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Opponents of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's budget bill sleep in the Rotunda of the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, John Hart)
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Opponents of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's bill to eliminate most collective-bargaining rights for many state employees take part in their eighth day of protesting Tuesday at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away in Denver, union activists rallied in a show of support. (Associated Press)
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tells a joint session of the Nevada Legislature Tuesday that he wants "an adult conversation about an adult subject": that prostitution hurts job creation. (Associated Press)
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The casket of slain Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent Jaime Zapata, 32, sits at the front of the Brownsville Events Center in Brownsville, Texas, Tuesday during a funeral Mass attended by more than 1,000 people. He and his partner were ambushed on the road in Mexico. (Associated Press)
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Ed Shepard, 87, runs a gas station in Welch, W.Va. His is the last of the dozen stations that used to service the town. According to the 2010 census, Welch experienced more deaths than births. (Associated Press)
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“We don't know the cost of the health care bill or how many people they're going to hire,” says Rep. Dave Camp, Michigan Republican. (Associated Press)
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Kathryn Schulze wears a message written on tape over her mouth inside the Wisconsin Capitol on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, in Madison, Wis. Opponents of Gov. Scott Walker's bill to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers are taking part on Tuesday in their eighth day of protests. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
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Demonstrators rally at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. Hundreds of union members crowded the hallways to protest of a contentious labor bill. (AP Photo/Tom Strattman)
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Demonstrators rally at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. Hundreds of union members crowded the hallways of the Capitol in protest of a contentious labor bill. (AP Photo/Tom Strattman)
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People rally on the Vermont Statehouse steps on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, in Montpelier, Vt. Labor unions in the state are rallying in support of Wisconsin workers locked in a battle over collective bargaining rights. More than 300 people, including teachers, firefighters, nurses and other union members and supporters, turned out in bitter cold in Vermont's capital Tuesday for a rally supporting the workers balking at Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's plan. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
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Protesters sleep inside the state Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, in Madison, Wis. Opponents of Gov. Scott Walker's bill to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers are taking part in their eighth day of protests. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
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Luke Balsavich holds a large sign outside the state Capitol on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, in Madison, Wis. Opponents of Gov. Scott Walker's bill to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers are taking part in their seventh day of protests. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
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Protesters sleep inside the state Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, in Madison, Wis. Opponents of Gov. Scott Walker's bill to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers are taking part in their eighth day of protests. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
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Protesters walk outside the state Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, in Madison, Wis. Opponents of Gov. Scott Walker's bill to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers are taking part in their eighth day of protests. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
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Protesters bang drums and chant inside the state Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, in Madison, Wis. Opponents to Gov. Scott Walker's bill to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers are taking part in their eighth day of protests. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
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Protesters do yoga inside the state Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, in Madison, Wis. Opponents to Gov. Scott Walker's bill to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers are taking part in their eighth day of demonstrations. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
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Protesters bang drums and shout slogans at the state Capitol on Monday in Madison, Wis. They were there to oppose Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's proposed legislation to curtail collective-bargaining rights for most state employees. (Associated Press)
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Jack Johnson, the first black world heavyweight champion, shows off his form. Lawmakers seek a presidential pardon for Johnson, who was imprisoned because of his romantic ties with a white woman. (Associated Press)
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Delyanna Gilsanchez, 3, listens as her mother, Laura Gilsanchez, explains the Families United in Educational Leadership program to Hispanic immigrants in Chelsea, Mass. The program, started by Boston banker and philanthropist Bob Hildreth, encourages immigrants to set up college savings accounts for their children with the promise that the money will be matched. (Associated Press)
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Demonstrators protest in Cairo on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, to demand the release of political prisoners in Egyptian jails and of anti-government protesters arrested last week who are still in custody. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
