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**FILE** Protestors gather at the National Mall in Washington on Feb. 17, 2013, calling for President Obama to reject the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, as well as act to limit carbon pollution from power plants and “move beyond” coal and natural gas. (Associated Press)

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President Obama answers questions about Syria and other pressing national and international issues during an interview with "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos that was taped at the White House in Washington on Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, for broadcast Sunday. (AP Photo/ABC)

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Martin Luther King Jr., addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. (AP Photo/File)

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The Washington Monument is mirrored in the Reflecting Pool just before sunrise before an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Sen. Chuck Schumer, New York Democrat, expresses his dismay at Russian Vladimir Putin leader granting asylum to American secrets leaker Edward Snowden, at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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A tourist's umbrella is seen in front of the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013, after President Barack Obama and his family left for their vacation in Martha's Vineyard. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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**FILE** Sen. Robert Menendez, New Jersey Democrat and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, speaks during a committee hearing on Embassy Security on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 16, 2013. (Associated Press)

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House Minority Leader, Democrat Nancy Pelosi of California, speaks at a Capitol Hill news conference in Washington, June 27, 2013. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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In this July 10, 2013, file photo, prospective students tour Georgetown University's campus in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

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**FILE** The National Cathedral in Washington (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Chicago billionaire business executive Penny Pritzker, President Obama's pick for Commerce Secretary, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 23, 2013, before the Senate Commerce Committee hearing on her nomination. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Secretary of State John Kerry at the State Department in Washington Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Visitors wear colorful Mexican hats at the annual Cinco de Mayo celebration on the National Mall in Washington on Sunday, May 5, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Korie Robertson (left) and Willie Robertson of the A&E series "Duck Dynasty" attend the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel on Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Washington. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

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The head of a gargoyle and others pieces of stone that broke off the Washington National Cathedral during a 5.8 magnitude earthquake in August of 2011 are on display at the cathedral, Washington, D.C., Monday, April 22, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., (right) speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, January 2009. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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Washington Capitals defenseman Jack Hillen (38) celebrates his goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, April 13, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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First lady Michelle Obama (left), with daughters Malia (center) and Sasha, reads a book to children during the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Monday, April 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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President Barack Obama speaks in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 28, 2013, after a meeting with, from left, Malawi President Joyce Banda; Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma; and Cape Verde Prime Minister José Maria Pereira Neves. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)