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Orlando Magic guard Elfrid Payton (4) reacts after Washington Wizards center Kevin Seraphin (13), from France, blocked his shot with guard Andre Miller (24) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., answers questions from reporters on the way to a floor vote at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Feb. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Traveling in Qatar: This small country can be traversed in a matter of hours, heading out into the desert for the requisite camel ride or even to beach resorts overlooking the Saudi Arabian mountains, writes Lea Hutchins, who blogs on travel for The Washington Times.

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Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) prepares to stop a shot as defenseman Mike Green (52) attempted to block it, in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) prepares to stop a shot as defenseman Mike Green (52) attempted to block it, in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Pastor A.R. Bernard gives the invocation at the Let Freedom Ring ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, in Washington, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was 50 years ago today when Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the memorial. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks in Washington in this Jan. 13, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

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National Security Adviser Susan Rice speaks at the Brookings Institution to outline President Barack Obama’s foreign policy priorities, Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Imam Mohamed Magid, executive director of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS), speaks at a gathering of Washington-area Muslims at ADAMS, a suburban mosque in Sterling, Va., on Feb. 24, 2012. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., bangs the gavel to start a committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Jan. 21, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

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In this Dec. 7, 2014 file photo, Lady Gaga attends the 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center Hall of States in Washington. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

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Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., gathers a bipartisan group of senators to call on President Barack Obama to provide defensive weapons to Ukraine to fight Russian-backed rebel groups and to stave off incursions from Russia and Ukrainian separatists, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2014 file photo, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. A series of trips to Cuba by U.S. lawmakers is in doubt amid questions over the communist government's eagerness or ability to accommodate a surge of new interest and possible investment from the United States. American officials said the Cuban government has pushed off all congressional visits, including one by Pelosi, until at least mid-April. The Cuban Interests Section in Washington said some will go forward in the coming days, but others are postponed. Several members of Congress had planned to go to the island country this month. They included Pelosi, a California Democrat, and Sen. Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican, who has proposed ending the U.S. travel embargo of Cuba. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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"Today we offer a bold bicameral plan that fully repeals and replaces the health care law with reforms that empower patients, not Washington," said Sen. Orrin Hatch, Utah Republican. (Associated Press)

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Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Jan. 28, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, joined by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, center, poses questions to Ashton Carter, President Barack Obama's choice to be defense secretary, as he goes before the committee for confirmation to replace Chuck Hagel as Pentagon chief, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

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Ashton Carter, President Barack Obama's choice to be defense secretary, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to replace Chuck Hagel as Pentagon chief. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

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Senate Foreign Relations Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairman Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks to reporters following a hearing on Cuba on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Democratic Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., center, with Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., left, and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., right, answers questions from reporters following their weekly policy luncheon, at the Capital in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, before the Senate Finance Committee during a hearing to examine the Internal Revenue Service Operations and the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)