Politics and Government

Freshman U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) participates in a conversation about American foreign strategy and statesmanship at the Hudson Institute March 18, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Freshman U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) participates in a conversation about American foreign strategy and statesmanship at the Hudson Institute March 18, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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US Trade Representative Mike Froman (C) speaks at a press conference for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a pan-Pacific trade agreement by trade ministers from 12 nations in Sydney on October 27, 2014. (PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images)
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US Trade Representative Mike Froman (C) speaks at a press conference for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a pan-Pacific trade agreement by trade ministers from 12 nations in Sydney on October 27, 2014. (PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images)
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President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko (R) congratulations the newly elected Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman (L) during a session of Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev, Ukraine on April 14, 2016. (Vladimir Shtanko/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko (R) congratulations the newly elected Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman (L) during a session of Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev, Ukraine on April 14, 2016. (Vladimir Shtanko/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Governor Pat Quinn is joined by President Barack Obama for a get out the vote campaign rally at Chicago State University, Chicago, IL, October 19, 2014.  (Sara Mays/Quinn for Illinois/Flickr)
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Governor Pat Quinn is joined by President Barack Obama for a get out the vote campaign rally at Chicago State University, Chicago, IL, October 19, 2014. (Sara Mays/Quinn for Illinois/Flickr)
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Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
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