Social Issues

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A man dressed as Abraham Lincoln takes part in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day march in San Antonio on Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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A woman kisses a soldier as she protests against former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in the center of Tunis, Monday, Jan. 17. 2011. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Tunisians living in Belgium protest against Tunisia's President Zine Abidine El Ben Ali at the Brussels' stock market, Saturday Jan. 15, 2011. Tunisia has been grappling with looting, deadly fires and widespread unrest after protests forced President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to flee to Saudi Arabia on Friday. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

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"They can't be serious, to have people now that have pre-existing disabilities to no longer be able to get insurance," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." (Associated Press)

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"It is telling that the more Americans learn about it, the more discouraged they are by its harmful effects," new House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Sunday about the new health care law. (Associated Press)

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A prostitute advertises her wares behind red-lit windows in Amsterdam. Workers in the world's oldest profession are about to get a lesson in the harsh reality of Europe's new age of austerity. Amid budget cuts and falling revenues, the Dutch government has warned prostitutes to expect a visit from the tax man. (Associated Press)

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A woman of the Montagnard tribe cradles a baby as members of the tribe are relocated from Bu Lack village in September 1968. The Montagnards were being transported to a refugee camp. (AP Photo/Henri Huet)

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Zhang Jie, 22, sits in the recovery room Dec. 13 after her second abortion in two years at a clinic in Xi'an, China. While exact numbers are hard to come by, official figures show abortions are increasing, and experts say many of the abortion-seekers are young, single women. (Associated Press)

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STEPPING DOWN: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas Republican, on Thursday announced plans to retire. (Associated Press)

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Salvation Army "soldier" Daniel Aherns collects donations on Fifth Avenue at Rockefeller Center in New York in 2011. (Associated Press)

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, right, accompanied by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., holds a copy of a proposal to repeal the Health Care Bill, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, during news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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"I think we have a budget of $76.5 billion and we're going to live with that. ... It's only a budget hole when somebody has wished that they had more money," Texas Gov. Rick Perry said. (Associated Press)

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South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley makes her way into the Statehouse with her husband, Michael Haley, her daughter, Rena, and her son, Nalin, after taking the oath of office in the state capital, Columbia. She is the first woman and the first member of a minority to be the state's chief executive. (Associated Press)

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Former University of Iowa football player Abe Satterfield testifies Wednesday in Iowa City during the sexual assault trial of his former teammate Cedric Everson. (Associated Press)

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Afghan soldiers block the scene of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. A suicide bomber on a motorbike blew himself up next to a minibus carrying intelligence service employees in the Afghan capital. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

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Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange protest during Mr. Assange's appearance at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. Mr. Assange was back in court Tuesday as part of his fight to avoid being extradited to Sweden, where he is wanted on sex crimes allegations. The procedural hearing lasted for only about 10 minutes, with lawyers for both sides saying they were on track for Assange's next court appearance on Feb. 7. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Richard Fridena, left, and his wife, Betty Fridena and other members of the Pima Friends Meeting stand on a street corner in Tucson Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011, protesting against hate speech they say led to the shootings in Tucson Saturday. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Jack Kurtz)

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Rep. Mike Pence, Indiana Republican, urged state officials to "make the hard choices and put their fiscal health in order." (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** U.S. District Judge John M. Roll appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in April 2006 to discuss immigration litigation reduction. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File)

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A law enforcement official walks outside of the listed address of a Jared L. Loughner Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011 in Tucson, Ariz. U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head Saturday when an assailant opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting with constituents, killing at least five people and wounding several others in a rampage that rattled the nation. Police say the shooter was in custody, and was identified by people familiar with the investigation as Jared Loughner, 22. Pima County Sheriff's officials said he used a pistol to carry out the shooting spree. U.S. officials who provided his name to the AP spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release it publicly. (AP Photo/Matt York)