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**FILE** Capitol Police officers try to clear a street on Capitol Hill in Washington on Aug. 1, 2013, that was blocked by immigration reform supporters during a rally protesting immigration policies and the House GOP’s inability to pass a bill that contains a pathway to citizenship. (Associated Press)
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Gary McDowell, left, and Zachary Marcus, center, both of Providence, R.I., are presented with their signed marriage license by Providence Mayor Angel Taveras, right, at City Hall, in Providence, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, moments after Taveras presided over the couples marriage ceremony. Gay marriage became legal in Rhode Island and Minnesota at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Democratic Reps. Luis V. Gutierrez (foreground) of Illinois and Raul M. Grijalva of Arizona join immigration reform supporters Thursday at a protest on Capitol Hill, marking an escalation in efforts to push for a bill this year that contains a pathway to citizenship. (Associated Press)
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Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., right, and Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., center, join immigration reform supporters as they block a street on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, during a rally protesting against immigration policies and the House GOP’s inability to pass a bill that contains a pathway to citizenship. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., waits for the arrival of the University of Louisville men's basketball team being honored for their 2013 NCAA championship, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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D. Bruce Hanes, clerk of the Orphans' Court of Montgomery County, Pa., near Philadelphia, began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples when he "decided to come down on the right side of history." Same-sex marriages are still illegal in Pennsylvania. (Associated Press)
