Social Issues

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Amina Al Sado, 5, who fled with her family from the violence in their village, poses Nov. 7, 2012, for a photograph inside a tent at a displacement camp in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)

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A Syrian family who fled from the violence in their village sits Nov. 5, 2012, in a tent at a displacement camp in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)

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Syrian families who fled from the violence in their villages sit Nov. 8, 2012, next to their belongings at a displacement camp in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Yayoflautas occupy the Barcelona headquarters of the Catalan private healthcare provider's association on Dec. 22, 2011, in protest against cuts in health spending. (Oscar Martinez/Special to The Washington Times)

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**FILE** Yayoflautas occupy the Barcelona headquarters of the Catalan private healthcare provider's association in protest against cuts in health spending on Dec. 22, 2011. (Oscar Martinez/Special to The Washington Times)

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**FILE** Syrian children, who fled their homes due to government shelling, take refuge Sept. 13, 2012, with their families at Bab Al-Salameh crossing border, hoping to cross to one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz. (Associated Press)

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"Well, here’s the choice — either you do it or the federal government’s going to do it for you." - State Senate Democratic Leader Richard L. Saslaw. (The Washington Times)

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“We want to make sure there’s a fair and open electoral process, and there’s some violations of Florida state law. There are some things that people have to answer for.” - Rep. Allen B. West, Florida Republican. (Associated Press)

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“With these demographics, it’s a very difficult sell for any GOP candidate.” - Former Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. — the state’s only Republican governor since Spiro Agnew held the office in 1969. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Senior citizens support others’ protests and stage “pranks” of their own in a fight for economic reform in Spain. (Oscar Martinez/Special to The Washington Times)

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**FILE** Tea Party activists protest Sept. 4, 2011, against Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at a Tea Party Express rally in Concord, N.H. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Young immigrants, along with members of local immigrant organizations, line up Aug. 15, 2012, in Phoenix for guidance for a new federal program called Deferred Action that would help them avoid deportation. The nationwide program will allow young immigrants to get work permits but not a path to citizenship. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Illegal immigrant Viridiana Martinez (right) is comforted April 5, 2011, by activist Mohammad Abdollahi as Maj. K.E. Williams (left) of the Atlanta Police Department warns her of arrest unless she moves during a protest for rights for higher education for illegal immigrants in Atlanta. (Associated Press)