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Carolyn Lerner, special counsel, U.S. Office of Special Counsel, testifies before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on the Department of Veteran Affairs supplying inadequate services, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla. chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, greets witnesses as the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs holds a hearing to examine why thousands of military veterans have been waiting for up to three months for medical appointments, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 9, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) and center Marcin Gortat (4), from Poland, talk in the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday against the Boston Celtics, April 2, 2014 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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A presidential vehicle, parked outside the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, sports Washington's "Taxation Without Representation" license plate. The White House has said that President Barack Obama's official vehicles will begin using the symbolic license plates during the inauguration this weekend. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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** FILE ** This June 30, 2014, file photo shows a demonstrator holding up a sign outside the Supreme Court in Washington on the day the court decided in the Hobby Lobby case to relieve businesses with religious objections of their obligation to pay for women's contraceptives among a range of preventive services the new health law calls for in their health plans. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) **FILE**

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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III acknowledges the crowd during an interview before a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Chicago Cubs at Nationals Park, Saturday, July 5, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)