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The Amish also are exempted from President Obama's health care law because of religious conscience objections. There are roughly 280,000 Amish people living in the U.S. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, speaks May 25, 2013, at a news conference at the World Economic Forum, in Southern Shuneh, southeast of Amman, Jordan. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** A protester participating in the Occupy Wall Street protests faces a police officer while marching toward Wall Street, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. (Associated Press)

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Washington Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, left, watches Washington Redskins tight end Niles Paul (84), center, run a route during a NFL football organized team activity at Redskins Park, Ashburn, Va., Thursday, June 6, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, left, watches Washington Redskins tight end Niles Paul (84), center, run a route during a NFL football organized team activity at Redskins Park, Ashburn, Va., Thursday, June 6, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 6, 2013, before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee as lawmakers examine the budget for the Justice Department. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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An Israeli tank is loaded onto a truck near the Quneitra crossing with Syria, Thursday, June 6, 2013. Syrian rebels on Thursday captured a crossing point along a cease-fire line with Israel in the contested Golan Heights, a development that could deepen Israeli concerns over the growing role of Islamic radicals in the civil war near its northern frontier.(AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

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** FILE ** Hezbollah supporters fire weapons as they celebrate the fall of the Syrian town of Qusair to forces loyal to President Bashar Assad and Hezbollah fighters, in Bazzalieh village, Lebanon, near the Lebanese-Syrian border, on Wednesday, June 5, 2013. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Republican, speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 4, 2013, following a Democratic strategy session. (Associated Press)