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In this Monday, Oct. 7, 2013 photo, a damaged grave after a vandal attack is shown in the Protestant Cemetery of Mt. Zion, Jerusalem. Christian leaders in the Holy Land are up in arms over what Curiously, is not the first time the Protestant cemetery has been attacked. About 100 years ago, the American consul to Jerusalem dug up graves in the cemetery belonging to members of the American Colony, a group of Christians from the U.S. who moved to Jerusalem for religious reasons – but whom the consul said were involved in cult-like activities, said Israeli researcher Nirit Shalev-Khalifa. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

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In this photo taken, Aug. 1, 2013, demonstrators protesting what they say are low wages and improper treatment for fast-food workers march in downtown Seattle. In an interview with The Associated Press, Mayor Mike McGinn said he thought $15 was a "fair starting point" for the minimum wage discussion. Washington already has the nation's highest state minimum wage at $9.19 an hour. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

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Senator Diane Feinstein during a January 24 Capitol Hill press conference introducing legislation to ban so-called "assault weapons." Actual firearms are displayed behind her. Associated Press photo