Social Issues

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** FILE ** Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., questions former Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, President Obama's choice to lead the Pentagon, during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this Jan. 31, 2013 file photo. A woman whose mother was killed in last year's school shooting in Newtown, Conn., confronted Ms. Ayotte Tuesday, April 30, 2013, during the senator's first public appearance in New Hampshire since voting against gun control legislation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Indian policemen try to remove protestors shouting slogans outside Prime Minister's residence during a protest against the rape of a 5-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 21, 2013. The girl was allegedly kidnapped, raped and tortured by a man and then left alone in a locked room in India’s capital for two days. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

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"The time has come for Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform," says Arnold Schwarzenegger, who came to the U.S. from Austria. He will host an immigration forum Tuesday at the University of Southern California. He plays a DEA agent in his next film.

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Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, Utah Republican, is "closely monitoring" proposed health insurance plan rates before the "Obamacare" exchanges kick in 2014.

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**FILE** A crowd prays at an anti-abortion rally at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D., on April 17, 2013. Organizers say the rally was held to thank North Dakota lawmakers and Gov. Jack Dalrymple for passing measures this session that give the state the strictest abortion laws in the U.S. (Associated Press)

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Former President Bill Clinton has embraced social media by opening a Twitter account. To join the 400,000 followers he has collected so far, find him at #Bill Clinton.

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Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland Republican, asked Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius about a provision in the federal health care law mandating contraception coverage. (Associated Press)

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Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Friday, April 12, 2013, before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on President Obama's budget proposal for fiscal 2014 and her department. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)