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Boston College forward Ryan Anderson (12) attempts to drive through the defense of Syracuse forward Rakeem Christmas, right, and Syracuse guard Trevor Cooney (10) during the first half of their NCAA college basketball game at Boston College in Boston, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

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Boston College fans attempt to distract Syracuse guard Trevor Cooney (10) as he shoots a free-throw during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Boston, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

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Syracuse forward C.J. Fair (5) drives toward the basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Boston College in Boston, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

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A school bus is parked near Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., Monday, Jan.13, 2014. A federal judge began hearing arguments Monday about whether to approve a settlement agreement that would allow the state to stop making payments to help fund racial integration in three Little Rock-area school districts. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

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Two students walks in a hallway at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., Monday, Jan.13, 2014. A federal judge in Little Rock began hearing argument Monday on a settlement agreement that would end special state aid earmarked for desegregation efforts. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

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Linda Peterson, right, a teacher at Battle Ground Middle School in Battle Ground, Wash., talks with Rep. Brandon Vick, R-Vancouver, left, on the first day of the 2014 session of the Washington state Legislature, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Peterson and other teachers were handing out cans of cola soda to lobby for the passage of a cost-of-living salary adjustment for teachers this year, also known as a "COLA." (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Linda Peterson, right, a teacher at Battle Ground Middle School in Battle Ground, Wash., and Lynn Davidson, of the Washington Education Association, pose for a photo on the first day of the 2014 session of the Washington state Legislature, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. They are holding cans of cola soda they hoped to hand out to legislators to lobby for the passage of a cost-of-living salary adjustment for teachers this year, also known as a "COLA." (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Jessica Upton, left, of the Tacoma Education Association, and Angel Morton, second from left, a kindergarten teacher at Grant Elementary in Tacoma, Wash., hold a sign outside the Legislative building to lobby for the passage of a cost-of-living salary adjustment for teachers, also known as a "COLA," on the first day of the 2014 session of the Washington state Legislature, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The sign they are holding has six zeros on it, one for each year teachers have not received a cost-of-living-adjustment so far. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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La Villa Independent School District Superintendent Narciso Garcia poses for a photo in his office in La Villa, Texas, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. A water payment dispute between the city and school district has shut down the schools. (AP Photo/Chris Sherman)

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A sign outside La Villa Middle School tells of the school district's status in La Villa, Texas, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Schools in La Villa were supposed to return to classes, but instead a water payment dispute with the city has shut the school down. (AP Photo/Chris Sherman)

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The La Villa Independent School District's farm sits locked up in La Villa, Texas, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. A water payment dispute between the city and school district has shut down the schools and forced students to move their livestock elsewhere. (AP Photo/Chris Sherman)

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In a Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 photo, Noe Castillo, La Villa Independent School District school board president, calls for Monica Mata, La Villa ISD school district business manager, to enter the meeting room during executive session in La Villa, Texas. The City of La Villa turned off the school districts water at their four campuses over the winter break after the water bill went unpaid. Classes that were to resume on Monday have been canceled until Wednesday as the water rate is negotiated. (AP Photo/Joel Martinez/The Monitor)