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This May 1993 photo provided by the Los Angeles Police Department, on display at a news conference, shows investigators at the scene of a deadly fire that struck an apartment building in the Westlake district of Los Angeles. Police Chief Charlie Beck said Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, that two men were arrested Feb. 3, and a woman was already in custody in connection with the fire. One suspect was still being sought. (Los Angeles Police Department via AP)
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This May 1993 photo provided by the Los Angeles Police Department, on display at a news conference, shows investigators at the scene of a deadly fire that struck an apartment building in the Westlake district of Los Angeles. Police Chief Charlie Beck said Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, that two men were arrested Feb. 3, and a woman was already in custody in connection with the fire. One suspect was still being sought. (Los Angeles Police Department via AP)
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Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-McAllen, speaks as the Texas Senate debates a contentious "sanctuary cities" proposal that would compel local police to enforce federal immigration laws and is on track to be the first piece of legislation passed by either chamber this session, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, speaks as the Texas Senate debates a contentious "sanctuary cities" proposal that would compel local police to enforce federal immigration laws and is on track to be the first piece of legislation passed by either chamber this session, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Texas Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, right, talks on the floor before a debate on an anti-sanctuary cities proposal in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Texas Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, and Texas Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, join hands during the opening prayer in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Texas Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, left, talks with Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Tyler, debate an anti-sanctuary cities proposal in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, speaks as the Texas Senate debates a contentious "sanctuary cities" proposal that would compel local police to enforce federal immigration laws and is on track to be the first piece of legislation passed by either chamber this session, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Kansas state Sen. Caryn Tyson, left, R-Parker, chairwoman of the Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee, confers with Sen. Larry Alley, right, R-Winfield, before the committee's meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The committee has endorsed a bill that would raise income taxes to help balance the state budget (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2017 file photo, Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. The Senate was poised on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, to confirm Devos by the narrowest possible margin, with Vice President Mike Pence expected to break a 50-50 tie, despite a last-ditch effort by Democrats to sink the nomination. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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Security personnel stand guard at the site of a suicide attack on the Supreme Court in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. A suicide bomber on Tuesday targeted the Supreme Court building in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing over a dozen people, officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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Bystanders watch the aftermath of a suicide attack on the Supreme Court in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. A suicide bomber on Tuesday targeted the Supreme Court building in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing more than a dozen people, officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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Firefighters and police officers from Nebraska walk down the stairs following a news conference outside the State Capitol in Lincoln, Neb., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. They spoke up against a bill in the Legislature that would place new department employees in a cash balance pension plan rather than a traditional pension. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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Steve LeClair, right, president of the Omaha firefighters association, and Sgt. John Wells, second right, head of the Omaha police union, are joined by firefighters and police officers from Nebraska during a news conference outside the State Capitol in Lincoln, Neb., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. They spoke up against a bill in the Legislature that would place new department employees in a cash balance pension plan rather than a traditional pension. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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Steve LeClair, right, president of the Omaha firefighters association, and Sgt. John Wells, center, head of the Omaha police union, are joined by firefighters and police officers from Nebraska during a news conference outside the State Capitol in Lincoln, Neb., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. They spoke up against a bill in the Legislature that would place new department employees in a cash balance pension plan rather than a traditional pension. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of N.Y. meets with Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson poses for photographs inside his state Capitol conference room in Little Rock after a bill-signing ceremony for a military tax cut bill on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. Hutchinson said at a news conference after the ceremony that a proposal to block state funding for colleges that don't cooperate with federal immigration officials could create a "Climate of fear" for some students. (AP Photo/Kelly P. Kissel)
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Arkansas state Rep. Brandt Smith, appearing before the House Education Committee at the state Capitol in Little Rock on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, asks the panel to approve a bill that would cut funding for Arkansas colleges and universities that don't cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Panel members rejected the idea in a voice vote. Smith said later he didn't expect to revisit the matter this session. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo)
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Children hold signs protesting an anti-sanctuary bill outside the House Education Committee meeting at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. The panel rejected an effort to cut off state funding to colleges and universities that don't cooperate with federal immigration authorities. No state colleges have such a policy, but Republican Rep. Brandt Smith said he was trying to be proactive. Opponents said it could lead to profiling some students. (AP Photo/Kelly P. Kissel)
