Social Issues

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Paula Coughlin, the Tailhook whistle-blower in 1991 after she was sexually assaulted, hopes the House hearing will bring attention and action regarding assaults in the military.

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** FILE ** Pro-life activists rally outside the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., on Tuesday. (Associated Press)

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With malice toward none, with charity for all ... (Illustration by Jack Ohman of the Tribune Media Services)

Bundled up people arrive in below freezing temperatures to attend the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral in Washington on Jan. 22, 2013. President Obama, Vice President Biden and their families plan to attend the prayer service, a day after the 57th presidential inauguration. (Associated Press)

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In what has become an annual scene in front of the Supreme Court on the anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, pro-choice advocates clash with pro-life demonstrators participating in the March for Life. (The Washington Times)

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House Minority Leader Sen. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) arrives during the presidential inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. Barack Obama was re-elected for a second term as President of the United States. (Photo by POOL Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama (R) greets House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (L) as he arrives at the senate carriage entrance for swearing-in ceremonies at the U.S Capitol in Washington, January 21, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

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U.S. President Barack Obama (C) is directed as he arrives at the senate carriage entrance for swearing-in ceremonies at the U.S Capitol in Washington, January 21, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

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** FILE ** In this Saturday, June 25, 2011, file photo, a boat carrying a rainbow flag sails on the Neva River during a gay rights rally in St. Petersburg, Russia. A controversial bill banning "homosexual propaganda" has been submitted to Russia's lower house of parliament for the first of three hearings Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, file)