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The 42nd annual Conservative Political Action Conference entered its second day Friday. This year's event at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, just outside of Washington, will feature a parade of more than a dozen potential Republican presidential contenders hoping to win over conservative activists.
An attendees wears a U.S. flag themed tie while waiting to enter the ballroom floor for the start of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
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Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Friday blasted President Barack Obama's record on foreign policy, calling for a harder-line approach in the Middle East and accusing the administration of "making grave calculations that make the world less safe."
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American Conservative Union Chairman Matt Schlapp speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md., Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
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Jake Dagel, Iowa Field Coordinator for Turning Point USA, wears "Big Government Sucks" stickers around his neck during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md., Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
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Senator Marco Rubio told CPAC attendees Friday that President Barack Obama is pursuing a nuclear deal with Iran as the hallmark of his second term. "It is a foreign policy that treats the ayatollah of Iran with more respect than the prime minister of Israel," Rubio said.
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Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida, left, speaks during an interview with Sean Hannity, host of the Sean Hannity Show, at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
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Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
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Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md., Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.
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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gestures while addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday during the Conservative Political Action Conference that his experience taking on thousands of protesters in his state helped prepare him to take on terrorists across the world. "If I can take on 100,000 protesters, I can do the same across the world," he said.
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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.
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Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.
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William Temple from the Golden Isles Tea Party, dressed as Declaration of Independence signer Button Gwinnett, holds his hat during the Pledge of Allegiance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. The 42nd annual CPAC, which runs until Feb. 28, features most of the potential Republican candidates for president, from Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina to Jeb Bush and Scott Walker.
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