Social Issues

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Dr. Molly O'Dell, right, health director of the New River Valley Health District, addresses a press conference on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012 in Roanoke, Va., concerning the recent fungal menigitis outbreak investigation tied to tainted injections. Other health care officials participating are, from the left; LewisGale Regional Health System CEO Victor Giovanetti, Director of the Roanoke-Alleghany Health Department Dr. Stephanie Harper, Chief Medical Officer for LewisGale Regional Health System Dr. Gary Winfield, Dr. Thomas Kerkering, Infectious Disease, Carilion Clinic. Public health officials in Virginia say the number of suspected cases of a rare and potentially deadly outbreak of meningitis has increased to five. The state has recorded one death linked to a fungal meningitis outbreak.(AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Stephanie Klein-Davis)

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** FILE ** In this photo taken Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, demonstrators throw stones during a protest against the anti-Islam film "Innocence of Muslims" outside the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, Tunisia, as police respond with tear gas. Leaked conversations in which alcohol bans and the imposition of religious law were mentioned have raised fears Tunisia’s new government may not be moderate at all, especially in the context of mob attacks on the U.S. Embassy that coincided with the American ambassador’s killing in neighboring Libya. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)

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A sign promoting the Vice Presidential debate is held up at a rally on the Centre College campus, site of the debate, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, in Danville, Ky. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Sherene Julian sits inside her room at the Anna Louise Inn late last month in Cincinnati. A developer wants to buy the 103-year-old home for low-income women and convert it into a boutique hotel. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Crystal methamphetamine dries on a table at a seized illegal laboratory in Ensenada, Mexico, on Aug. 26, 2009. Although Mexican-made meth is not entirely new to the U.S. drug trade, it now accounts for as much as 80 percent of the meth sold here, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Much of it is up to 90 percent pure, a level that far exceeds the potency of most previous Mexican meth. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)

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Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant outlines some current health care initiatives established by his administration in hopes that they will help with easing into the federal health care overhaul in the state at the the Mississippi Health Care Reform Summit at Mississippi College in Clinton, Miss., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. The day long summit also dealt with the current status of employer provided health care as well specific upcoming changes and their effect on businesses. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Jonna Mendez, was once the CIA's Master of disguises, helping agents conceal their identities and blend in on dangerous spy missions. Pictured, Mendez transforms herself by simply wearing a hat and moustache, holding a cigar. Monday January 31, 2005 (The Washington Times )

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California Gov. Jerry Brown said he needed more time to consider a bill that would let courts give parental rights to more than two individuals. The bill was introduced by a gay legislator. (The Associated Press)

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**FILE** John Morton (right), director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) (Associated Press)

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Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., on Oct. 9, 2012, after being sentenced to at least 30 years in prison in the child sexual abuse scandal that brought shame to Penn State and led to coach Joe Paterno's downfall. (Associated Press)