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FILE - This July 2, 1964 file photo shows President Lyndon Baines Johnson signing the civil rights bill, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. With Washington mired in congressional gridlock, it’s become trendy in the nation’s capital to long for the days when LBJ could cajole or strong-arm lawmakers on both sides of the aisle into backing his legislative priorities. Implicit in those bouts of nostalgia is a sentiment that frustrates President Barack Obama and his advisers: the notion that the current commander-in-chief could break Washington’s logjam if only he emulated Johnson’s hands-on approach to dealing with Capitol Hill. Standing from left, are: Sen. Everett Dirksen, R-Ill; Rep. Clarence Brown, R-Ohio; Sen. Hubert Humphrey, D-Minn; Rep. Charles Halleck, R-Ind; Rep. William McCullough, R-Ohio; and Rep. Emanuel Celler, D-NY. (AP Photo, File)
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Watertown, Mass. Police Chief Edward Deveau, left, talks with Watertown Police Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, before they testified at the House Homeland Security Committee hearing about the Boston Marathon Bombings leading up to the year anniversary of the attack. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, left, holds a document about the Boston Marathon Bombing by Harvard Professor Herman “Dutch” Leonard, right, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, prior to the start of the committee's hearing on the bombings leading up to the year anniversary of the attack. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Watertown, Mass. Police Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese, right, listens to testimony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, during a Homeland Security Committee hearing about the Boston Marathon Bombings leading up to the year anniversary of the attack. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Boston Police Department commissioner and current fellow at Harvard University Edward Davis, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, before the House Homeland Security Committee hearing on the Boston Marathon Bombings leading up to the year anniversary of the attack. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Watertown, Mass. Police Chief Edward Deveau testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, before the House Homeland Security Committee hearing about the Boston Marathon Bombings leading up to the year anniversary of the attack. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
