Social Issues

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Vice President Joe Biden, center, with Attorney General Eric Holder at left, speaks during a meeting with victims' groups and gun safety organizations in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Biden is holding a series of meetings this week as part of the effort he is leading to develop policy proposals in response to the Newtown, Conn., school shooting (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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** FILE ** In this Jan. 10, 2010, file photo, New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau (55) warms up on the field before an NFL wild-card playoff football game in Foxborough, Mass. Star linebacker Junior Seau had a degenerative brain disease when he committed suicide last May, the National Institutes of Health told The Associated Press on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

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The Maryland Senate is considering a measure that would bar most local police from cooperating with federal immigration officials. Gov. Larry Hogan has threatened to veto the bill. (Associated Press, File)

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Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (center) and his Foreign Minister Zalmay Rasul (left) meet Wednesday with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, ahead of Mr. Karzai’s talks with President Obama on Friday. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Afghan security forces investigate the scene after two suicide attacks in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Jan. 6, 2013. Two suicide bombers penetrated a government compound in the country's south, killing several, Afghan officials said. There were no reports of foreign troops or civilians at the site. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Health workers protest outside a hospital in Pamplona, Spain, on Jan. 8, 2013, against austerity measures. Spain Treasury says it plans to borrow some euro 230 billion ($300 billion) in 2013, down from euro 250 billion last year, and expects a more relaxed year in interest rates compared to 2012 when it came close to seeking a sovereign bailout. (Associated Press)

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Illinois state Rep. Edward J. Acevedo, Chicago Democrat, listens to lawmakers while testifying during a House committee hearing at the Illinois Capitol on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, in Springfield Ill. The House on Tuesday passed legislation to allow illegal immigrants to get driver's licenses. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Syrian refugee boys look Jan. 7, 2013, outside their tent at a temporary refugee camp in the eastern Lebanese town of Marj near the border with Syria. (Associated Press/File)