Social Issues

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** FILE ** Job seekers at a recent Los Angeles career fair were less likely than before the recession to find full-time work. Starting Jan. 1, larger employers must provide health care benefits to those who put in at least 30 hours a week. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Marco Rubio, one of eight lawmakers who wrote the 1,075-page bill on immigration reform, calls the legislation “an excellent starting point.” (Associated Press)

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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper faces a declining approval rating following a legislative session described as the most liberal in state history. Mr. Hickenlooper made a much-criticized decision to grant an indefinite reprieve of execution to death row inmate Nathan Dunlap. (Associated Press)

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Last month, the Atlantic Council awarded Colombian rock musician Juanes with a Distinguished Humanitarian Leadership Award for his work to promote peace and social change through music and culture.

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Last month, the Atlantic Council awarded Colombian rock musician Juanes with a Distinguished Humanitarian Leadership Award for his work to promote peace and social change through music and culture.

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** FILE ** J. Russell George is the Treasury Department's inspector general for tax administration. (Associated Press)

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Vice President Joseph R. Biden pats President Obama on the chest Thursday while he speaks at a reception in the East Room of the White House to celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Marco Rubio, a major voice in immigration reform, says he would reject any bill that extends rights to same-sex partners. “This is already a difficult enough issue as it is,” he says. (Associated Press)

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New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, who is on the disabled list after fracturing his left ankle last October, rubs it as he stands beside Yankees trainer Steve Donohue during the seventh inning of an interleague baseball game against the New York Mets at Yankee Stadium in New York, Thursday, May 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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** FILE ** Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks during a ceremonial signing of a water fund bill on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)