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Protesters blocked the doors to the higher education committee hearings Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City. The protesters called for a statewide anti-discrimination law that protects sexual or gender orientation. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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A Utah Highway Patrol trooper informs protesters who blocked the doors to the higher education committee hearing of their arrest Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City. The protesters called for a statewide anti-discrimination law that protects sexual or gender orientation. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Dr. David Castellone, the president of Palmetto Primary Care Physicians, discusses plans for a new $135 million health care complex in the Nexton development in Summerville, S.C., on Monday, Feb. 10, 2014. The health complex is expected to create about 1,100 new jobs in the fast-growing suburb of Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)
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FILE - This Sept. 21, 2012, file photo, provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), shows Jorge Sosa, a former Guatemalan soldier, as he is extradited to Los Angeles from Canada. Sosa was a member of a special force suspected of killing at least 160 people in a remote village more than three decades ago in a massacre that still haunts its few survivors. In an American court on Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, the 55-year-old will be sentenced to up to a decade in prison for lying on his U.S. citizenship papers about his alleged role in the slayings. (AP Photo/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, File)
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In this Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 photo, Minister Michael McGregor delivers a sermon on the subject "Love Conquers Fear," at the First United Methodist Church in Fremont, Neb., ahead of a special election on Tuesday, Feb. 11, to decide whether to drop housing restrictions against illegal immigrants, as had been approved by Fremont voters in the 2010 elections. The city leaders scheduled the special election because of concerns the housing restrictions could cost them millions in federal grants and lead to more lawsuits against the city. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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In this Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 photo, religious leaders of various denominations in Fremont, Neb., pray at the First United Methodist Church, following a service, part of 40 Days of Prayer for Fremont. The prayer and meeting comes ahead of a special election Tuesday, Feb. 11, to decide whether to drop housing restrictions against illegal immigrants, as had been approved by Fremont voters in the 2010 elections. The city leaders scheduled the special election because of concerns the housing restrictions could cost them millions in federal grants and lead to more lawsuits against the city. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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In this Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 photo, yard signs urging voters to vote "Yes," stand in Fremont, Neb. Voters in the eastern Nebraska city of Fremont will decide in a special election on Tuesday, Feb. 11, whether to drop housing restrictions aimed at reducing illegal immigration they had approved in 2010. The city leaders scheduled the special election because of concerns the housing restrictions could cost them millions in federal grants and lead to more lawsuits against the city. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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In this Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 photo, a billboard urging voters to vote "Yes" stands in Fremont, Neb. Voters in the eastern Nebraska city of Fremont will decide in a special election on Tuesday, Feb. 11, whether to drop housing restrictions aimed at reducing illegal immigration they had approved in 2010. The city leaders scheduled the special election because of concerns the housing restrictions could cost them millions in federal grants and lead to more lawsuits against the city. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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In this Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 photo, a yard sign urging voters to vote "Yes" is seen in front of City Hall in Fremont, Neb. Voters in the eastern Nebraska city of Fremont will decide in a special election on Tuesday, Feb. 11, whether to drop housing restrictions aimed at reducing illegal immigration they had approved in 2010. The city leaders scheduled the special election because of concerns the housing restrictions could cost them millions in federal grants and lead to more lawsuits against the city. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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In this Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 photo, Ron McKenzie holds a prayer program titled "Love Conquers Fear" following a service at the First United Methodist Church in Fremont, Neb. The service was held ahead of a special election on Tuesday, Feb. 11, to decide whether to drop housing restrictions against illegal immigrants, as had been approved by Fremont voters in the 2010 elections. The city leaders scheduled the special election because of concerns the housing restrictions could cost them millions in federal grants and lead to more lawsuits against the city. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)