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President Barack Obama leaves the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, after speaking about the economy, Iraq, and Ukraine, before convening a meeting with his national security team on the militant threat in Syria and Iraq. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Southern California's Anthony Brown, center, runs in the ball for a touchdown after blocking a punt by Washington's Travis Coons during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Elizabeth Warren, center, Special Asst. to the Treasury Secretary on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, speaks during a photo opportunity on the occasion of the anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Bill as Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., left, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., 2nd left, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, 2nd right, and Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. right, listen on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, July 20, 2011.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

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The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. The agency has been under fire for what critics say are politically motivated attacks against conservative organizations. (Associated Press)

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National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute Director Harold Varmus testifying in May at a Senate hearing in Washington on the fight against cancer. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Attorney General Eric Holder, center, joined by Associate Attorney General Tony West, right, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Paul Fishman, left, and Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway, second from right, announces a settlement with Bank of America, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke) ** FILE **

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Darlene Jones of Temple Hills, Md. visits aboard the Pride of Baltimore II, a reproduction privateer from the War of 1812 era, is visiting the Washington Navy Yard next to the destroyer USS Barry, the Washington Navy Yard's museum display ship and open to the public until Aug. 25, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, August 20, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Deck Hand Patrick Smith, left, and Engineer Drew Mickle, right, are crew members aboard the Pride of Baltimore II, a reproduction privateer from the War of 1812 era, is visiting the Washington Navy Yard next to the destroyer USS Barry, the Washington Navy Yard's museum display ship and open to the public until Aug. 25, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, August 20, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Engineer Drew Mickle stand on the deck of the Pride of Baltimore II, a reproduction privateer from the War of 1812 era, is visiting the Washington Navy Yard next to the destroyer USS Barry, the Washington Navy Yard's museum display ship and open to the public until Aug. 25, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, August 20, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Deck Hand Patrick Smith and Chief Mate Alex Peacock, right, stand on the deck of the Pride of Baltimore II, a reproduction privateer from the War of 1812 era, is visiting the Washington Navy Yard next to the destroyer USS Barry, the Washington Navy Yard's museum display ship and open to the public until Aug. 25, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, August 20, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Firemen and National Guardsmen were called out to quell rioting that broke out in Washington following the news of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 6, 1968. (AP Photo)

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Firemen and National Guardsmen were called out to quell rioting that broke out in Washington following the news of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 6, 1968. (AP Photo)

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National Guardsmen were called out to quell rioting that broke out in Washington following the news of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 6, 1968. (AP Photo)

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Firemen and National Guardsmen were called out to quell rioting that broke out in Washington following the news of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 6, 1968. (AP Photo)

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Firemen and National Guardsmen were called out to quell rioting that broke out in Washington following the news of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 6, 1968. (AP Photo)

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National Guardsmen were called out to quell rioting that broke out in Washington following the news of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 6, 1968. (AP Photo)

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** FILE ** In this Aug. 5, 2014, file photo, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg welcomes leaders to the U.S.-Africa Business Forum during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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**FILE** Ted Leonsis, second from right, Jon Ledecky, right, and Dick Patrick, left, hold up Washington Capitals jerseys at a news conference Wednesday, May 12, 1999, at the MCI Center in Washington. Wednesday, May 12, 1999, at the MCI Center in Washington Leonsis heads an investment group, including Patrick and Ledecky, which purchased the Washington Capitals NHL team from Abe Pollin, second from left, (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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FILE - This March 1, 2014 file photo shows part of the website for HealthCare.gov in Washington. The Obama administration has concluded it will not publicly disclose federal records that could shed light on the security of the government's signature health care website because doing so could "potentially" allow hackers to break in. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

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Former Washington, and now Cleveland Offensive Coordinator Kyle Shanahan calls a second quarter play at FedEx Field, Aug. 18, 2014. (Preston Keres/Special for The Washington Times)