Social Issues

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An Easter parade commences around the town church in Selta, a village in the Shpati region of central Albania. The lay priest (in yellow) sings old hymns with shepherd Anastas Karaj. A migrant worker from Greece (standing under flag) bought the processional cross for his son at an auction. (Eckehard Pistrick/Special to The Washington Times)

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Bishop Suffragan Laura J. Ahrens (left) and Bishop Ian T. Douglas (right) of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut demonstrate against the death penalty along with other religious leaders at the state Capitol in Hartford, Conn., on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, answers questions March 23, 2012, on Capitol Hill from reporters about challenges facing President Obama's health care overhaul law in the Supreme Court. (Associated Press)

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This computer screen shows the real-time functionality with social media outlets at the American Red Cross' new social media monitoring center in Washington, D.C. (Barbara L. Salisbury)

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** FILE ** The Food and Drug Administration has warned doctors that a second counterfeit version of the best-selling cancer drug Avastin has been found in the United States, packaged as Altuzan, the Turkish brand of the medication, which is not approved for use in the U.S. The agency said any packages or vials labeled with the lot number B6021 should be considered counterfeit. (AP Photo/U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

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Mary Bonauto, an attorney for GLAD, addresses reporters Wednesday after a hearing at the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston. Lawyers for the gay group contend that a federal law that denies benefits to married gay couples is discriminatory. (Associated Press)

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, holds her weekly news conference March 29, 2012, on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

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Syrian activists prepare signs for upcoming protests at a house in Damascus, Syria, on April 3, 2012. Syrian activists say there have been explosions and clashes in several parts of the country even as the government claims it has started to withdraw troops from some cities in compliance with an international cease-fire plan. (Associated Press)

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Baylor center Brittney Griner (42) celebrates in confetti during after the NCAA Women's Final Four college basketball championship game against Notre Dame, in Denver, Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Baylor won the championship 80-61. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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The Baylor team explodes off the bench at the end of the second half in the NCAA Women's Final Four college basketball championship game against Notre Dame, in Denver, Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Baylor won the championship 80-61. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Drew Storen racked up 43 saves in 2011, his first full season as the Nationals' closer. He'll start this season on the disabled list, but he's expected back soon. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Quality time with family was an important part of Gonzalez's youth growing up in Florida. (Gonzalez family)

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D.C. voters leave the Palisades Recreation Center in Washington after casting their ballots in the primary election on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2012. The only real contested race in this ward was for an at-large council seat. Voter turnout was not huge, but there was a steady stream of voters coming in. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Election officials wait at the table to assist arriving voters at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Washington as the nation's capital holds its primary election on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Syrians wave revolutionary flags and chant slogans April 2, 2012, at a night protest against President Bashar Assad in a neighborhood of Damascus, Syria. (Associated Press)

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Firefighters and Emergency Ministry officials examine the scene of a fire at a market on the outskirts of Moscow on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. The blaze killed 17 migrant workers. (AP Photo/Maxim Dmitriyev)

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**FILE** Former General Services Administration chief Martha Johnson resigned after her agency spent lavishly at a training conference for federal workers in Henderson, Nev., near Las Vegas. (Associated Press)

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Police cover the bodies of shooting victims at Oikos University in Oakland, Calif., after gunfire erupted at the school Monday morning. The suspect is an Asian male in his 40s who was taken into custody at a shopping center in the neighboring city of Alameda.

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**FILE** Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents take a suspect into custody as part of a nationwide immigration sweep in Chula Vista, Calif., on March 30, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Police cover the bodies of shooting victims at Oikos University in Oakland, Calif., after gunfire erupted at the school Monday morning. The suspect is an Asian male in his 40s who was taken into custody at a shopping center in the neighboring city of Alameda. (Associated Press)