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Congressman Dave Brat speaks during a town hall at Clover Hill Assembly of God in Chesterfield County, Va., Tuesday, May 9, 2017. (Mark Gormus/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
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FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2008, Bishop Michael Hoeppner, center, of Crookston, Minn., prays during a semi-annual meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. A lawsuit against Bishop Hoeppner has been filed accusing the bishop and diocese of concealing a report of abuse and threatening retaliation against a victim if he went public. (AP Photo/ Steve Ruark,File)
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Attorney Jeff Anderson points to a photo of Bishop Michael Hoeppner of Crookston, Minn., during a news conference Tuesday, May 9, 2017 in St. Paul, Minn., where he announced a lawsuit against the bishop and diocese of concealing a report of abuse and threatening retaliation against Ron Vasek if he went public. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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Patty Vasek, left, wipes away a tear as her husband, Ron Vasek talks of the alleged sex abuse coverup he suffered while addressing a news conference Tuesday, May 9, 2017 in St. Paul, Minn. where his attorney, Jeff Anderson announced a lawsuit against Bishop Michael Hoeppner of Crookston, Minn., accusing the bishop and diocese of concealing a report of abuse and threatening retaliation against Vasek if he went public. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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Ron Vasek, center, talks of the alleged sex abuse coverup he suffered while addressing a news conference along with his wife Patty, right, and attorney Jeff Anderson, left, Tuesday, May 9, 2017 in St. Paul, Minn. Anderson announced a lawsuit against Bishop Michael Hoeppner of Crookston, Minn., accusing the bishop and diocese of concealing a report of abuse and threatening retaliation against Vasek if he went public. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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Rachel Palermo, widow of Thomas Palermo, reads a brief statement to the media after a parole hearing of Heather Cook, Tuesday, May 9, 2017, in Jessup, Md. Cook, a former Episcopal bishop who struck and killed cyclist Thomas Palermo in Baltimore while driving drunk, will remain in prison after the Maryland Parole Commission rejected her plea for early release. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
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FILE - This photo provided by the Baltimore Police Department shows Bishop Heather Cook. The former Episcopal bishop who struck and killed a cyclist in Baltimore while driving drunk will remain in prison after the Maryland Parole Commission on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, rejected her plea for early release. Cook pleaded guilty in October 2015 to manslaughter, drunken driving and leaving the scene. She is serving a seven-year prison sentence. (AP Photo/ Baltimore Police Department, File)
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Anti-government protesters using handmade shields face off with security forces blocking a student march from reaching the Education Ministry in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 8, 2017. The protest movement against President Nicolas Maduro, that has drawn masses of people into the streets nearly every day since March, has left some three dozen dead. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2017, file photo, Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, stands before the opening of the 85th Texas Legislative session in the house chambers at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas. State-funded adoption agencies backing Texas legislation that would sanction the rejection of prospective parents on religious grounds already routinely deny non-Christian, gay, and unmarried applicants because they are wary of their beliefs or lifestyle. But now they also want legal cover in case of potential lawsuits. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla, speaking to a question about religious liberty at a recent gathering of Missouri Baptists.
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Jakarta Gov. Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, center, is escorted by prosecutors as enters the court room for his sentencing hearing in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, May 9, 2017. The minority Christian governor is currently on trial on accusation of blasphemy following his remark about a passage in the Quran that could be interpreted as prohibiting Muslims from accepting non-Muslims as leaders. (Bay Ismoyo/Pool Photo via AP)
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San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili (20) shoots as Houston Rockets forward Ryan Anderson defends during the first half in Game 4 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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FILE - In this March 11, 2017, file photo, Tennesee's Christian Coleman wins the men's 200 meter dash ahead of LSU's Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake at the NCAA indoor track and field championships in College Station, Texas. Christian Coleman is having a big year and could have an even bigger future as one of the nation's most promising sprinters. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)
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Protesters calling for the removal and the preservation of Confederate-era monuments face off in dueling demonstrations, Sunday, May 7, 2017, in New Orleans. (Max Becherer/The Advocate via AP) ** FILE **
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San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard, right, shoots as Houston Rockets center Clint Capela defends during the first half in Game 4 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Friday, May 5, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) drives past San Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green (14) during the first half in Game 4 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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The hearse carrying the body of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards, leaves the funeral at Mesquite Friendship Baptist Church in Mesquite, Texas, Saturday, May 6, 2017. Roy Oliver, who has been fired from the Balch Springs Police Department, is free on bond after being arrested Friday in the April 29 shooting death of Edwards. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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Mourners make their way to their cars as they emerge from the funeral service for 15-year-old Jordan Edwards, at Mesquite Friendship Baptist Church in Mesquite, Texas, Saturday, May 6, 2017. Roy Oliver, who has been fired from the Balch Springs Police Department, is free on bond after being arrested Friday in the April 29 shooting death of Edwards. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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Mourners hold the commemorative program as they emerge from the funeral service for 15-year-old, Jordan Edwards, at Mesquite Friendship Baptist Church in Mesquite, Texas, Saturday, May 6, 2017. Roy Oliver, who has been fired from the Balch Springs Police Department, is free on bond after being arrested Friday in the April 29 shooting death of Edwards. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
