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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio pauses while holding what may be his last news conference of the 113th Congress, though critical legislation is still pending, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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"Washington should have to live under Obamacare just like everybody else until we repeal it. And we won't be complicit in Obama's illegal rule designed to protect Washington insiders," Sen. David Vitter said. (Associated Press)
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President Obama speaks during an exclusive interview with The Associated Press in the White House library in Washington on Oct. 4, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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In this Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, photo, President Barack Obama listens in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington as Ashton Carter speaks during the announcement of Carter for defense secretary. The White House says President Barack Obama is getting some medical tests at a military hospital just outside Washington after complaining of a sore throat. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Washington Wizards forward Kris Humphries (43) shoots during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets, Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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President Barack Obama greets Santa on stage during the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Washington Wizards forward Kris Humphries (43) walks off the court at the end of the first half of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Democrat, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 27, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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In this photo taken Dec. 3, 2014, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Calif. listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. House passes defense bill backing Obama's expansion of military operations against extremists (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Marines hold umbrellas as President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan participate in a joint news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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In an unprecedented challenge to federal dominance of Western state lands, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert in 2012 signed the "Transfer of Public Lands Act," which demands that Washington relinquish its hold on the land, which represents more than half of the state's 54.3 million acres, by Dec. 31. (Associated Press)
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President Barack Obama listens to a question while meeting with leading CEOs to discuss ways to promote the economy and create jobs during his last two years in office, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, at the Business Roundtable Headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Peggy Young, a Virginia woman who lost her UPS job because she became pregnant, left, accompanied Marcia Greenberger, founder and co-president of the National Women's Law Center, center, and Young's attorney, Sharon Fast Gustafson, right, speaks to reporters outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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President Barack Obama speaks to leading CEOs to discuss ways to promote the economy and create jobs during his last two years in office, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, at the Business Roundtable Headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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AT&T President and CEO Randall Stephenson and other corporate chiefs on Wednesday at the Business Roundtable in Washington will press President Obama and congressional leaders to approve a package of corporate tax breaks. (Associated Press)
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Attorney General Eric Holder pauses on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 7, 2009, prior to testifying before the Senate Commerce, Justice, Science subcommittee. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. puts his hand to his face while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Associated Press photo.
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President Barack Obama, center, speaks during his meeting with elected officials, law enforcement officials and community and faith leaders in the Old Executive Office Building on the White House Complex in Washington, Monday, Dec. 1, 2014. Obama said that in the wake of the shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old man in Ferguson, Missouri, he wants to make sure to build better trust between police and the communities they serve.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Ferguson protesters tie up morning rush hour on the roadways in and around Washington. (Twitter photo by @NikkiBurdine)
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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, second from left, from Russia, celebrates his goal with center Nicklas Backstrom, left, from Sweden, and right wing Tom Wilson, with New York Islanders goalie Chad Johnson (30) nearby in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
