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Gun control advocates have pushed for the system to be expanded in the wake of mass shootings as a way to keep firearms out of the wrong hands, but statistics provided to The Washington Times show that almost everyone who applies under the system is approved and it hardly matters which party controls the White House. (Associated Press)** FILE **

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Singer Mary J. Blige performs on stage during the entertainment portion of the State Dinner for French President President Francois Hollande, center, seated with first lady Michelle Obama, left, and President Barack Obama, right, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, right, smiles as he takes her seat next to Vice President Joe Biden, left, at a State Dinner for French President Francois Hollande, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Singer Mary J. Blige performs on stage during the entertainment portion of the State Dinner for French President President Francois Hollande, left, and President Barack Obama, right, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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French President French President Francois leans across the table to toast with guests seated at his table as President Barack Obama, top, speaks at the State Dinner, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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John Stokes, right, director of the Natural Areas Department for the city of Fort Collins, points out the Poudre River to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy, left; David Agnew, left rear, director of the White House's intergovernmental affairs office; and Nancy Sutley (in sunglasses, behind McCarthy), chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, in Fort Collins, Colo., Tuesday Feb. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/The Coloradoan, V. Richard Haro)

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As many as 5.7 million noncitizens may have voted in the 2008 election, which put Barack Obama in the White House, according to research organization Just Facts, (Associated Press/File)

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White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014. Carney answered questions on topics including recent developments in Congress. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)