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FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, file photo, Eric Barron, left, answers questions from the media after being unanimously voted in to become the Penn State University's 18th president, in State College, Pa. Barron says he hopes the focus will shift away from the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal to the many other things going on at Pennsylvania’s largest university. (AP Photo/Ralph Wilson, File)
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Alec Fischer, 20, poses Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis where he is a student and activist in favor of a bill at the Capitol that would compel Minnesota schools to develop ambitious policies to prevent bullying. Fischer, who grew up in Edina, said he was taunted and isolated by bullies as a middle school student and that he hopes schools can become more welcoming places for students who are seen as different. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 file photo, razor wire and towers contain the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women, in Wetumpka, Ala. In January 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a scathing report that put a spotlight on what it called conditions of sexual abuse and harassment by correctional staff at the Alabama’s only prison for women. State officials vehemently disagree with the federal assessment. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
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In this Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014 photo, Tom Witt, executive director of Equality Kansas urges a crowd to work for the election defeat of socially conservative legislators during a rally at the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Gay rights advocates aren’t content with simply blocking a measure they believed encouraged businesses and government workers to refuse to serve gays and lesbians. They’re seeking new protections against bias in hiring, employment, housing and public accommodations. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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A demonstrator holds a poster reading 'Putin, Hands off Ukraine' during a demonstration in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin, Germany Sunday March 2, 2014. More than 200 people gathered for the protest against a possible military intervention of Russia in Ukraine. (AP Photo/dpa,Britta Pedersen)
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Denny Fallon volunteers time to install decorations Feb. 25, 2014, at the new Empowerhouse in Fredericksburg, Va. Empowerhouse has experienced a steep increase in need for shelter in the the past five years. So the agency is opening a new transition home for families fleeing domestic violence. (AP Photo/The Free Lance-Star, Suzanne Carr-Rossi)
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Cathy Davis volunteers Feb. 25, 2014, to decorate the new Empowerhouse in Fredericksburg, Va. Empowerhouse has experienced a steep increase in need for shelter in the the past five years. So the agency is opening a new transition home for families fleeing domestic violence. (AP Photo/The Free Lance-Star, Suzanne Carr-Rossi)
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Kathy Anderson, director of Empowerhouse, in Fredericksburg, Va, sits in the living room on Feb. 25, 2014, of the new home they will operate. Empowerhouse has experienced a steep increase in need for shelter in the the past five years. So the agency is opening a new transition home for families fleeing domestic violence. (AP Photo/The Free Lance-Star, Suzanne Carr-Rossi)
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This Feb. 25, 2014 photo shows Empowerhouse, in Fredericksburg, Va, Empowerhouse has experienced a steep increase in need for shelter in the the past five years. So the agency is opening a new transition home for families fleeing domestic violence. (AP Photo/The Free Lance-Star, Suzanne Carr-Rossi)
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This Feb. 25, 2014 photo shows Empowerhouse, in Fredericksburg, Va, Empowerhouse has experienced a steep increase in need for shelter in the the past five years. So the agency is opening a new transition home for families fleeing domestic violence. (AP Photo/The Free Lance-Star, Suzanne Carr-Rossi)
