Social Issues

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TJ Jackson, son of Tito Jackson, has been designated by a judge to help Katherine Jackson look after the welfare of his cousins Prince, 15, Paris, 14, and Blanket, 10, who will inherit their father Michael Jackson’s fortune. (VIP Images/Corbis via Associated Press)

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Gay marriage supporters, from left, Emmie Hesley, Cathy Dear and Amy Paffenroth hold signs in front of a Chick-fil-A in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Thursday Aug. 2, 2012, in protest of the chicken eatery's stance on gay marriage. (AP Photo/Northwest Florida Daily News, Nick Tomecek) **FILE**

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Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, addresses an overflow crowd as he campaigns with his Plan for a Stronger Middle Class at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Golden, Colo., on Thursday. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., accompanied by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks during a session titled: 'The U.S. Congress and the Global AIDS Epidemic" Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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A motorist who got out of her car argues with a demonstrator as civil servants blocked traffic during a protest against government cuts in Madrid on Monday. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has been introducing successive rounds of austerity measures aimed at preventing the country from being forced into a public finance bailout. (Associated Press)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and other GOP leaders, talk to reporters following a political strategy session at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. He is joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., far left, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Obama told a crowd Wednesday in Mansfield, Ohio, that the tax cut Republican Mitt Romney proposes would come at the expense of the middle class. (Associated Press)

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Lines reach outside the doors Aug. 1, 2012, at a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Falls Church, Va., on "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day," an informal nationwide event organized by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to show support for the corporation, which has faced backlash since company CEO Don Cathy spoke out against gay marriage. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)