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California Public Employees Retirement System Board Member George Diehr, left, confers with board Vice President Priya Mathur during a meeting in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. The board of the nations largest public pension is expected to vote, Tuesday, on how California cities and government agencies should absorb the mounting costs of retirees living longer. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Terrence McGuire, who is a proxy for California Public Employees Retirement System Board Member, State Controller John Chiang, talks with board member Richard Costigan, during a meeting in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. The board of the nations largest public pension agreed to Gov. Jerry Brown's request to accelerate the state's payments starting this summer, but cities counties and school districts' rates won't change until 2016. The board approved new assumptions for its pension system effectively increasing contribution rates. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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New Mexico Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn listens to testimony as a Senate panel considers his confirmation during a legislative hearing in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. Environmental groups have criticized Flynn about the adoption of water quality rules governing copper mines. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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New Mexico Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn answers questions from a Senate panel as lawmakers consider his confirmation during a hearing in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. Environmental groups have criticized Flynn about the adoption of water quality rules governing copper mines. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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Kansas state Rep. Valdenia Winn, D-Kansas City, asks questions about health care legislation during a House committee hearing, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Winn is skeptical of the measure, which brings Kansas into a compact with other states seeking to exempt themselves from the federal health care overhaul. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
