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Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum (left) talks with Texas state Sen. John Whitmire, Houston Democrat, in the Senate Chambers in Austin on July 11, 2013. A Senate committee pushed through new abortion restrictions, setting up a Senate vote before the weekend to send it to Gov. Rick Perry. The bill would require doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, only allow abortions in surgical centers, dictate when abortion pills are taken and ban abortions after 20 weeks. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Texas Gov. Rick Perry greets supporters July 8, 2013, as he leaves Holt Cat in San Antonio after announcing he will not seek re-election. A staunch Christian conservative, proven job-creator and fierce defender of states' rights, Perry has been in office nearly 13 years, making him the nation's longest-sitting current governor. (Associated Press)
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Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., rides an escalator in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2013, as senators rushed to the floor for a vote to end debate on the Democrats' plan to restore lower interest rates on student loans one week after Congress' inaction caused those rates to double. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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President Obama greets guests at the second annual White House "Kids' State Dinner" in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. First lady Michelle Obama welcomed 54 children to the Executive Mansion for creating winning recipes as part of a healthy-lunch contest. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is surrounded by the media as he tries to collect signatures for his run for New York City comptroller on Monday, July 8, 2013, in New York. Mr. Spitzer, who stepped down in 2008 from the governorship amid a prostitution scandal, says he is planning a political comeback with his bid for the comptroller's office. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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** FILE ** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, following a Democratic strategy session. (Associated Press)
