Monument in Washington in this Oct. 8, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)
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Sen. Rand Paul cemented his libertarian image in the fashion of "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. speak to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, after a closed-door security briefing on nuclear negotiations with Iran. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this Jan. 28, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky attend a statue unveiling ceremony honoring former Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs budget. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2014 file photo, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks in Washington. More than a dozen potential Republican candidates are contemplating White House bids in 2016 in what’s shaping up as a crowded and diverse field. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, joined by Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., takes questions from reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Orlando Magic guard Elfrid Payton (4) reacts after Washington Wizards center Kevin Seraphin (13), from France, blocked his shot with guard Andre Miller (24) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., answers questions from reporters on the way to a floor vote at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Feb. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Traveling in Qatar: This small country can be traversed in a matter of hours, heading out into the desert for the requisite camel ride or even to beach resorts overlooking the Saudi Arabian mountains, writes Lea Hutchins, who blogs on travel for The Washington Times.
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Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) prepares to stop a shot as defenseman Mike Green (52) attempted to block it, in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) prepares to stop a shot as defenseman Mike Green (52) attempted to block it, in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Pastor A.R. Bernard gives the invocation at the Let Freedom Ring ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, in Washington, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was 50 years ago today when Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the memorial. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks in Washington in this Jan. 13, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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National Security Adviser Susan Rice speaks at the Brookings Institution to outline President Barack Obama’s foreign policy priorities, Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Imam Mohamed Magid, executive director of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS), speaks at a gathering of Washington-area Muslims at ADAMS, a suburban mosque in Sterling, Va., on Feb. 24, 2012. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., bangs the gavel to start a committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Jan. 21, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
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In this Dec. 7, 2014 file photo, Lady Gaga attends the 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center Hall of States in Washington. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)
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Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., gathers a bipartisan group of senators to call on President Barack Obama to provide defensive weapons to Ukraine to fight Russian-backed rebel groups and to stave off incursions from Russia and Ukrainian separatists, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
