Social Issues

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A large crowd of public school teachers rally at Chicago's Congress Plaza on Sept. 13, 2012, to protest against billionaire Hyatt Hotel mogul Penny Pritzker, who is also a member of the Chicago Board of Education. Protesters said that $5.2 million in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds being used to build a new Hyatt hotel in Hyde Park would be better spent on meeting basic student needs. (Associated Press)

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Walking with House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, right, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., the Republican vice presidential candidate, returns to Capitol Hill to vote on a stopgap spending bill that avoids a government shutdown but carries a price tag $19 billion higher than the budget he wrote as chairman of the House Budget Committee, in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Yemeni demonstrators climb the gates of the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, during a protest against a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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“Washington, D.C., makes up too many excuses. I’m not taking it anymore. I hope you aren’t taking it anymore. Let’s get to work, and let’s get a farm bill now.” - Rep. Kristi Noem, South Dakota Republican and member of the House Agriculture Committee. (Associated Press)

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Palestinians protest against the movie, "Innocence of Muslims," near the United Nations office in Gaza City, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

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Greek municipal workers protest Sept. 12, 2012, against the new austerity measures in central Athens. A fresh wave of anti-austerity strikes hit Greece as the leaders of the governing coalition struggled to finalize further spending cuts for the coming two years — without which the country will lose its vital rescue loans. (Associated Press)

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Will Hayden of Red Jacket Firearms starred in The Discovery Channel series "Sons of Guns" prior to his arrest for allegedly sexually molesting his daughter. (Discovery Channel)

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Women inside the Liberty refugee camp on the outskirts of Baghdad watch as foreign diplomats tour the facilities. The diplomats found the conditions better than what most refugees endure. (Associated Press)