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Joseph Kondrot helps to lay out a piece of the AIDS ¿Memorial Quilt on Sunday on the National Mall at the opening ceremonies of the Quilt in the Capital, marking the 25th anniversary of the quilt. It coincides with the 19th International AIDS Conference. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)
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Led by Reps. Trent Franks and Heath Shuler, the bipartisan International Religious Freedom Caucus seeks to protect Christians and other religious minorities in the Arab world. (Image from International Religious Freedom Caucus)
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“While I strongly support the wellness and prevention mission of the CDC, I also support the safeguards Congress has put in place on the use of federal funds to protect against the misuse of tax dollars. Every dollar spent on inappropriate or illegal activities is a dollar that didn’t go toward saving lives and improving health.” - Sen. Susan M. Collins, Maine Republican (Associated Press)
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On the first anniversary of Norway’s worst peacetime massacre, two people Sunday lay down flowers outside the government building in Olso damaged in the bombing by an anti-Musilm killer. Norway’s commitment to face xenophobia with tolerance is being put to the test by hostile reactions to an influx of Gypsies. (Associated Press)
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Rachel Sorrow (left), a transgender woman, attends a therapy session with Dr. Dan Karasic, a psychiatrist with the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health at San Francisco General Hospital in San Francisco on July 20, 2012. (Associated Press)
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Air Force Staff Sgt. Luis Walker arrives July 20, 2012, for the fourth day of his trial at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. Walker is accused of sexually assaulting 10 basic trainees, with charges ranging from rape and aggravated sexual assault to obstructing justice and violating rules of professional conduct. (Associated Press/San Antonio Express News)
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“We need to be exporting our products, not our jobs,” said Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Michigan Democrat and author of the bill blocked by Republicans. (Associated Press)
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Walter Smith, Executive Director of D.C. Appleseed, speaks during a press conference organized by D.C. Appleseed and The Meyer Foundation, Washington D.C., Thursday, July 19, 2012. The press conference was held to address the findings of the seventh HIV/AIDS Report Card put out by D.C. Appleseed. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)
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“As Americans, we don’t expect handouts,” President Obama tells supporters in Jacksonville, Fla. “You should be able to have a home that your call your own, health care you can count on if you get sick.” (Associated Press)
