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This photo taken Feb. 24, 2014 shows actress Angelina Jolie waving as she leaves the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon. For women who carry a notorious cancer gene, surgery to remove healthy ovaries is one of the most protective steps they can take. New research suggests some may benefit most from having the operation as young as 35. Women who inherit either of two faulty BRCA genes are at much higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer than other women, and at younger ages. Jolie generated headlines last year when she had her healthy breasts removed to reduce her cancer risk. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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FILE - This Feb. 4, 2014 file photo shows Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Supreme Court appeared divided on Monday over the sole Obama administration program already in place to limit power plant and factory emissions of gases blamed for global warming. The presence of McConnell in the courtroom underscored the political stakes in President Barack Obama’s high-profile effort to deal with global warming _ a policy Obama is pursuing after failing to persuade Congress to enact climate change legislation. McConnell is facing a tough re-election fight in which he refers often to the administration’s assault on the coal industry in Kentucky and elsewhere. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Filmmaker Tyler Perry is well-known for stories of faith. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

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Margaret Jean Plews works on a chalk drawing as she joined 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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Opponents of the SB1062, a religious freedom bill, urged Gov. Brewer to veto the bill during a protest rally at the state Capitol, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Cheryl Evans)

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Opponents of the SB1062, a religious freedom bill, Ryan Ebersole, of Mesa, and Rev. Stephen Govett, of Glendale, urged Gov. Brewer to veto the bill during a protest rally Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, at the state Capitol. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Cheryl Evans)

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Opponents of the SB1062, a religious freedom bill, former Tempe mayor Neil Giuliano, right, and organizers Brianna Pantilione, left, and Anthony Musa, urged Gov. Brewer to veto the bill during a protest rally at the state Capitol, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Cheryl Evans)

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Jo Beaudry holds up a sign as she joins 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) **FILE**

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This screen image shows the website for Oregon's health care exchange. House Republicans intent on highlighting the woes of President Barack Obama’s health care law need to look no further than their own back yards, some of which are traditionally liberal strongholds. In Oregon, the online portal has struggled to sign up a single individual, and Republican Rep. Greg Walden recently sent a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office pressing for an inquiry. Officials in both states insist they are working to fix the problems. (AP Photo/State of Oregon)

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FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2013 file photo, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., reaches out to shake hands with Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., the longest-serving member of Congress in history, as House Democratic leaders discuss the government shutdown, at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left are Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y., House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. There has been no sign of progress toward ending an impasse that has idled 800,000 federal workers and curbed services around the country. Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress, plans to retire. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)