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Former Republican lieutenant governor candidate E.W. Jackson, front center, speaks to the media during a demonstration outside Federal Court in Norfolk, Va., Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. Jackson spoke in favor of the law banning same-sex marriage. A federal judge will hear arguments Tuesday on whether Virginia's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional. The state's newly elected Democratic attorney general has already decided to side with the plaintiffs and will not defend the ban. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) **FILE**
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Former Republican lieutenant governor candidate E.W. Jackson, front center, speaks to the media during a demonstration outside federal court in Norfolk, Va., Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. Jackson spoke in favor of the law banning same-sex marriage. A federal judge will hear arguments Tuesday on whether Virginia's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional. The state's newly elected Democratic attorney general has already decided to side with the plaintiffs and will not defend the ban. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring leaves Federal Court after a hearing on Virginia's ban on gay marriage in Norfolk, Va., Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. Herring the state's newly elected Democratic attorney general has already decided to side with the plaintiffs and will not defend the ban. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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Former Republican lieutenant governor candidate E.W. Jackson, front right, speaks to the media during a demonstration outside federal court in Norfolk, Va., Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. Jackson spoke in favor of the law banning same-sex marriage. A federal judge will hear arguments Tuesday on whether Virginia's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional. The state's newly elected Democratic attorney general has already decided to side with the plaintiffs and will not defend the ban. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate State Sen. Bill Brady speaks during a debate Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Naperville, Ill. The four candidates vying for the 2014 Republican nomination for governor faced off in a debate on the central issue in the campaign _ the state's economy. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate State Treasurer Dan Rutherford speaks during a debate Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Naperville, Ill. The four candidates vying for the 2014 Republican nomination for governor faced off in a debate on the central issue in the campaign _ the state's economy. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate businessman Bruce Rauner shakes hands before a debate Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Naperville, Ill. The four candidates vying for the 2014 Republican nomination for governor faced off in a debate on the central issue in the campaign _ the state's economy. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate businessman Bruce Rauner's shadow is cast on a wall next to the Illinois state flag, during a debate Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Naperville, Ill. The four candidates vying for the 2014 Republican nomination for governor faced off in a debate on the central issue in the campaign _ the state's economy. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate's from left, State Sen. Kirk Dillard, State Sen. Bill Brady, State Treasurer Dan Rutherford, and businessman Bruce Rauner, take part in a debate Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Naperville, Ill. The four candidates vying for the 2014 Republican nomination for governor faced off in a debate on the central issue in the campaign _ the state's economy. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. takes questions from reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, after the Democrats' weekly policy luncheon. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Patrick Lundy and the Ministers of Music perform gospel songs before Judge Sara J. Harper of Ohio, Dr. Louis Sullivan of Georgia, and Michigan businessman William "Bill Brooks are honored with the 2nd Annual Black Republican Trailblazer Award by the Republican National Committee and RNC Chairman Reince Priebus at the Howard Theatre, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 4, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Patrick Lundy and the Ministers of Music perform gospel songs before Judge Sara J. Harper of Ohio, Dr. Louis Sullivan of Georgia, and Michigan businessman William "Bill Brooks are honored with the 2nd Annual Black Republican Trailblazer Award by the Republican National Committee and RNC Chairman Reince Priebus at the Howard Theatre, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 4, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
