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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko speaks at the Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko arrives to speaks at the Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko speaks at the Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko speaks at the Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Act4Accountability Lead Organizer Omolola Adele-Oso march with about a dozen members of Act4Accountability outside of the Nigerian Embassy to call on the government to act to return hundreds of kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Simi Marinho with Act4Accountability join other members outside of the Nigerian Embassy to call on the government to act to return hundreds of kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Members of Act4Accountability protest outside of the Nigerian Embassy to call on the government to act to return hundreds of kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Elizabeth Rice of Takoma Park, Md., holds her daughter Malaika Hyera, 4, as she comes out to support members of Act4Accountability outside of the Nigerian Embassy to call on the government to act to return hundreds of kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Members of religious organizations place a flower for each of the 276 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls outside of the Nigerian Embassy during a protest held by a variety of different religious groups to call on the government to act to return hundreds of kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Alysha Hickman of Richmond, Va., Mary Boyde of Germantown, Md., and Michael Pasti of Rockville, Md., with Hillside Missions prepare to place a flower for each of the 276 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls outside of the Nigerian Embassy during a protest held by a variety of different religious groups to call on the government to act to return hundreds of kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Brandi Swindell of Boise, Idaho place flowers outside of the Nigerian Embassy during a protest held by a variety of different religious groups to call on the government to act to return hundreds of kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Simi Marinho with Act4Accountability join other members outside of the Nigerian Embassy to call on the government to act to return hundreds of kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Dr. Umo Ekanem and Dr. Anthonia Umeh join members of Act4Accountability outside of the Nigerian Embassy to call on the government to act to return hundreds of kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Simi Marinho with Act4Accountability join other members outside of the Nigerian Embassy to call on the government to act to return hundreds of kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Dr. Anthonia Umeh, left, and Dr. Umo Ekanem, center, join members of Act4Accountability outside of the Nigerian Embassy to call on the government to act to return hundreds of kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)