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Kansas state Reps. J.R Claeys of Salina, left, Steve Brunk of Wichita, and Marty Read of Mound City, confer after a meeting of the House Federal and State Affairs Committee, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The three Republicans support a bill approved by the committee to bring Kansas into a compact with other states seeking to exempt themselves from the federal health care overhaul. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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Kansas state Reps. Brett Hildabrand, R-Shawnee, left, Louis Ruiz, center, D-Kansas City and Steve Brunk, R-Wichita, follow a debate during a House Federal and State Affairs Committee meeting, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The committee has approved a bill to bring Kansas into an compact with other states seeking to exempt themselves from the federal health care overhaul. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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Kansas state Rep. Brett Hildabrand, R-Shawnee, pauses while answering questions about a health care bill he's championing, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The bill would bring Kansas into a compact with other states seeking to exempt themselves from the federal health care overhaul. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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About two dozen protesters seeking to convince Idaho lawmakers to add discrimination protections for gays and lesbians to the state's Human Rights Act block the entrances to the Idaho Senate in Boise on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. At a similar protest on Feb. 3, 44 demonstrators were arrested and charged with misdemeanor trespassing. (AP Photo/John Miller)
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Rep. Kevin Brooks, R-Cleveland, left, gestures at Rep. Charles Sargent, R-Franklin, during a House floor session In Nashville, Tenn., on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. The chamber later passed a bill to allow local governments to hold referendums on allowing supermarkets and convenience stores to sell wine. Sargent voted for the measure, while Brooks abstained.(AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)
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House Speaker Beth Harwell, R-Nashville, presides during a floor debate about allowing local governments to hold referendums on supermarket wine sales on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014 in Nashville. The chamber later passed the measure that Harwell has championed for years. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)
