Social Issues

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"They wanted to see how certain pieces of court decisions came out. ... I can tell you that resolving the issue in Cook County is very important for me," said John Morton, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, Connecticut Democrat, delivers an emotional speech Tuesday on Capitol Hill about passing the farm bill, which also funds food stamps. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted on 45 of 48 counts of child sexual abuse. A report by former FBI director Louis Freeh due Thursday may not bode well for former school administrators. (Associated Press)

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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. speaks at the NAACP convention in Houston on Tuesday. Mr. Holder says a new photo-ID requirement in Texas elections would be harmful to minority voters. (Associated Press)

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President Barack Obama speaks to the overflow crowd before an event on middle class tax relief at a campaign event inside the Kirkwood Community College Recreation Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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John Eley, on Ohio's death row for killing a convenience store owner, was spared execution when Gov. John Kasich changed Eley's sentence to life in prison with no chance of parole on Tuesday, July 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction)

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Attorney General Eric Holder is welcomed at the NAACP annual convention Tuesday, July 10, 2012, in Houston. Holder says he opposes a new photo ID requirement in Texas elections because it would be harmful to minority voters. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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The headquarters of Wellpoint is located in downtown Indianapolis. WellPoint is a health benefits company serving the needs of approximately 34 million medical members nationwide. It will spend about $4.46 billion to buy Medicaid coverage provider Amerigroup Corp. (Associated Press)