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Vice President Joe Biden leads a session with members of the Cabinet and college presidents as part of the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, in the Old Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington. From left are, Vassar College President Catharine Hill, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Biden, and State University of New York System (SUNY) Vice Chancellor Bill Howard. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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FILE - This April 15, 2013 file image provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Ammar Harris in custody after his extradition from Los Angeles. Harris faces charges in a Las Vegas Strip shooting and fiery crash that killed three people, an aspiring rapper, a cab driver and taxi passenger. Sentencing is scheduled Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, for the self-described pimp. Harris has pleaded not guilty on multiple charges, he faces a death penalty trial. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, File)
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Marissa Meli, left, and Laura Meli were the first gay couple to receive a marriage license at the Champaign County Champaign County Clerks office in Urbana, Ill., on Wednesday Feb. 26, 2014. Champaign County officials said the central Illinois county would begin issuing same-sex marriage licenses Wednesday, making it the second county to do so after a federal judge ruled Cook County gay couples wouldn’t have to wait until Illinois’ new gay marriage law takes effect this summer. (AP Photo/News-Gazette, John Dixon) MANDATORY CREDIT
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Marissa Meli, left, and Laura Meli talk to Champaign County Clerk Gordy Hulten while they wait for the marriage license to be printed at Champaign County Champaign County Clerks office in Urbana, Ill., on Wednesday Feb. 26, 2014. Champaign County officials said the central Illinois county would begin issuing same-sex marriage licenses Wednesday, making it the second county to do so after a federal judge ruled Cook County gay couples wouldn’t have to wait until Illinois’ new gay marriage law takes effect this summer. (AP Photo/News-Gazette, John Dixon) MANDATORY CREDIT