Social Issues

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For agreeing with six colleagues in 2010 that Iowa's law banning gay marriage was unconstitutional, Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins' job is on the line Nov. 6. (Associated Press)

Salvador Alfonso Martinez, also known as "La Ardilla," or "Squirrel" in English, holds up his right finger while presented to the press under the custody of Navy marines at the Organized Crime Special Investigations Unit headquarters in Mexico City on Oct. 8, 2012. According to federal authorities, Martinez is one of the most wanted criminals in Mexico, and is allegedly a top regional leader of the Zetas drug cartel. (Associated Press)

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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)