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Virginian Takes to the Hill to Show Support for Thurmond

Call it a one-man demonstration. Peron Wheeler, a 50-year-old from Chesapeake, Va., spent his Monday morning outside of the Russell Senate Office Building showing support for retiring Sen. Strom Thurmond, the South Carolina Republican and centenarian.

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Speaker John Boehner speaks at his weekly news conference on May 17.
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