Social Issues

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Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed (right), who married his live-in partner, Qiyaammudeen Jantjies, in South Africa, where gay marriage is recognized, is interviewed in Sevran, France, outside Paris, on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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A representative of the Salvation Army walks past homes destroyed by Superstorm Sandy in Breezy Point, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in New York. The beachfront neighborhood heavy populated by firefighters and police officers was devastated during the storm when a fire pushed by Sandy's raging winds destroyed 100 or more homes and buildings. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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A representative of the Salvation Army walks past homes destroyed by Superstorm Sandy in Breezy Point, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in New York. The beachfront neighborhood heavy populated by firefighters and police officers was devastated during the storm when a fire pushed by Sandy's raging winds destroyed 100 or more homes and buildings. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Ultranationalist demonstrators and activists march carrying the Russian Empire's black, yellow and white flag to mark National Unity Day, on the outskirts of Moscow on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

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A coalition of Catholic groups is calling on a D.C. nonprofit to return its $50,000 grant to the Catholic Church because the group linked to a pamphlet called "Hey Grrl!" that it says instructs young girls on how to get away with prostitution, truancy, car sex, and illegal drug possession.

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Journalists march in central Athens during a protest, Wednesday, Oct. 31 2012. The banner reads "Don't Ax Human Dignity". Greece's two main labor unions covering civil servants and the private sector have called a 48-hour strike to protest austerity measures due to be voted on next week. The strike call came as the finance minister submitted an amended 2013 budget that raised the country's debt and deficit forecasts for next year. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)

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In this Sept. 28, 2012 file photo, private hospital nurse Paraskevi Petropoulou holds up her unpaid electricity and income tax bills during a protest outside the Health Ministry in central Athens. Petropoulou said that she has not been paid for more than five months, because the government owes money to private hospitals who in turn are unable to pay their employees. To the casual visitor, all might appear well in Athens, but scratch the surface and you find a society in freefall, ripped apart by the most vicious financial crisis the country has seen in half a century. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)

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Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, right, speaks with Greece's Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras during a vote on a privatization bill at the Greek parliament in Athens, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Greek lawmakers are to vote Wednesday on a privatization bill that will be the first major test for the country's troubled governing coalition, while journalists have walked off the job at the start of rolling 24-hour strikes to protest austerity plans that will affect their healthcare funds. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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Associated Press South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (left) and Mark Keel, chief of the state’s Law Enforcement Division, on Monday discuss a cyberattack that saw about 3.6 million tax returns hacked. The vulnerable returns included millions of Social Security numbers.

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The Guinean drug enforcement agency is one of several in Africa confiscating an increasing amount of cocaine and other illegal drugs. The Oct. 23 arrest in Cameroon of a Nigerian charged with carrying heroin highlights what officials say is a growing problem of drug trafficking in Central Africa. The neighboring region of West Africa has already become established as a stepping stone to Europe for South American traffickers, according to a July Interpol report. (Associated Press)

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FILE - This May 23, 2012 file photo shows actor Brad Pitt posing for portraits during the 65th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. Pitt has agreed to donate $100,000 to help the Human Rights Campaign raise money for its efforts to support same-sex marriage initiatives in several states.The nation's largest gay rights group announced Wednesday, Oct. 31, that Pitt agreed to match contributions from the group's members up to $100,000. In an e-mail to members of the Human Rights Campaign, Pitt wrote that it's "unbelievable" that people's relationships will be put to a vote on Election Day. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)

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Former Virginia Gov. George Allen, who is running for U.S. Senate, has a town hall meeting at Joe Ragan's Coffee House in Springfield, Va., on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Allen talked with attendees about their concerns, including health care and creating jobs. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)