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House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., announces that he is abruptly pulling the troubled Republican health care overhaul bill off the House floor, short of votes and eager to avoid a humiliating defeat for President Donald Trump and GOP leaders, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 24, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., accompanied by Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., second from left, Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., left, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 24, 2017. Republican leaders abruptly pulled their troubled health care overhaul bill off the House floor, short of votes and eager to avoid a humiliating defeat for President Donald Trump and GOP leaders. Pelosi is mocking House Republicans for failing to repeal and replace President Barack Obama's health law. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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From left, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., accompanied by Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y., and Jim Clyburn, D-S.C. take questions from members of the media during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 24, 2017. Republican leaders have abruptly pulled their troubled health care overhaul bill off the House floor, short of votes and eager to avoid a humiliating defeat for President Donald Trump and GOP leaders. Pelosi is mocking House Republicans for failing to repeal and replace President Barack Obama's health law. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., announces that he is abruptly pulling the troubled Republican health care overhaul bill off the House floor, short of votes and eager to avoid a humiliating defeat for President Donald Trump and GOP leaders, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 24, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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President Donald Trump, flanked by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, left, and Vice President Mike Pence, right, speaks about the health care overhaul bill, Friday, March 24, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., announces that he is abruptly pulling the troubled Republican health care overhaul bill off the House floor, short of votes and eager to avoid a humiliating defeat for President Donald Trump and GOP leaders, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 24, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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President Donald Trump meets with members of the media regarding the health care overhaul bill, Friday, March 24, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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President Donald Trump meets with members of the media regarding the health care overhaul bill, Friday, March 24, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2016, file photo, Scott Kernan, secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, poses in his Sacramento, Calif., office. Corrections officials are proposing new sentencing rules that aim to trim California's prison population by nearly 2,000 inmates in the first year and by 9,500 inmates after four years. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
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FILE - This Feb. 26, 2013, file photo, shows inmates in a cell at California State Prison, Sacramento, near Folsom, Calif. California corrections officials say they are adopting new sentencing rules that aim to trim the state prison population by nearly 9,500 inmates after four years. The regulations released Friday, March 24, 2017, include steps like reducing sentences up to six months for earning a college degree and by up to a month each year for participating in self-help programs like drug counseling. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2014, file photo, inmates wait to enter their assigned cell block after arriving at the Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy, Calif. Corrections officials are proposing new sentencing rules that aim to trim California's prison population by nearly 2,000 inmates in the first year and by 9,500 inmates after four years. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., shuttles between the chamber and House Speaker Paul Ryan's Capitol Hill office, Friday, March 24, 2017, during the debate on the Republican health care bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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George Redner Jr. holds a collage made of pictures of his son, George "Georgie" Redner III inside of his home in Levittown, Pa., on March 8, 2017. George III committed suicide after suffering from PTSD from working in the Fire/EMS Service. (Nate Smallwood/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP)
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George Redner Jr. and Jacqui Redner pose for a photo in front of a portrait of their son George "Georgie" inside of their home in Levittown, Pa., on March 8, 2017. George committed suicide after suffering from PTSD from working in the Fire/EMS Service. (Nate Smallwood/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP)
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A Florida family was ordered to take down a pro-cop flag in St. Johns County, which has flown outside their property for years. Their homeowners association denied a request for permission after someone complained it was "racist." (Fox 30 Action News JAX screenshot)
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Phil Mickelson hits on the third hole during round-robin play at the Dell Technologies Match Play golf tournament at Austin County Club, Friday, March 24, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools system in North Carolina is scrapping plans to use the children's book "Jacob's New Dress" for a first-grade lesson on bullying after conservatives complained. (Amazon)
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This photo provided by the Denison Police Department in Denison, Texas, shows Breana Harmon Talbott. Authorities say Talbott is facing charges after falsely reporting she was kidnapped and sexually assaulted by three black males behind a church in Denison on March 8, 2017. Police say she confessed to the hoax on Tuesday, March 21. (Denison Police Department via AP)
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., one of the stewards of the Republican health care legislation, carries a binder labeled "Essential Health Benefits" as he leaves the Capitol Hill office of House Speaker Paul Ryan, Friday, March 24, 2017, as the House nears a vote on their health care overhaul. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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FILE - This combination of undated file photos provided by the Arkansas Department of Correction shows death-row inmates Stacey E. Johnson, left, and Ledelle Lee. Both men are scheduled for execution on April 20, 2017. (Arkansas Department of Correction via AP)
