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Defense attorneys David Wooten and Maria Mena speak in Rockville, Md., Friday, May 5, 2017, after charges were dropped against two Hispanic teens accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in a Maryland high school restroom. The case that drew national attention after the White House cited it as an example of why the president wants to crack down on illegal immigration. (AP Photo/Matthew Barakat)
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Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel addresses Hispanic business owners and community members at the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce in Lansing, Mich., Friday, May 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Christopher Hermann) ** FILE **
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Conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer predicts the U.S. will have a single-payer health care within seven years. (Fox News screenshot)
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat, spoke at a demonstration on Capitol Hill on Thursday after House Republicans pushed their legislative centerpiece scuttling much of former President Barack Obama's health care law. ( Associated Press)
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People look on during a healthcare rally Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Salt Lake City. Utah's all-Republican House delegation voted Thursday in favor of a health care overhaul that could impact people with pre-existing conditions, triggering serious worries from people who fit that category. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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A Pakistani victim of cross border firing rests at a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan, Friday, May 5, 2017. Afghan security forces backed by artillery fired without provocation on Pakistani census workers and soldiers escorting them near the Afghan border, killing many civilians and wounding others, who included women and children, Pakistani army and government officials said Friday. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)
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In this March 26, 2017 photo, people attend a rally for the Albany for All to support unity and inclusiveness in response to racist and offensive posted on social media, at Albany High School in Albany, Calif. Four Albany High School students sued a school district after they were suspended over their responses to Instagram posts that included a black student and coach with nooses around their necks. (Chris Treadway/East Bay Times via AP)
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FILE - In this May 3, 2014, file photo, taken with a fisheye lens, fans line up to place bets before the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Churchill Downs' parent company has pumped $250 million into renovations since the early 2000s. But many have catered to well-heeled fans willing to shell out thousands of dollars for panoramic views, sumptuous buffets, access to betting windows and restrooms without lines, and demand outpaces available seating. That's leaving the middle class squeezed out. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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This Tuesday, May 2, 2017 photo, shows some of the recent improvements of the revamped second floor commons area at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Churchill Downs' parent company has pumped $250 million into renovations since the early 2000s. But many have catered to well-heeled fans willing to shell out thousands of dollars for panoramic views, sumptuous buffets, access to betting windows and restrooms without lines, and demand outpaces available seating. That's leaving the middle class squeezed out. (AP Photo/Garry Jones, File)
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FILE - In this May 7, 2016, file photo, fans watch the fifth race before the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Churchill Downs' parent company has pumped $250 million into renovations since the early 2000s. But many have catered to well-heeled fans willing to shell out thousands of dollars for panoramic views, sumptuous buffets, access to betting windows and restrooms without lines, and demand outpaces available seating. That's leaving the middle class squeezed out. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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FILE - In this May 2, 2015, file photo, taken with a fisheye lens, fans watch a race before the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Churchill Downs' parent company has pumped $250 million into renovations since the early 2000s. But many have catered to well-heeled fans willing to shell out thousands of dollars for panoramic views, sumptuous buffets, access to betting windows and restrooms without lines, and demand outpaces available seating. That's leaving the middle class squeezed out. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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This Tuesday, May 2, 2017 photo, shows the interior of the Champions Lounge, which includes outside seating overlooking the paddock, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Churchill Downs' parent company has pumped $250 million into renovations since the early 2000s. But many have catered to well-heeled fans willing to shell out thousands of dollars for panoramic views, sumptuous buffets, access to betting windows and restrooms without lines, and demand outpaces available seating. That's leaving the middle class squeezed out. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)
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In a light-hearted moment during tense budget debate in the Arizona Legislature, Republican Rep. Michelle Ugenti-Rita holds up a plastic tarantula in Phoenix, Ariz., Thursday, May 4, 2017. Ugenti-Rita had just screamed in fright when she spotted it under her desk. The Arizona Legislature was moving closer to passing a state budget plan late Thursday afternoon, with deal-cutting securing support from defiant Republicans in an effort to gain passage without minority Democratic support. (AP Photo/ Bob Christie)
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Arizona House Majority Leader John Allen, standing left, in seen in the floor of the Arizona house in Phoenix, Ariz., Thursday, May 4, 2017. Allen said Thursday he has secured enough Republican votes in his chamber to pass a $9.8 billion state budget package and he believes a massive university loan plan also has enough GOP votes to pass. The Arizona Legislature was moving closer to passing a state budget plan late Thursday afternoon, with deal-cutting securing support from defiant Republicans in an effort to gain passage without minority Democratic support. (AP Photo/ Bob Christie)
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People look on during a health care rally Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Salt Lake City. Utah's all-Republican House delegation voted Thursday in favor of a health care overhaul that could impact people with pre-existing conditions, triggering serious worries from people who fit that category. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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In this May 3, 2017, file photo, Atticus Juarez, 3, nephew of Silvia Juarez, who was detained by ICE agents in a Michaels parking lot last week in front of her 8-year-old daughter, joins family and friends in support of the family in West Valley City, Utah. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, File)
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Illustration on the tax burden by Mark Weber/Tribune Content Agency
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Rep. Fred Upton, Michigan Republican, said he was enticed to support the Obamacare repeal bill with an additional $8 billion for health care risk pools. (Associated Press)
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Taiwanese workers hold placards with the words "Demand Protection for Elderly Lives" during a Labor Day rally in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, May 1, 2017. Thousands of protesters from various labor groups marked Labor Day, or May Day as it is observed elsewhere in the world. with demands for better conditions for workers. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) ** FILE **
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Demonstrators protest against Ann Coulter and her recent scheduled appearance on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. (Associated Press)