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Members of the Westboro Baptist Church picket in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. The court is hearing arguments Wednesday in the dispute between Albert Snyder of York, Pa., and members of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan. The case pits Snyder's right to grieve privately against the church members' right to say what they want, no matter how offensive. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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A visitor to the Supreme Court wears a badge in honor of Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010, in Washington. The court is hearing arguments Wednesday in the dispute between Albert Snyder of York, Pa., and members of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan. The case pits Snyder's right to grieve privately against the church members' right to say what they want, no matter how offensive.(AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

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In a March 19, 2006 file photo, Pastor Fred Phelps preaches at his Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan. Albert Snyder of York, Pa., the father of a Marine killed in Iraq, is asking the Supreme Court to reinstate a $5 million verdict against members of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., led by the Rev. Fred Phelps, who picketed his son's funeral with signs like "Thank God for Dead Soldiers" and "God Hates the USA." The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010 in the dispute between Snyder and members of the Westboro Baptist Church. The case pits Snyder's right to grieve privately against the church members' right to say what they want, no matter how offensive. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

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** FILE ** In a Sept. 22, 2010, file photo, Albert Snyder, 55, talks about his son, Matthew, a Marine who was killed in Iraq, and about the Supreme Court case that will focus on a lawsuit he filed against Rev. Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church for protesting his son's funeral, in York, Pa. (AP Photo/Ann Foster,File)

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In this Feb. 8, 2006 file photo, Margie Phelps, right, and her nephew, Gabriel Phelps-Roper, then 10, center, both from the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., protest before the start of a memorial service for soldiers killed in combat from the Army's 101st Airborne Division in front of the main entrance to Fort Campbell, Ky. Phelps is set to go before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2010, to represent her church in a case that tests the scope of free speech protections under the Constitution's First Amendment. (AP Photo/Christopher Berkey, File)

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In this Oct. 31, 2007 file photo, Margie M. Phelps, left, stands with her husband Pastor Fred Phelps and her daughter Margie J. Phelps during a demonstration outside the federal courthouse in Baltimore. Margie J. Phelps is set to go before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2010, to represent her church in a case that tests the scope of free speech protections under the Constitution's First Amendment. (AP Photo/Baltimore Sun, Jed Kirschbaum)

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Audrey Low, 10, of Reston, Va., holds a sing as she watches from across the street as members of the Westboro Baptist Church dance on American Flags at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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In this picture taken on Sept. 27, 2010, a soldier of Pakistani paramilitary force arranges equipment stolen from NATO trucks to display for the media in Peshawar, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

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In this Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 file picture, President Barack Obama, right, salutes as a carry team walks with the transfer case containing the remains of Army Sgt. Dale R. Griffin of Terre Haute, Ind., who died in Afghanistan according to the Department of Defense, during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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Matt Brenner and his son Grey, 3, of Rio Rancho, watch mass ascension just north of Balloon Fiesta Park, on the first morning of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, in Albuquerque, N.M. "There's lots of balloons," Grey said. (AP Photo/Albuquerque Journal, Marla Brose)

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An unidentified bicyclist watches the mass ascension of hot air balloons while on a early morning bike ride along the North Diversion Channel path during the first morning of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, in Albuquerque, N.M. (AP Photo/Albuquerque Journal, Marla Brose)

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Hot air balloons, including a flying pig, float over Albuquerque, N.M., on the third day of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Monday, Oct. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Tim Korte)

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A hot air balloons inflate during the mass ascension at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. About 500 balloons were registered for the annual event. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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Hot air balloons fill the skies over an office complex in Albuquerque, N.M., on the third day of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Monday, Oct. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Tim Korte)

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Hot air balloons inflate during the mass ascension at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. About 500 balloons were registered for the annual event. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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A hot air balloon looks for a spot to land in a neighborhood in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. The annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta has attracted about 500 balloons and thousands of spectators this week. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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Hot air balloons lift off during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. The annual event has attracted about 500 balloons and thousands of spectators. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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Spectators' shadows line the side of a new balloon designed from satellite images of the earth at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. The Earth Balloon is made up of 436 panels of digitally printed images of NASA's "Blue Marble" photographs. The balloon, made in Brazil, took nine months to build. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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Hot air balloons fill the sky during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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Hot air balloons fill the sky during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. Many balloonists participating in the event are hopeful that missing American pilots Richard Abruzzo and Carol Rymer Davis will be found. The pair went missing over the Adriatic Sea on Wednesday during a European gas balloon race. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)