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Former U.S. Congresswoman and mass shooting survivor Gabrielle Giffords enters the Statehouse on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, in Santa Fe, N.M. Giffords and her national gun-safety advocacy group Americans for Responsible Solutions are trying to build support for bills that would expand background checks on private firearms sales in New Mexico and remove guns from domestic violence situations where a restraining order has bee issued. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
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In this Feb. 18, 2017 photo, Euless Trinity's Mack Beggs, right, wins in a forfeit against Lewisville's Fatima Vaquerano, left, during the finals of the UIL Region 2-6A wrestling tournament at Allen High School in Allen, Texas. Beggs, who is transgender, is transitioning from female to male, won the girls regional championship. (Nathan Hunsinger/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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FILE - In this June 27, 2016, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his girlfriend Sandra Lee ride in a breast cancer awareness motorcycle event in New York. Following Lee's successful battle with breast cancer Gov. Cuomo called for big investments to fight cancer last year, but now seeks to cut $25 million from public health programs that pay to fight cancer, diabetes and other conditions. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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FILE - In this June 27, 2016, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs legislation concerning breast cancer screenings with his girlfriend Sandra Lee standing behind him, during a breast cancer awareness motorcycle event in New York. Following Lee's successful battle with breast cancer Gov. Cuomo called for big investments to fight cancer last year, but now seeks to cut $25 million from public health programs that pay to fight cancer, diabetes and other conditions. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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In this Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 photo, Jordan Peele poses for a portrait at the SLS Hotel in Los Angeles. Peele's directorial debut, “Get Out,” in theaters Friday, Feb. 24, is one of those rare creations that functions both as a taut psychological thriller and as searing social commentary about racism in the modern era. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
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In this Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 photo, Jordan Peele poses for a portrait at the SLS Hotel in Los Angeles. Peele's directorial debut, “Get Out,” in theaters Friday, Feb. 24, is one of those rare creations that functions both as a taut psychological thriller and as searing social commentary about racism in the modern era. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
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In this Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 photo, Jordan Peele poses for a portrait at the SLS Hotel in Los Angeles. Peele's directorial debut, “Get Out,” in theaters Friday, Feb. 24, is one of those rare creations that functions both as a taut psychological thriller and as searing social commentary about racism in the modern era. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
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In this Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, file photo, Jordan Peele poses for a portrait at the SLS Hotel in Los Angeles. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
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In this Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 photo, Jordan Peele poses for a portrait at the SLS Hotel in Los Angeles. Peele's directorial debut, “Get Out,” in theaters Friday, Feb. 24, is one of those rare creations that functions both as a taut psychological thriller and as searing social commentary about racism in the modern era. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
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Tony Moreno, right, appears in Middlesex Superior Court on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 in Middletown, Conn. Moreno was convicted by a jury that deliberated for a short time Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. Moreno threw 7-month-old Aaden off the Arrigoni Bridge that spans the Connecticut River between Middletown and Portland on July 15, 2015, and then jumped intending to kill himself, prosecutors said. (Patrick Raycraft/Hartford Courant via AP, Pool)
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Tony Moreno's mother, Denise Moreno, right, leaves Middlesex Superior Court on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 in Middletown, Conn. Moreno threw 7-month-old Aaden off the Arrigoni Bridge that spans the Connecticut River between Middletown and Portland on July 15, 2015, and then jumped intending to kill himself, prosecutors said. (Patrick Raycraft/Hartford Courant via AP, Pool)
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Tony Moreno looks to shake his attorney Norman A. Pattis' hand as court is dismissed following Moreno's guilty verdict in Middlesex Superior Court on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 in Middletown, Conn. Moreno threw 7-month-old Aaden off the Arrigoni Bridge that spans the Connecticut River between Middletown and Portland on July 15, 2015, and then jumped intending to kill himself, prosecutors said. (Patrick Raycraft/Hartford Courant via AP, Pool)
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Chris Magno, of Erie, holds a pro-immigration sign Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 during a "Build Bridges Not Walls'' immigration vigil at Perry Square in Erie, Pa. near the U.S. District Courthouse. Magno, an assistant professor of criminal justice at Gannon University in Erie, is an immigrant from the Philippines who has permanent residency, or "green card" status. About 60 attended the vigil, where speakers denounced President Donald Trump's temporary immigration and refugee bans. (Christopher Millette/Erie Times-News via AP)
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Pennsylvania's insurance commissioner, Teresa Miller, speaks at a news conference in the Pennsylvania Capitol about the benefits of the 2010 federal health care law, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 in Harrisburg, Pa. Listening are Human Services Secretary Ted Dallas and Health Secretary Karen Murphy. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
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Carl Goulden, of Littlestown, speaks during a news conference with state officials in the Pennsylvania Capitol about how the 2010 federal health care law had protected him from medical bills stemming from two major heart attacks, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
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Anna Trace, Michael Simmons and Carl Goulden listen during a news conference with state officials in the Pennsylvania Capitol where the trio told stories about how the 2010 federal health care law had helped them, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
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FILE--In this Feb. 9, 2017, file photo, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks at a news conference in Seattle, Wash. Washington state's top lawyer stopped President Donald Trump's immigration executive order by filing a lawsuit and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is strategizing how to fight back if the federal government tries to withhold funds to force compliance with conservative policies, like on abortion. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)
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FILE - In this July 13, 2016, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum poses for a photo at her office in Portland, Ore. Rosenblum has staffers strategizing how to fight back if the federal government tries to withhold funds to force compliance with conservative policies, like on abortion. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
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FILE - In this July 13, 2016 file photo, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum poses for a photo at her office in Portland, Ore. Rosenblum has staffers strategizing how to fight back if the federal government tries to withhold funds to force compliance with conservative policies, like on abortion. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, file)
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Republican Sen. Brian Shiozawa sits on the Senate floor at the Utah State Capitol Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, in Salt Lake City. A resolution expressing Utah's commitment to protecting the rights of legal immigrants and refugees fleeing persecution has received full support from a panel of lawmakers. Bill sponsor Shiozawa says his grandfather moved to the U.S. from Japan as a single man who didn't speak any English. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
