Social Issues

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Bosnian Serb refugee Borka Mandzo, 68,with her nephew Nemanja, 6, right, and niece Natasa,13, left, reflected in a wall mirror sits in her small room , inside the collective refugee center in the Bosnian town of Rogatica, 73 kms east of Sarajevo, Bosnia, Monday, Oct. 25, 2010. The Babic sisters were among other 15 refugees visited in April 2010 by UNHCR goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie. Refugees in Rogatica belong to population of 117.000 who were not able to return their homes 15 years after Bosnian war. Refugees in this center after Jolies visit are convinced that things have started moving in terms of getting some donation leading the solving their house problem.(AP Photo/Amel Emric)

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In May 1997, a Hutu refugee with his hands bound pleads for his life to two soldiers, whom the photographer identified as Rwandan Tutsis, about 30 miles south of Kisangani in Congo, then known as Zaire. The photographer said the soldiers killed him moments later. (Associated Press)

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Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, walks through Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., earlier this month. He is focusing on the problem of military suicides. (Associated Press)

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Drug Policy Alliance Executive Director Ethan Nadelmann has instructed his protest marchers to wear nice suits - not BIrkenstock sandals - when they rally Saturday on the Mall for the legalization of marijuana.

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Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey waves to supporters during a rally in Blue Bell, Pa. Mr. Toomey is a former congressman.

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** FILE ** President Barack Obama, left, and Nevada Sen. Harry Reid wave to the crowd at the end of a rally Friday, Oct. 22, 2010, in Las Vegas. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS John Berry, director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, is the highest-ranking openly gay presidential appointee in history. The OPM oversees the nation's 1.9 million federal workers.

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More than 1 million Haitians live in refugee camps like this one in Port-au-Prince since an earthquake destroyed an estimated 110,000 homes and apartments. (Associated Press)

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President Nicolas Sarkozy plans to sign the pension reform measure into law this week. Polls show Mr. Sarkozy's approval rating had dropped below 30 percent for the first time. (Associated Press)

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Civil security soldiers (left) collect garbage in central Marseille on Wednesday. The garbage collectors are on strike for nine days to protest against Mr. Sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age to 62. (Associated Press)

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CHOOSING CHAIRMEN: Minority Leader John A. Boehner leads the House Steering Committee. (Associated Press)

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Provided by Hurt for U.S. Congress ANGER: Republican Robert Hurt, a Virginia state senator running for the 5th District U.S. House seat, has struck a chord in riled-up voters with his campaign poster.

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President Obama is introduced by Javier Garcia of Brownsville, Texas, before signing the Executive Order on the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. (Associated Press)

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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer improved her chances of keeping her seat when she signed into law a tough enforcement measure against illegal immigration. Polls show the Republican incumbent leading the race. (Arizona Republic via Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Standing together on April 16, 2010, after handcuffing themselves to the White House fence to protest for gay rights are (from left) Petty Officer Autumn Sandeen, Lt. Dan Choi, Cpl. Evelyn Thomas, Capt. Jim Pietrangelo II, Cadet Mara Boyd and Petty Officer Larry Whitt. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)