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John F. Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 10, 2014, before the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa hearing on Examining U.S. Reconstruction Efforts in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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This Sept. 15, 2014, file photo shows part of the HealthCare,gov sebsite in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

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Washington Capitals left wing Jason Chimera (25) celebrates his goal in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker (15) passes the ball with Washington Wizards forward Nene, left, from Brazil, and guard John Wall, right, nearby, during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game, Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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White House press secretary Josh Earnest answers questions about the government's Ebola response during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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President Barack Obama, right, next to Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, speaks to the media about Ebola during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, with members of his team coordinating the government’s response to the Ebola outbreak. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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President Obama, seated next to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, speaks to the media about Ebola during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Oct. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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First lady Michelle Obama is joined by school children as they harvest peanuts in the annual fall harvest of the White House Kitchen Garden at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

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First lady Michelle Obama reacts to a container of pumpkins that were harvested by school children in the annual fall harvest of the White House Kitchen Garden at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

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Detroit Pistons forward Josh Smith (6) shoots in front of Washington Wizards center Kevin Seraphin (13), from France, in the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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In this file photo taken Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, Malala Yousafzai speaks about her fight for girls' education on the International Day of the Girl at the World Bank in Washington. Teenage activist Malala Yousafzai has jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize for her "heroic struggle" for girls' rights to education, it is announced Friday Oct. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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Washington Capitals' Andre Burakovsky celebrates after scoring a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens, Thursday, Oct 9, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

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Washington Capitals' Andre Burakovsky, top, moves the puck on Montreal Canadiens' Max Pacioretty (67) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct 9, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

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Washington Capitals' Andre Burakovsky celebrates after scoring a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens, Thursday, Oct 9, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

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Washington Capitals left wing Jason Chimera (25) celebrates with Washington Capitals left wing Andre Burakovsky (65), from Austria, after Burakovsky's goal in the first period of a preseason NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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President Barack Obama walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., then onto California for three days. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Department of Veterans Affairs Acting Inspector General Richard Griffin, left, with Retired Medical Director of the Diamond Community-Based Outpatient Center, Phoenix VA Health Care System, Veterans Health Administration Samuel Foote, holds documents as he testifies during a House Committee on Veterans' Affairs hearing on "Scheduling Manipulation and Veteran Deaths in Phoenix: Examination of the OIG's Final Report" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

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Washington Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik (44) gets up off the ice in the second period of a preseason NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Washington Capitals defenseman Matt Niskanen (2) skates during a break in the action in the second period of a preseason NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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The Washington quarterbacks talk strategy on the bench against the Seattle Seahawks at FedExField, Landover, Md., Oct. 6, 2014. (Preston Keres/Special for The Washington Times)