Social Issues

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Anna Schiferl has resorted to texting her mother, Joanna, even when they're in the same house. Statistics from the Pew Internet & American Life Project indicate that the younger people are, the more likely they are to prefer texting. (Associated Press)

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Richard Dawson (foreground) hosts the TV game show "Family Feud" in May 1978 as the casts of ABC comedy series "Eight Is Enough," "The Love Boat," "Soap" and "Three's Company" compete to benefit charity. (Associated Press)

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Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi waves from a vehicle to cheering Karen refugees as she tours Mae La refugee camp in Tha Song Yang district, Tak province, northern Thailand, Saturday, June 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

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**FILE** Mike Bokan scans documents into the computer at ServiceSource in Alexandria, Va. ServiceSource hires and provides work for people with disabilities. (The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Rep. Richard Nugent, Florida Republican, center, accompanied by Rep. Austin Scott, Georgia Republican, right, and Rep. Joe Wilson, South Carolina Republican, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan., 24, 2012, to discuss the budget. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (second from right) arrives at a National Verification center for Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand's Samut Sakhon province on Thursday, May 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

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The property at 4661 Black Stump Road in Weems, Va., is on the market for $3,300,000. It includes two docks, a main house, a carriage house, and a horse barn.

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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)