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Eric Wilson returns arrows to their quiver after practicing archery, Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at his home in Jourdanton, Texas. Wilson is one of four men known as the "Norfolk Four," who have long claimed police bullied them into falsely confessing to the 1997 rape and murder of Michelle Moore-Bosko in Norfolk, Virginia. Wilson was recently pardoned by Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, ending a decades-long fight to clear his name. A pardon was the only recourse for Wilson, whose attempts to get his rape conviction thrown out in court had failed because of a technicality. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
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Eric Wilson practices archery, Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at his home in Jourdanton, Texas. Wilson is one of four men known as the "Norfolk Four," who have long claimed police bullied them into falsely confessing to the 1997 rape and murder of Michelle Moore-Bosko in Norfolk, Virginia. Wilson was recently pardoned by Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, ending a decades-long fight to clear his name. A pardon was the only recourse for Wilson, whose attempts to get his rape conviction thrown out in court had failed because of a technicality. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
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Eric Wilson prepares for archery practice, Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at his home in Jourdanton, Texas. Wilson is one of four men known as the "Norfolk Four," who have long claimed police bullied them into falsely confessing to the 1997 rape and murder of Michelle Moore-Bosko in Norfolk, Virginia. Wilson was recently pardoned by Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, ending a decades-long fight to clear his name. A pardon was the only recourse for Wilson, whose attempts to get his rape conviction thrown out in court had failed because of a technicality. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
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Eric Wilson poses for a portrait, Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at his home in Jourdanton, Texas. Wilson is one of four men known as the "Norfolk Four," who have long claimed police bullied them into falsely confessing to the 1997 rape and murder of Michelle Moore-Bosko in Norfolk, Va. Wilson was recently pardoned by Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, ending a decades-long fight to clear his name. A pardon was the only recourse for Wilson, whose attempts to get his rape conviction thrown out in court had failed because of a technicality. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
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FILE - This undated file provided by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in Minnesota shows Timothy Dorway. Authorities have filed more charges against Dorway, a one-time Minnesota high school principal accused of possessing child pornography. He appeared in court Thursday, March 30, 2017, but didn't enter pleas. (Bureau of Criminal Apprehension via AP, File)
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Senate Minority Leader Sen. Charles Schumer of N.Y., speaks during an interview in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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FILE - In this March 19, 2017, file photo, Texas coach Karen Aston directs her players during a second-round game against North Carolina State in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament in Austin, Texas. Texas played all four teams in the Final Four this season, and Aston takes a look at the semifinals. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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In this March 22, 2017, photo, members of the FREE Players Drum Corps prepare for a rehearsal, in Old Bethpage, N.Y. The 65-member band is composed entirely of adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. They've performed at Disney World in Florida and marched in New York City's Columbus Day Parade. Now they’ve been invited to play an exhibition at the 2018 world championships in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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In this March 22, 2017, photo, Stephen Malerba, a member of the FREE Players Drum Corps, plays on a trap set during a rehearsal in Old Bethpage, N.Y. The 65-member band is composed entirely of adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. They've performed at Disney World and marched in New York City's Columbus Day Parade. Now they’ve been invited to play an exhibition at the 2018 world championships in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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In this March 22, 2017, photo, members of the FREE Players Drum Corps practice their technique before a rehearsal in Old Bethpage, N.Y. The 65-member band is composed entirely of adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. They've performed at Disney World and marched in New York City's Columbus Day Parade. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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In this March 22, 2017, photo, Katie McGuire, a member of the FREE Players Drum Corps waits for practice to begin in Old Bethpage, N.Y. The 65-member band is composed entirely of adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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In this March 22, 2017, photo, members of the FREE Players Drum Corps rehearse a routine in Old Bethpage, N.Y. The 65-member band is composed entirely of adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. They've performed at Disney World and marched in New York City's Columbus Day Parade. Now they’ve been invited to play an exhibition at the 2018 world championships in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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In this March 22, 2017, photo a member of the FREE Players Drum Corps practices her technique before a rehearsal in Old Bethpage, N.Y. The 65-member band is composed entirely of adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. They've performed at Disney World and marched in New York City's Columbus Day Parade. Now they’ve been invited to play an exhibition at the 2018 world championships in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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In this March 22, 2017, photo, a member of the FREE Players Drum Corps rehearses a routine with fellow percussionists in Old Bethpage, N.Y. The 65-member band is composed entirely of adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. They've performed at Disney World and marched in New York City's Columbus Day Parade. Now they’ve been invited to play an exhibition at the 2018 world championships in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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FILE - In this Monday, March 27, 2017 file photo, firefighters battle an early morning apartment fire in Oakland, Calif. Oakland officials say that a burning candle started a deadly building fire that killed four people. The announcement Thursday, March 30, 2017, rules out arson as the cause of a Monday blaze that also displaced dozens of residents in a building for recovering addicts and people who had been homeless. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
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Fixing Immigration Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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The battle over health care legislation has gotten bitter in the halls of the U.S. Capitol recently, with more unsettled moments likely to come. (Associated Press)
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Stanford head coach Tara Vanderveer, center, works with her players during practice for the women's NCAA Final Four college basketball tournament, Thursday, March 30, 2017, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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This photo provided by the Waterville Humane Society shows an Alaskan husky named Dakota, Thursday, March 30, 2017, in Waterville, Maine. Gov. Paul LePage said he pardoned the dog from a death sentence levied at a court hearing last week, after it killed a neighbor's small pug in May 2016 and later broke out of court-ordered confinement to bite the same neighbor's Pekingnese, which survived. (Karen Vance/Waterville Humane Society via AP)
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Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma, right, is awarded his trophy by the Associated Press' Everett H. Jefferson II, left, after he was named The Associated Press' women's college basketball Coach of the Year at the women's NCAA Final Four college basketball tournament, Thursday, March 30, 2017, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
