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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at a news conference at City Hall on April 25. The billionaire mayor has been spending from his personal fortune to provide a "political counterweight to the NRA," his policy adviser says. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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Bloomberg Aims His Money At Gun Control Opponents

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Ahmed Fahad sells ice cream from a Styrofoam cooler through tangled traffic at the Qalandia checkpoint between Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah. Emily Harris/NPR hide caption

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At Israeli Checkpoint, Tear Gas And Ice Cream A Way Of Life

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The Chapin Sisters' new tribute album is titled A Date With the Everly Brothers. Seth Thomas/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The Chapin Sisters Reconsider The Everly Brothers

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Egyptian Christians gather around four coffins during a funeral service at the Saint Mark Coptic cathedral in Cairo on April 7. Religious violence this month has killed three Muslims and at least six Christians. Amr Nabil/AP hide caption

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Egyptian Activists: Our Religion Is None Of Your Business

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The term "third coast" refers to American cities that sit on the Great Lakes shoreline, like Chicago. Jeff Haynes/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Through Art And Industry, Chicago Shaped America

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President George W. Bush leads his National Security Council in the Situation Room of the White House on Oct. 12, 2001. At the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, this Situation Room has been rebuilt with the original furnishings. The White House/Getty Images hide caption

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At Bush Library, A Chance To Be The Decider-In-Chief

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Fred (Cory Michael Smith) and Holly (Emilia Clarke) in a scene from the recent Broadway adaptation of Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's. The show, which received a slew of negative reviews, closed after only 38 performances. Used With Permission hide caption

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When Tonys Tap Faves, Look For These Names

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