Social Issues

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** FILE ** Egyptian soccer fans of Al-Ahly club celebrate a court verdict that returned 21 death penalties in last years soccer violence, inside the club premises in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

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What I want to know is why are they having trouble funding Social Security? (Illustration by Dana Summers for the Orlando Sentinel)

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Police detain a gay rights activist during a protest near the State Duma, Russia's lower parliament chamber, in Moscow on Jan. 25, 2013. A controversial bill banning "homosexual propaganda" was submitted to Russia's lower house of parliament for the first of three hearings. Twenty people were detained, according to a police report. (Associated Press)

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Ken Haiterman shows off a CMMG 5.56mm AR 15 at the 2013 Rocky Mountain Gun Show on Jan. 6 in Sandy, Utah. In spite of the recent school shootings in Newtown, Conn., gun enthusiasts flocked to the show to purchase weapons and ammunition. (Associated Press)

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Army Lt. Col. Tamatha Patterson of Huntingdon, Tenn., waits for Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta to hand her the memorandum he has just signed ending the 1994 ban on women serving in combat on Jan. 24, 2013, during a news conference at the Pentagon. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Kansas Budget Director Steve Anderson prepares to brief the state House Appropriations Committee on Gov. Sam Brownback's spending plan for the state's next two fiscal years, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/John Milburn)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (left) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have been negotiating changes to the Senate’s filibuster rules, but Mr. Reid has vowed to force them through if no agreement is reached. (Associated Press)

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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said, “Our taxpayers are paying the freight for this program, so we might as well get some of the benefit.” The Republican shocked some by going along with a Medicaid expansion. (Assocaited Press)