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Texas' Isaiah Taylor (1) crashes into Oklahoma State's Marek Soucek (14) as he drives to the basket during the first half on an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2014 photo Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach talks about the state's proof-of-citizenship law at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. In a case with broad implications for voting rights, Kobach is trying to force federal elections officials to require proof-of-citizenship documentation from Kansas and Arizona residents who register to vote using the federal form. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

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This undated photo provided by the Washington Dept. of Corrections shows Conner Schierman, one of nine inmates currently on death row in Washington state. Schierman was convicted in the stabbing deaths of four people. Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 announced that he was suspending the use of the death penalty in Washington state for as long as he's in office. Under Inslee's system, death row inmates will remain in prison rather than face execution. (AP Photo/Washington Dept. of Corrections)

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This undated photo provided by the Washington Dept. of Corrections shows Clark Elmore, one of nine inmates currently on death row in Washington state. Elmore was convicted in the murder and rape of the 14-year-old daughter of his then live-in girlfriend. Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 announced that he was suspending the use of the death penalty in Washington state for as long as he's in office. Under Inslee's system, death row inmates will remain in prison rather than face execution. (AP Photo/Washington Dept. of Corrections)

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This undated photo provided by the Washington Dept. of Corrections shows Cecil Davis, one of nine inmates currently on death row in Washington state. Davis was convicted for the murder of a 65-year-old woman. Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 announced that he was suspending the use of the death penalty in Washington state for as long as he's in office. Under Inslee's system, death row inmates will remain in prison rather than face execution. (AP Photo/Washington Dept. of Corrections)

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This undated photo provided by the Washington Dept. of Corrections shows Allen Gregory, one of nine inmates currently on death row in Washington state. Gregory was convicted for the rape and murder of a 43-year-old woman in Pierce County. Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 announced that he was suspending the use of the death penalty in Washington state for as long as he's in office. Under Inslee's system, death row inmates will remain in prison rather than face execution. (AP Photo/Washington Dept. of Corrections)

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A copy of the Mundo Hispanico newspaper with a headline on the Arizona immigration law sits next to reporter Mario Guevara as he works in the newsroom Thursday, July 5, 2012, in Norcross, Ga. The reporter for Georgia's largest Spanish-language newspaper who frequently writes about immigration issues has recently found himself caught up in his own immigration drama. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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This undated photo provided by the Washington Dept. of Corrections shows Dayva Cross, one of nine inmates currently on death row in Washington state. Cross was convicted for the 1999 stabbing deaths of his wife and two stepdaughters in King County. Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 announced that he was suspending the use of the death penalty in Washington state for as long as he's in office. Under Inslee's system, death row inmates will remain in prison rather than face execution. (AP Photo/Washington Dept. of Corrections)

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This undated photo provided by the Washington Dept. of Corrections shows Dwayne Woods, one of nine inmates currently on death row in Washington state. Woods was convicted for a 1996 double murder. Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 announced that he was suspending the use of the death penalty in Washington state for as long as he's in office. Under Inslee's system, death row inmates will remain in prison rather than face execution. (AP Photo/Washington Dept. of Corrections)

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This undated photo provided by the Washington Dept. of Corrections shows Jonathan Gentry, one of nine inmates currently on death row in Washington state. Gentry was found guilty of fatally bludgeoning a 12-year-old girl in Kitsap County. Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 announced that he was suspending the use of the death penalty in Washington state for as long as he's in office. Under Inslee's system, death row inmates will remain in prison rather than face execution. (AP Photo/Washington Dept. of Corrections)

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This undated photo provided by the Washington Dept. of Corrections shows Byron Scherf, one of nine inmates currently on death row in Washington state. Scherf was convicted of killing a female correctional officer by strangling her with an amplifier cord inside a chapel at the Washington State Reformatory in Monroe, Wash. Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 announced that he was suspending the use of the death penalty in Washington state for as long as he's in office. Under Inslee's system, death row inmates will remain in prison rather than face execution. (AP Photo/Washington Dept. of Corrections)

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This undated photo provided by the Washington Dept. of Corrections shows Robert Yates, one of nine inmates currently on death row in Washington state. Yates was convicted in 2002 for the murders of two women. Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 announced that he was suspending the use of the death penalty in Washington state for as long as he's in office. Under Inslee's system, death row inmates will remain in prison rather than face execution. (AP Photo/Washington Dept. of Corrections)