Social Issues

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Rep. Trent Franks, Arizona Republican, said abortions based on a baby's sex to eliminate girls are an "extreme form of violence against women." He sought to pass a federal law in 2012 to ban such abortions; in 2011, Arizona lawmakers became the first in the nation to enact a ban on race- or sex-based abortions. (Associated Press/File)

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Rep. David Rivera, Florida Republican, has introduced a bill to help good students who were brought to the U.S. as children by illegal immigrants and, through no fault of their own, could be deported. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Undocumented college student Jorge Herrera, 18, (center) of Carson, Calif., rallies with students and Dream Act supporters in Los Angeles on Dec. 25, 2010. The Dream Act would have given provisional legal status to illegal immigrants brought to the country as children. (Associated Press)

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Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi waves after meeting with Burmese migrant workers in Samut Sakhon province in Thailand on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

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This undated image released by CBS shows dog guru Justin Silver, host of the new show "Dogs in the City," walking dogs in New York. Every Wednesday beginning May 30, Silver will try to help New York City hounds and humans tackle unsettling problems like joint custody after divorce or dealing with significant others who just moved in. (AP Photo/CBS, Heather Wines)

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Tabulators in Washington record the information from the more than 120,000 enumerators who gathered data for the 1940 U.S. census. The population record was veiled in secrecy for 72 years because of privacy concerns. (National Archives and Records Administration via Associated Press)

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Brandon Parker, the son of Afghanistan War veteran Clifford Parker, is one of many children of disabled or wounded military service members who has attended Camp Corral, a free weeklong summer camp sponsored by the Golden Corral restaurant chain. (Camp Corral)