Social Issues

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Demonstrators marched to the U.S. District Court building in Los Angeles on Monday to demand that federal prosecutors bring charges against a white transit officer who was released from jail after serving half of a two-year sentence for fatally shooting Mr. Grant, an unarmed black man.

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Angel Ayala-Vazquez — known as "Angelo Millones" and "El Buster" — led Puerto Rico's most powerful drug trafficking organization. He was convicted in April of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, heroin, marijuana and pills such as Percocet and Xanax. (Department of Justice)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks during a United For Life event organized by a Hispanic anti-abortion group at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena on Sunday. Mr. Perry said he is "going to think about" entering the Republican field for the presidential nomination.

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Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (right) speaks on Tuesday, June 9, 2011, at the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala., before signing into law what critics and supporters are calling the strongest bill in the nation cracking down on illegal immigration as Sen. Scott Beason, the bill's sponsor, listens. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser)

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D.C. Council member Harry Thomas has denied any wrongdoing in relation to Team Thomas. The charity was never registered as a tax-exempt organization with the IRS, according to a lawsuit filed this week against Mr. Thomas by the city's attorney general. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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The district represented by Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, Virginia Democrat, could lose black voters in the state Senate's redistricting plan.

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** FILE ** Immigration activist Mohammad Abdollahi (left) stands outside the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on Thursday, June 2, 2011, during a press conference at which it was announced that several civil liberties groups had file lawsuits challenging Georgia's new immigration law, saying it violates state and federal law. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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"At a time when Congress is single-mindedly focused on our federal debt, how can we blindly maintain policies that foot the bill for students to attend schools that have proven to be such a bad investment?” said Sen. Tom Harkin, Iowa Democrat and chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

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Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrives at the Manhattan Criminal Courts building on Monday for his arraignment proceedings on charges of sexually assaulting a Manhattan hotel maid. The French economist and diplomat has said he is not guilty. (Associated Press)

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Students at the Cinderella Ball let loose on the dance floor with friends and family at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 5, 2011. This was the sixth annual Cinderella Ball, where students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities came together to celebrate. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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Members of the United States Marines dance with students at the Cinderella Ball at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 5, 2011. This was the sixth annual Cinderella Ball, where students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities came together to celebrate. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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Students at the Cinderella Ball let loose on the dance floor with friends and family at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 5, 2011. This was the sixth annual Cinderella Ball, where students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities came together to celebrate. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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Students dance with Grammy-award winning music duo Mary Mary at the Cinderella Ball at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 5, 2011. This was the sixth annual Cinderella Ball, where students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities came together to celebrate. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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Students at the Cinderella Ball try on comical sunglasses and hats before entering a photo booth at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 5, 2011. This was the sixth annual Cinderella Ball, where students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities came together to celebrate. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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A student shares a laugh with her mother and a staff member at the Cinderella Ball at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 5, 2011. This was the sixth annual Cinderella Ball, where students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities came together to celebrate. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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Lindsey Brandt, left, sits with her friend Ryan O'Meara at the 6th annual Cinderella Ball, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, June 5, 2011. The ball, put on by The House, Inc., is for local students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities. The House, Inc. is a leadership resource for area students that offers before and after school programs and weekend activities. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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A.J. Boersma, a student at Beville Middle School in Woodbridge, Va., smiles after getting his corsage at the 6th annual Cinderella Ball, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, June 5, 2011. The ball, put on by The House, Inc., is for local students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities. The House, Inc. is a leadership resource for area students that offers before and after school programs and weekend activities. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Walking arm and arm, Ryan O'Meara and Lindsey Brandt, right, walk down the stairs to the ballroom at the 6th annual Cinderella Ball, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, June 5, 2011. The ball, put on by The House, Inc., is for local students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities. The House, Inc. is a leadership resource for area students that offers before and after school programs and weekend activities. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Rachel Haber, left, 8th grader at H.H. Poole in Stafford, Va., smiles after getting her photo taken with Cinderella (Jenny Smolinksi) at the 6th annual Cinderella Ball, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, June 5, 2011. The ball, put on by The House, Inc., is for local students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities. The House, Inc. is a leadership resource for area students that offers before and after school programs and weekend activities. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Halena Rouzer, student at North Stafford High School, gets her corsage at the 6th annual Cinderella Ball, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, June 5, 2011. The ball, put on by The House, Inc., is for local students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities. The House, Inc. is a leadership resource for area students that offers before and after school programs and weekend activities. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)