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FILE - Int his June 26, 2013 file photo, Daniel Hicks sits on a pillar with his boyfriend to watch the local crowd celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings on two landmark gay rights cases surrounding same-sex marriage, in Atlanta. Less than two weeks after a federal judge declared Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, a new effort has been launched in the South seeking to build wider acceptance of gay and lesbian couples in the hope of overturning similar bans across the region. (AP Photo/Jaime Henry-White, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2014 file photo, Spencer Geiger, left, of Virginia Beach, and Carl Johanson, of Norfolk, hold signs as they demonstrate outside Federal Court in Norfolk, Va. Less than two weeks after a federal judge declared Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, a new effort has been launched in the South seeking to build wider acceptance of gay and lesbian couples in the hope of overturning similar bans across the region. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
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In this photo from Feb. 23, 2014, Max Bundy tries out his new bed and new home in Montgomery, Ala. David Bundy and three of their newly adopted four children, Karina, Max and Alla, arrived home from the Ukraine on Sunday. While Lisa Bundy remains in Ukraine until the adoption of their daughter Nastia is finalized. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, Amanda Sowards) NO SALES.
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In this photo from Feb. 23, 2014, David Bundy arrives home to Montgomery, Ala., with three of their newly adopted four children, Max from left, Alla and Karina. Bundy's wife, Lisa remained in Ukraine until the adoption of their daughter Nastia could be finalized. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, Amanda Sowards) NO SALES.
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In this photo from Feb. 23, 2014, Alla Bundy relaxes on her new bed with Tucker in her new home in Montgomery, Ala. David Bundy and three of their newly adopted children, Karina, Max and Alla, arrived home from the Ukraine on Sunday, while Lisa Bundy remains in Ukraine until the adoption of their daughter Nastia is finalized. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, Amanda Sowards) NO SALES.
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Nearly 250 gay rights supporters protest SB1062 at the Arizona Capitol, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in Phoenix. The protesters gathered demanding Gov. Jan Brewer veto legislation that would allow business owners to refuse to serve gays by citing their religious beliefs. The governor must sign or veto Senate Bill 1062 by the end of next week. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Anthony Musa, left, and Brianna Pantillione join nearly 250 gay rights supporters protesting SB1062 at the Arizona Capitol, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in Phoenix. The protesters gathered demanding Gov. Jan Brewer veto legislation that would allow business owners to refuse to serve gays by citing their religious beliefs. The governor must sign or veto Senate Bill 1062 by the end of next week. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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FILE- In a March 5, 2013, file photo, April DeBoer, second from left, sits with her adopted daughter Ryanne, left, 3, and Jayne Rowse, fourth from left, and her adopted sons Jacob, 3, middle, and Nolan, 4, right, at their home in Hazel Park, Mich. On Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman is scheduled to open a trial on the women’s challenge to Michigan’s ban on gay marriage and joint adoptions by same-sex couples. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
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House of Delegates Speaker William J. Howell, R-Stafford, right, speaks during a news conference dealing with Medicaid expansion as Sen. Jeffrey L. McWaters, left, looks on at the General Assembly Building in Richmond, Va., Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. The Virginia Chamber of Commerce and state business leaders renewed their call Monday for Republican House lawmakers to accept billions in federal Medicaid funds, saying it would be a boost for the state's economy. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Bob Brown)
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FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2013 file photo Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. talks to a reporter following a speech in Goose Creek, S.C. The vote could put Senate Republicans in the uncomfortable position of saying no to a politically powerful constituency during an election year. Sen. Bernie Sanders, the bill’s author and the chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, has gained the endorsement of myriad veterans groups to generate momentum for his bill, which the panel says would cost $21 billion over 10 years. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)
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FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2012 file photo, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. The veterans bill vote could put Senate Republicans in the uncomfortable position of saying no to a politically powerful constituency during an election year. Sen. Bernie Sanders, the bill’s author and the chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, has gained the endorsement of myriad veterans groups to generate momentum for his bill, which the panel says would cost $21 billion over 10 years. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
