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Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul uses a microscope to enhance his view of a patient's eye Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 as he operates at the Pain Management Center near Paducah, Ky. Paul, also a veteran eye surgeon, performed several pro-bono procedures on Tuesday. Paul had to close his practice...

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Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, left, sharpens an image of a microscope Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 21, 2012 at the Pain Management Center near Paducah, Ky. Paul, also a veteran eye surgeon, performed several pro-bono procedures on Tuesday. Paul had to close his practice in Bowling Green...

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U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) (R) walks with a reporter outside of his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 23, 2012. Paul was stopped at an airport on Monday for setting off an alarm and refusing a patdown, prompting his father, U.S. presidential candidate Ron Paul, to accuse...

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U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) (C) removes a microphone after a network news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 23, 2012. Paul was stopped at an airport on Monday for setting off an alarm and refusing a patdown, prompting his father, U.S. presidential candidate Ron Paul, to...

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U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) listens to a phone message as he sits at a desk in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 23, 2012. Paul was stopped at an airport on Monday for setting off an alarm and refusing a patdown, prompting his father, U.S. presidential candidate Ron...

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U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), son of Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul, smiles after taking the oath of office during a ceremonial re-enactment in the Old Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, in this January 5, 2011 file photo. Paul was detained by TSA officials...

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Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), son of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, speaks to the media in the Spin Room after the presidential debates at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire in this January 7, 2012 file photo. Paul was detained by TSA officials at Nashville...

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U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. , speaks about being stopped by security at the airport in Nashville, Tenn. , on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. A scanner set off an alarm and targeted his knee, although the senator said he has no screws or medical hardware around the joint. Paul told The Associated...

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. , son of Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks to members of the media after a Republican presidential debate at the Chubb Theater, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, in Concord, N.H.

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), son of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, speaks to the media in the Spin Room after the presidential debates at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire January 7, 2012.

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. , speaks on behalf of his father, Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, in the "spin room" after the Republican presidential debate on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012 in Manchester, N.H.

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. , son of Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, campaigns for his father at Windham High School in Windham, N.H. , Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012.

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. , son of Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, puts his hand on his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance as he campaigns for his father at Windham High School in Windham, N.H. , Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012.

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DES MOINES, IA - JANUARY 3: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) (R) watches his father, Republican presidential candidate, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) as he greets supporters at the Courtyard Des Moines Ankeny in Ankeny, Iowa after his third-place finish in the Iowa caucus Tuesday. According to...

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Republican presidential candidate Congressman Ron Paul speaks to supporters as his son Senator Rand Paul (L) applauds at his Iowa Caucus night rally in Ankeny, Iowa, January 3, 2012.

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Republican presidential candidate Congressman Ron Paul reacts to the cheers of the crowd with his son, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (C) and his wife Carol (L) at his 2012 Iowa Caucus night rally in Ankeny, Iowa, January 3, 2012.

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DAVENPORT, IA - JANUARY 02: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) (L) introduces his father, Republican presidential candidate U.S. Rep Ron Paul (R-TX) (R), at a campaign event during his 'Whistle-stop' tour with at the Steeple Gate inn in January 2, 2012 in Davenport, Iowa. A poll published Saturday...

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DES MOINES, IA - JANUARY 02: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) looks on as his father, Republican presidential hopeful U.S. Rep Ron Paul (R-TX) speaks during a campaign stop at the Downtown Des Moines Marriott Hotel on January 2, 2012 in Des Moines, Iowa. With one day to go before the Iowa...

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Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas follows his son Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. , left, during a campaign stop at the Steeple Gate Inn in Davenport, Iowa, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012.

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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 06: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) (C) walks past demonstrators from Our DC in the hallway outside the offices of Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) during the 'Take Back the Capitol' protest in the Russell Senate Office Building December 6, 2011 in...

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 29: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) (R) leaves the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Captiol November 29, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Senate Democratic and Republican caucuses met separately behind closed doors to discuss the annual $226 billion...

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CORRECTS CARPER TO DEMOCRAT - Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del. , left, followed by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. , center, and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , walk toward the Senate floor during a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011.

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. , left, and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , walk towards the Senate floor during a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011.

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Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee member, Rand Paul, R-Ky. , right, listens to a staffer on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, during the committee's hearing on legislation for the Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act.

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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 13: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) waits for the start of a news conference on Capitol Hill to introduce a Republican jobs proposal to compete with that put forward by President Obama on October 13, 2011 in Washington, DC. The legislation targets the tax code,...