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Muslim women perform an evening prayer called "tarawih," marking the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a mosque in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. During Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk. Fasting during Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) ** FILE **
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Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans against the military near Cairo University, where protesters have installed their camp in Giza, southwest of Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
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Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and other supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi protest near Cairo University on Sunday as tensions mount between Islamists and the U.S.-backed secular military. (Associated Press)
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Opponents of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi rally in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Sunday while supporters of the country's first democratically elected president counter with protest demanding that he be reinstated.
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Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori (left) and Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission President Russell Moore speak together last week following a news conference at the National Press Club. More than 100 national religious leaders in an open letter are asking the Obama administration to "expand conscience protections" in the Affordable Care Act's employer mandate. Critics say it does not go far enough in divorcing the institutions from health plans that cover contraception. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A supporter of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi stands guard at a barricade near Cairo University, where protesters have installed their camp, in Giza, Egypt, southwest of Cairo, on Sunday, July 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
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** FILE ** In this Oct. 22, 1978, file photo, Pope John Paul II blesses the faithful in St. Peter's Square from a Vatican City balcony right after he was named pontiff. A Vatican official says Pope John Paul II has cleared the final obstacle before being made a saint. (AP Photo)
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Egyptian soldiers are seen deployed near Cairo University, where thousands of Muslim Brotherhood's supporters have gathered to support Mohammed Morsi in Cairo Wednesday, July 3, 2013. (Associated Press)