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U.S. Capitol Police Officers stand guard in front of the U.S. Capitol Building after a car chase ended in a shootout at 1st Street and Constitution Ave. NE in front of the Hart Office Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 3, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Media and pedestrians look at police activity behind police tape after a car chase ended in a shootout at 1st Street and Constitution Ave. NE in front of the Hart Office Building near the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 3, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Pedestrians make their way past two police vehicles involved in a car crash near the U.S. Capitol Building after shots are fired when a car chase ends at 1st Street and Constitution Ave. NE in front of the Hart Office Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 3, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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U.S. Capitol Police Officers stand guard in front of the U.S. Capitol Building after a car chase ended in a shootout at 1st Street and Constitution Ave. NE in front of the Hart Office Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 3, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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U.S. Capitol Police Officers stand guard in front of the U.S. Capitol Building after a car chase ended in a shootout at 1st Street and Constitution Ave. NE in front of the Hart Office Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 3, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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U.S. Capitol Police Officers stand guard in front of the U.S. Capitol Building after shots are fired after a car chase ended at 1st Street and Constitution Ave. NE in front of the Hart Office Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 3, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Pedestrians make their way past two police vehicles involved in a car crash near the U.S. Capitol Building after shots are fired when a car chase ends at 1st Street and Constitution Ave. NE in front of the Hart Office Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 3, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Police officers walk along Constitution Ave. NE near the U.S. Capitol Building after shots are fired when a car chase ends at 1st Street and Constitution Ave. NE in front of the Hart Office Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 3, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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FBI officers sit along Constitution Ave. NE near the U.S. Capitol Building after shots are fired when a car chase ends at 1st Street and Constitution Ave. NE in front of the Hart Office Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 3, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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U.S. Capitol Police Officers stand guard in front of the U.S. Capitol Building after a car chase ended in a shootout at 1st Street and Constitution Ave. NE in front of the Hart Office Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 3, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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U.S. Capitol Police Officers stand guard in front of the U.S. Capitol Building after a car chase ended in a shootout at 1st Street and Constitution Ave. NE in front of the Hart Office Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 3, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio), center, heads into to a GOP Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Monday, September 30, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), center, heads into to a GOP Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Monday, September 30, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) heads into to a GOP Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Monday, September 30, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), right, heads into to a GOP Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Monday, September 30, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio), right, heads into to a GOP Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Monday, September 30, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) speaks at a press conference after the Senate voted to table House legislation to avert a government shutdown during the ongoing budget battle at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Monday, September 30, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) attends a press conference after the Senate voted to table House legislation to avert a government shutdown during the ongoing budget battle at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Monday, September 30, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) speaks at a press conference next to a monitor displaying a countdown deadline to pass a budget and avert a government shutdown during an ongoing budget battle at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Monday, September 30, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)