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Hundreds attend the Fortnight for Freedom at George Washington University. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

Maria Gonzalez hands out tickets before the start of the Fortnight for Freedom at George Washington University on Sunday, June 24, 2012, in Washington D.C. The Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called for the event to raise awareness to the threats to religious freedom with 14 days of prayer, education and action. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

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President Obama greets students after a Thursday news conference, during which he called on Congress to act to prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling. (Associated Press)

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Singer Barry Manilow is helping a drive to supply new or used musical instruments to schools in Grand Rapids, Mich. (Axel Schmidt/DAPD)

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Karen Klein, 68, of Greece, N.Y., endured verbal abuse from middle school students recently as a school bus monitor. A video posted to YouTube became a sensation, prompting sympathy and at least $275,000 in donations for a vacation. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** President Obama, with Education Secretary Arne Duncan (second from right) at his side, looks back June 21, 2012, at a group of students during a news conference at the White House as he calls on Congress to stop interest rates on student loans from doubling. (Associated Press)

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Carl P. Zeithaml, dean of the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia and recently named the university's interim president, answers questions at a news conference on Wednesday, June 20, 2012, in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/The Daily Progress, Sabrina Schaeffer)

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University Rector Helen E. Dragas reportedly told former university president Teresa Sullivan on June 8 that she had enough votes on the board to remove her and that Ms. Sullivan could either resign or be fired.(Associated Press)

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A court-appointed official overseeing the $400 million estate of Huguette Clark, daughter of a Montana copper magnate, wants the return of $37 million worth of gifts - including cash, homes, tuition and a Stadivarius violin - because the recipients allegedly maneuvered and exploited Clark, who died last year at 104. A $6 million Edouard Manet painting given to a hospital and $250,000 to the Corcoran Gallery in Washington are also under investigation. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Students Maria Sofia (left) and Malendez Campos protest May 17, 2012, at a "Right to Dream" rally in Los Angeles. The demonstrators were protesting the deportation of illegal immigrants by the Obama Administration. (Associated Press)

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From left: Students David Buenrostro, Adrian James, and Jahel Ramos protest June 14, 2012, outside the Obama campaign offices in Culver City, Calif. The students demand that President Obama issue an executive order to stop deportations of illegal immigrant students in favor of the DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors). In July 2011, California Gov. Brown enacted the California DREAM Act, giving illegal immigrant students access to private college scholarships for state schools. (Associated Press) **FILE**