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**FILE** A sign outside a clinic in Madhya Pradesh warns that revealing the sex of an unborn child is illegal. The law, passed in 1994, is an attempt to cut down on the incidence of sex-selective abortions. (Associated Press)
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House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif ., right, talks with Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, left, and City Council Chairman Kwame Brown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 12, 2011, prior to the start of a House Health Care, DC, Census, and the National Archives subcommittee hearing on the city's budget. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)
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A Tunisian migrant arriving from Italy is led away by French police after being detained at a worker's residence. The influx of Tunisian migrants influx has strained relations between France and Tunisia. (Associated Press)
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Rep. Austin Scott, Georgia Republican **FILE**
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Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. suggested to Gov. Martin O'Malley in a May 9 letter that the fall's special General Assembly session include discussions on transportation funding needs, rising pension costs and the state's $1.1-billion structural deficit. (Associated Press)
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associated press Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, a Democrat, is expected to sign a bill creating a health care system modeled after Canada.
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A young protester runs as others are hit by riot police during clashes Wednesday in Athens. Riot police made heavy use of tear gas and stun grenades to disperse youths throwing stones and petrol bombs during a march attended by 20,000 people to protest the Greek government's harsh austerity measures. (Associated Press)
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'ALLIGATORS IN THE MOAT': Security personnel scan the horizon as President Obama greets well-wishers after stepping off Air Force One at Biggs Army Airfield in El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday as he arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border to speak about immigration reform. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Audience members listen to President Obama speak about immigration reform at Chamizal National Memorial Park in El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday. The audience booed when Mr. Obama said his administration is just a few miles shy of completing hundreds of miles of border fencing - something he backed when he was in the Senate.
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A Mexican flag flutters in the distance Tuesday as the motorcade of President Obama heads toward the Bridge of America Cargo Facility in El Paso, Texas, during his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border to speak about immigration reform. Mexico also had a giant flag at the border to remind Americans of the country's sovereignty. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Ravinder Gehlaut and wife Shilpa Kadiyan in June 2010 sit in a relative's house in Sultanpur Dabas village on the outskirts of New Delhi, where they were forced to flee for their lives. The reason: The caste councils that enforce medieval kinship rules judged the marriage sinful because the couple belong to the same thousands-strong clan. Top court
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**FILE** President Obama speaks May 10, 2011, about immigration reform at Chamizal National Memorial Park in El Paso, Texas, during his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border. (Associated Press)
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A Mexican flag is seen as the motorcade of President Barack Obama travels towards the Bridge of America Cargo Facility in El Paso, Texas, Tuesday, May 10, 2011, during his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border to speak about immigration reform. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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President Obama boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington's Maryland suburbs on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, as he travels to the U.S.-Mexico border at El Paso, Texas, to speak about immigration reform. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Supporters of President Obama's health care policies — (from left) Ron Pollack, Larry Kim, Dell Erwin, Ray Scher and Kevin Wilson — hold a rally in front of federal court in Richmond on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing two cases challenging the federal health care reform act. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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Migrants receive assistance as they arrive on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa early on Sunday, May 8, 2011. Italian police and coast guard officials rescued some 400 migrants from Libya whose boat was tossed against rocks near the port in southern Italy after the steering malfunctioned, officials said. Tens of thousands have fled unrest in North Africa since January, most arriving at Lampedusa, the nearest Italian port to Africa. (AP Photo/Francesco Malavolta)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is expected to sign a bill Tuesday that would make in-state college tuition available to many illegal immigrants. A federal version of the bill failed last year in Congress.
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Migrants arrive Sunday on the tiny island of Lampedusa, Italy. Italian police and coast guard officials on Sunday rescued some 400 illegal migrants coming from Libya whose boat was tossed against rocks near port in southern Italy after the steering malfunctioned, officials said. (Associated Press)
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Former Sen. Rick Santorum, Pennsylvania Republican, is participating in candidates forums in New Hampshire as another presidential hopeful. He is among the favorites of social-issues conservatives.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Sen. Olympia J. Snowe, Maine Republican, likely will face re-election challenges for working with Democrats. But she can make key alliances with tea party activists and point to her record for fiscal conservatism.
