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West Virginia's Andrew Buie reacts after scoring against Texas during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, in Austin, Texas. West Virginia won 48-45. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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**FILE** Syrian refugees children stand Oct. 2, 2012, in front of their tents at a refugee camp in Arsal, a Sunni Muslim town eastern Lebanon near the Syrian border that has become a safe haven for war-weary Syrian rebels and hundreds of refugee families. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaks about the law enforcement actions of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force as Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. listens at the Justice Department on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. (Associated Press)
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Dr. Lucy Wilson, with fellow Maryland public health official Josh Sharfstein, holds a news conference to explain response efforts to an outbreak of meningitis that may be linked to steroid injections. (Associated Press)
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Dr. Mohammad N. Akhter on Thursday outlined the District’s plans for a virtual marketplace where the uninsured and small businesses can buy health insurance to comply with the Affordable Care Act. (Associated Press)
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This Jan. 23, 2012, photo shows Douglas Benson and his partner Duane Gajewski listen to their lawyer Peter Nickitas talk during a news conference about the lawsuit over the statewide vote to ban Gay marriage in Minneapolis. The lawsuit seeking to overturn Minnesota's current law against gay marriage is back before a Hennepin County judge who dismissed it months ago. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Richard Sennott)
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Moroccan women protest the scheduled arrival of a Dutch ship advocating safe and legal abortions in Smir, Morocco Thursday oct 4 2012. Their signs read "no to abortion." Moroccan authorities sealed a port where a Dutch abortion ship was set to arrive , while demonstrators protested against its arrival . (AP Photo/Paul Schemm).
