Social Issues

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With four days to go before the federal government is due to run out of money, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (left), Nevada Democrat, looks at a countdown clock during a Sept. 26, 2013, news conference on Capitol in Washington, where Senate Democratic leaders blamed conservative Republicans for holding up a stopgap spending bill to keep the government running. From left are Reid, Senate Budget Committee Chair Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Illinois, Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, and Charles Schumer of New York, the Democratic Policy Committee chairman. (Associated Press)

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Union football players put in service time at the Uintah Basin Rehabilitation and Senior Villa in Roosevelt, Utah, on Sept. 24, 2013. The football coaches at Union High School have taken a stand against poor performance in the classroom and bullying outside the classroom, including disrespect of teachers and students. (Scott G. Winterton/Deseret News)

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** FILE ** In this Aug. 22, 2013, file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaks during an event discussing the federal health care overhaul in Philadelphia. With new health insurance markets launching next week, the Obama administration is unveiling premiums and plan choices for 36 states where the federal government is taking the lead to cover uninsured residents. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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**FILE** House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, speaks Sept. 19, 2013, with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

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A man in custody is walked down Shelton Street by different law enforcement agency officers on their way to booking the suspects Tuesday Sept. 24, 2013, in Santa Ana, Calif. More than 120 people linked to street gangs that claim allegiance to the Mexican Mafia have been indicted on various racketeering, weapons and narcotics charges. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Bruce Chambers)

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** FILE ** United States Secretary of State John Kerry prepares to address a high-level meeting on the Realization of the Millennium Development Goals and Other Internationally Agreed Development Goals for Persons with Disabilities, as part of the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Monday Sept. 23, 2013, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Justin Lane, Pool)

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**FILE** Invited guests are seen posing for photographs in the East Room of the White House during a reception to celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Pride month in Washington on June 13, 2013. The Obama administration has held a Pride reception at the White House for each of the previous four years President Obama has been in office. Attendees are typically made up of leaders from the LGBT community, including lawmakers, activists and celebrities and this marks the fifth such celebration at the White House. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses a high-level meeting on the Realization of the Millennium Development Goals and Other Internationally Agreed Development Goals for Persons with Disabilities, as part of the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Justin Lane, Pool)