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Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland Democrat, and his allies in Congress say they are determined to make the Affordable Care Act work no matter what stands in their way. The GOP, however, is not relenting. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, facing a secession movement, said "when I think of Colorado, it means all of our diverse communities and people." (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Republican lawmakers have joined the fight to stop a federal court from ordering the removal of the giant white cross that has loomed for decades over the Mount Soledad Veterans War Memorial in San Diego. (Associated Press)

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Kermit Gosnell was convicted this year of murdering three newborns and a woman patient at his Philadelphia abortion clinic.

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**FILE** Prospective students and their parents tour Georgetown University's campus in Washington on July 10, 2013. (Associated Press)

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A U.S. soldier talks on the phone as Afghan children wait to receive Afghan National Army's humanitarian aid in the Andar district of Ghazni province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan on June 22, 2007. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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Dr. James Andrews, Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III's surgeon, stands on the field before an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, in Landover, Md. The Redskins won 24-13. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)