Social Issues

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"It's not good enough if the children who live in the right ZIP code are excelling in the classroom and moving on to college while families trapped within a low income community have a mediocre education at best and a failing school at worst," Republican Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II says. (Associated press)

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**FILE** President Obama speaks at a disabled veterans event in Orlando, Fla., on Aug. 10, 2013. (Associated Press)

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Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich, a Republican, had proposed expanding Medicaid, but the state legislature balked. Now the state is considering a series of proposals that would resurrect and codify the expansion. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is a Johnny-come-lately when it comes to the issue of criminal sentencing reform, according to one critic. Ideas have been floated in Congress to address the disparity in sentencing when it comes to drug offenses. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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**FILE** Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks Aug. 8, 2013, in Phoenix regarding the detention officer who was shot earlier that day. Jorge Vargas, 27, was shot to death in his driveway while preparing to leave for work. Arpaio also announced that his deputies would be carrying new AR-15 rifles both on and off duty beginning today. Arpaio issued 400 rifles to his deputies with money seized during drug raids. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Louie Gohmert, Texas Republican, knows his party is deeply divided on risking a government shutdown by taking a stand against Obamacare. (associated press)

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** FILE ** President Reagan signs the Economic Tax Recovery Act on Aug. 13, 1981. (Ronald Reagan Library)

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"Let's get out of the way, make sure we empower the VA physicians to do their job. Our veterans deserve that from us," said Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, California Republican. (Associated Press)

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Rafael Caro Quintero, considered the grandfather of Mexican drug trafficking, is shown here in an undated photo. A Mexican court has ordered the release of Mr. Quintero after 28 years in prison for the 1985 kidnapping and killing of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique Camarena. (AP Photo/File)

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R&B singer Usher sits through a child custody hearing on Aug. 9, 2013, in Atlanta. The judge is set to hear arguments in the child custody battle between Usher and his ex-wife. Tameka Foster Raymond requested the hearing earlier this week after the former couple's son got caught in a pool drain while in the care of the Grammy winner's aunt. (Associated Press)

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An Alabama agency revoked Diane Derzis' abortion clinic license after problems were found at the Birmingham clinic, including improper administration of medicines and building accessibility to emergency responders. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Daniel Bangert, initiator of a protest against spying, holds a makeshift video camera outside U.S. Army's Dagger Complex near Griesheim, Germany, on July 20, 2013. The massively secured property is run by the U.S. military and supposed to be used by the U.S. intelligence agency NSA (National Security Agency). (Associated Press)