Social Issues

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'DISABLED': Stanley Thornton Jr., who lives part of his life as an "adult baby," is demanding an apology from Sen. Tom Coburn, the Oklahoma Republican who called for the Social Security Administration to review his qualification for benefits. (NatGeoTV)

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Sen. Tom Coburn, Oklahoma Republican, called for the review of Stanley Thornton Jr.'s Social Security disability payments after Mr. Thornton, who lives part of his life as an "adult baby," demonstrated woodworking skills on the National Geographic channel television show "Taboo." (Associated Press)

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Even with 312 days still to go until party time in Tampa, Fla., the 2012 Republican National Committee has already unveiled its logo, website and countdown clock. (Republican National Committee)

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Texas Rangers' Nelson Cruz rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run against the Detroit Tigers during the seventh inning at Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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On Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, Philadelphia police Sgt. Joseph Green investigates the dank basement room where four weak and malnourished mentally disabled adults, one chained to the boiler, were found on Saturday. (AP Photo/Ron Cortes, Pool)

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A police officer stands in an alley doorway of an apartment building in Philadelphia on Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, after the landlord on Saturday discovered four mentally disabled adults locked in the sub-basement of the building. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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"Despite our best analytical efforts, I do not see a viable path forward for CLASS implementation at this time," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Friday of the health care law provision that included nursing homes and in-home aides for the disabled. (Associated Press)

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker did not start paying the full cost of his pension until August, despite a campaign vow to do so upon taking office. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** This May 3, 2004, file photo provided by the Archdiocese of Kansas City and St. Joseph, Mo., shows the Rev. Monsignor Robert Finn, who is facing a criminal charge for not telling police about child pornography that was found on a priest's computer. (AP Photo/Archdiocese of Kansas City and St. Joseph)

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A car is set on fire as protesters clash with police in Rome, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, as violence broke out during a demonstration, part of worldwide protests against corporate greed and austerity measures. The "Occupy Wall Street" protests, that began in Canada and spread to cities across the U.S., moved Saturday to Asia and Europe, linking up with anti-austerity demonstrations that have raged across the debt-ridden continent for months. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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** FILE ** This Oct. 13, 2011, photo shows Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Capitol Hill in Washington. McCain is recommending that a special committee searching for ways to slash the deficit consider some of President Barack Obama’s proposed changes to health and retirement benefits for the military. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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"We must stop looking at the drug cartels today solely from a law-enforcement perspective," said Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida Republican. (Associated Press)

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Displaced families who fled famine in Somalia a couple of months ago take shelter in a destroyed building after moving out of their makeshift tents, which became flooded by rains, in Mogadishu, Somalia. Fighting broke out there over the weekend, killing at least 20. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Ben Nelson, Nebraska Democrat, arrives Tuesday at the Capitol for the vote on President Obama's jobs bill, which failed in the Democrat-controlled Senate. Nelson said he would not support the president on the bill. (Associated Press)

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Riot police stand guard outside the Greek parliament, seen through a Greek flag held by a protester, during a civil-servant protest in Athens on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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One of the protest organizers, pediatrician Margaret Flowers, M.D., of Baltimore, Md, (in green) talks with police officials about the outcome of the protest, during a protest affiliated with the "Occupy D.C." movement at Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., Monday, October 10, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Mary Ann T. Wright (center), president general of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, presents a wreath before the Columbus Memorial statue during a Columbus Day celebration at Union Station in Washington on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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People start to move about Freedom Plaza in Washington, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, among protest signs, as part of a protest against the war and corporate America. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Felicia Williams, community liason for Buffalo City Council member Darius Pridgen, holds a "Pot Pop" lollipop on Oct. 6, 2011, in Buffalo, N.Y. The marijuana-shaped candy that’s showing up on store shelves around the country won’t get kids high, but aghast city leaders and anti-drug activists say the product and grocers carrying it represent a new low. (Associated Press)