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An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man looks at street performers as they play music near the Tower of David in Jerusalem's old city, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

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Baylor forward Cory Jefferson (34) shoots against TCU's Karviar Shepherd (1), Brandon Parrish (11) and Christian Gore (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Kansas state Rep. Willie Dove, a Bonner Springs Republican, watches as the electronic voting board in the House as members approve a bill on gay marriage, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Dove supports the measure, which grants legal protections to people, groups and businesses that cite religious beliefs about marriage for refusing to serve gays and lesbians. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

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An invitation to the Christian Siriano Fall 2014 fashion show is shown, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 in New York. The coveted invitations that grant admission to New York Fashion Week’s runway shows range from ornate floral to minimalist all-black. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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Boy Scouts salute as they recite the pledge of allegiance during the “Save Our Scouts” prayer vigil and rally against allowing gays in the organization in front of the Boy Scouts of America National Headquarters in Dallas on Feb. 6, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Australia's Torah Bright competes during the women's snowboard halfpipe final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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Australia's Torah Bright competes during the women's snowboard halfpipe final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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Australia's Torah Bright competes in the women's snowboard halfpipe qualifying at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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In this Feb. 9, 2014 photo, scout hold hands, one wearing a rosary, at a religious procession in the village of Bois-Neuf, Haiti. The 2010 earthquake in Haiti that killed tens of thousands of people and displaced 1.5 million others was on the minds of many pilgrims, and cited as a chief reason to have faith in God. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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In this Feb. 8, 2014 photo, Rev. Jules Campion carries a crucifix before the start of a religious procession in the village of Bois-Neuf, Haiti. The 2010 earthquake in Haiti that killed tens of thousands of people and displaced 1.5 million others was on the minds of many pilgrims, and cited as a chief reason to have faith in God. "If we don't convert, we will have another Jan. 12, 2010 - but worse," the Rev. Jules Campion, director and founder of the center, told his congregation. "If we don't convert Port-au-Prince won't be destroyed - it will disappear completely. You must convert!" (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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In this Feb. 8, 2014 photo, Christian Pilgrims pray on a mountain during a religious gathering organized by Our Lady of Fatima Bible Center in the village of Bois-Neuf, Haiti. At the gathering entitled “Prayer, Penance and Conversion,” believers came with hopes of a better life for themselves or others. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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In this Feb. 8, 2014 photo, Bishop Frantz Price lays a cross on the face of a Christian pilgrim during a religious gathering organized by Our Lady of Fatima Bible Center in the village of Bois-Neuf, Haiti. Although the center is Roman Catholic, the event had an evangelical feel, and some elements of Voodoo. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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In this Feb. 8, 2014 photo, a weathered statue of the Virgin Mary stands in the yard of Our Lady of Fatima center during a religious gathering organized by the center in the village of Bois-Neuf, Haiti. The 2010 earthquake in Haiti that killed tens of thousands of people and displaced 1.5 million others was on the minds of many pilgrims, and cited as a chief reason to have faith in God. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)