Social Issues

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Movie star Jackie Chan poses for photographers during the charity premiere of his new movie "CZ12" in Hong Kong on Dec. 13, 2012. (Associated Press)

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 13, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Syrian girls who fled their homes with their families peek out of their makeshift school at a camp for displaced Syrians in the village of Atmeh, Syria, on Dec. 10, 2012. (Associated Press)

This undated photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian A. Terry, who was fatally shot in 2010 north of the Arizona-Mexico border while trying to catch bandits who target illegal immigrants. (Associated Press/U.S. Customs and Border Protection) ** FILE **

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Mayor Michael Coleman (center) of Columbus, Ohio, said after a White House visit on Wednesday that failure to reach agreement on taxes will “rise above frustration” for the middle class. (Associated Press)

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House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, arrives Dec. 12, 2012, for a closed-door meeting with the GOP caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner and the other House Republican leaders are calling for President Obama to come up with plan they can accept for spending cuts and tax revenue to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax hikes and budget reductions. (Associated Press)

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An displaced Afghan child stands at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. More than 2 million Afghans are at risk from cold, disease and malnutrition this winter as an international appeal for funds to help one of the world's poorest countries has fallen drastically short of its goal, the United Nations and several humanitarian agencies warned on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)