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Debra Jean Milke listens to a judge during a hearing as she awaits a retrial in the 1989 shooting death of her 4-year-old son, Christopher, at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Aug. 1, 2013. A judge is allowing Milke to be released on bail as she awaits retrial in the 1989 killing of her young son, a case that had her on death row since 1990 until her conviction was overturn this year. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool, File)
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President Obama gestures while speaking during a "Civil Society Roundtable" with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender activists, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, in St. Petersburg, Russia. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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This undated photo provided by The Dallas Zoological Society shows two male cheetah cubs, Winspear and Kamau, born July 8, 2013, that have joined the Dallas Zoo population. Zoo officials have marked the occasion by providing them with a puppy — an 8-week-old black Labrador retriever named Amani. (AP Photo/Dallas Zoological Society)
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American Conservative Union Chairman Al Cardenas is among those wondering whether social conservatives and libertarians can actually get along. (American Conservative Union)
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** FILE ** In this July 31, 2013, file photo, Minnesota Mayor R.T. Rybak applauds after a performance by the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus at the Minneapolis City Hall. Rybak is hitting the road to promote his state's new gay marriage law. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs, File)
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Terry McAuliffe has made a point that Republican Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II's comments about the lesbian and gay community are inimical to economic growth. The numbers, however, say Virginia has done well in the past four years under GOP leadership. (Associated Press)
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During his 13-hour filibuster in March to protest U.S. drone policy, Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, snacked on candy at his desk. Senate curators were called quickly afterward to clean up any messes. (Associated Press)
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The candy desk, which consistently needs the most maintenance, stands in the back row on the Republican side, close to the most heavily used entrance to the Senate chamber. (senate.gov PHOTOGRAPHS)
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** FILE ** Rep. Edward R. Royce, California Republican and chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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March 19, 2010 "After dinner, the President returned to the Oval Office to continue pressing Congressmen to vote for the health care reform bill. In those final days before the vote, the President made hundreds of calls." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
