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FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2014 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius greets visitors after a news conference on enrollment in affordable health coverage in Cleveland. The Obama administration says about 1 million Americans signed up for private insurance under the president’s health care law in January, extending a turnaround from early days when a dysfunctional website frustrated consumers. New numbers released Tuesday show nearly 3.3 million people signed up through Feb. 1. Although enrollment is gaining ground, the government’s initial target of 7 million by the end of March still seems like a stretch. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)

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Victor Holmes, left, and partner Mark Phariss, right, arrive at the U.S. Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in San Antonio, where a federal judge is expected to hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging Texas' ban on same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Cleopatra De Leon, left, and partner, Nicole Dimetman, right, arrive at the U.S. Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in San Antonio, where a federal judge is expected to hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging Texas' ban on same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Cleopatra De Leon, left, and partner, Nicole Dimetman, right, arrive at the U.S. Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in San Antonio, where a federal judge is expected to hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging Texas' ban on same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Victor Holmes, left, clutches the hand of partner Mark Phariss as they leave the U.S. Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in San Antonio. District Judge Orlando Garcia said Wednesday he would issue a decision later after the two Texas men filed a civil rights lawsuit seeking permission to marry, and a lesbian couple sued to have their marriage recognized. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Mark Phariss, left, holds the hand of partner Victor Holmes, center, as they leave the U.S. Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in San Antonio. District Judge Orlando Garcia said Wednesday he would issue a decision later after the two Texas men filed a civil rights lawsuit seeking permission to marry, and a lesbian couple sued to have their marriage recognized. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Couples Cleopatra De Leon, left, and partner, Nicole Dimetman, second from left, and Victor Holmes and partner Mark Phariss, right, talk with the media after as they leave the U.S. Federal Courthouse, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in San Antonio. The two homosexual couples are challenging Texas' ban on same-sex marriage and have taken their case to federal court. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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** FILE ** In this Jan. 4, 2011, file photo Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki answers questions in St. Francis, Wis., after announcing the archdiocese would file for bankruptcy. Listecki said Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, that the Archdiocese of Milwaukee has proposed setting aside $4 million to compensate the victims of clergy sexual abuse in its bankruptcy reorganization plan. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007, file photo, death row inmate Juan Carlos Chavez is shown during the first day of hearings at a Miami-Dade County courtroom in Miami. Chavez is scheduled for execution by lethal injection at 6 p.m. Wednesday Feb. 12, 2014 at Florida State Prison in Starke, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)

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In this Feb. 8, 2014 photo, Nicole Dimetman kisses her son while waiting in the checkout line at Whole Foods in Austin, Texas A federal judge is expected to hear arguments Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in a lawsuit brought by two homosexual couples who say the Texas Constitution’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional because it denies them the right to be treated like everyone else. (AP Photo/The San Antonio Express-News, Lisa Krantz) RUMBO DE SAN ANTONIO OUT; NO SALES; MAGS OUT

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Texas' Martez Walker (24) and Isaiah Taylor (1) celebrate a score by Walker against Oklahoma State during the second half on an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Austin, Texas. Texas won 87-68. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Oklahoma State's Le'Bryan Nash (2) drives between Texas' Prince Ibeh (44) and Connor Lammert (21) to score during the second half on an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Austin, Texas. Texas won 87-68. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Oklahoma State's Le'Bryan Nash (2) scores against Texas during the second half on an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Austin, Texas. Texas won 87-68. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Texas coach Rick Barnes gestures during the second half on an NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma State, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Austin, Texas. Texas won 87-68. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford talks to his players during the first half on an NCAA college basketball game against Texas, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Austin, Texas. Texas won 87-68. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)