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President Obama's gun control push included a rule for Social Security to scour its lists for people receiving certain disability payments who were deemed mentally impaired, then flag their names in the national gun-purchasing background-check system. (Associated Press)
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Protesters against the Dakota Access Pipeline rappel from the catwalk in U.S. Bank Stadium during the second half of an NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, Justin Mbelechi, a 13-year-old refugee from Africa, center, watches as his fellow Boy Scouts gut fish that were caught at a pond near Idaho Springs, Colo. The troop he joined is not like many others in the United States. It's made up almost entirely of refugees. The catch would later be used to make fish head stew. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
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In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, Gideon Muhigirwa, a 13-year-old refugee from Africa, stands next to a fishing pond near Idaho Springs, Colo. He is a member of Colorado Troop 1532, which is made up almost entirely of refugees. Many of the kids' parents moved to the U.S. with very little money and work long, odd hours, which makes it hard to plan meetings. Troop founder Dr. P.J. Parmar, who recruits kids through his clinic, says many of the scouts have no reliable way to get to the meetings, so he decided to gather only for camping trips. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
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In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, Gideon Muhigirwa, a 13-year-old refugee from Africa, center, listens during a photography lesson at Echo Lake near Idaho Springs, Colo. He belongs to Colorado Boy Scout Troop 1532, which is made up almost entirely of refugees. The troop's leaders say they try to teach the kids skills, even though maintaining youth membership makes it hard to focus on earning merit badges and rank advancement. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
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In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, Bhim Adhikari, a 16-year-old Nepalese refugee, explores Mount Evans, near Idaho Springs, in Colorado's Rocky Mountains. He belongs to Boy Scout Troop 1532, which was formed in 2014 by Dr. P.J. Parmar in conjunction with a refugee clinic he runs in the Denver area. The troop is made up almost entirely of refugees. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
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In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, a group of Nepalese refugees prepare dinner at their campsite in Evergreen, Colo. They belong to Boy Scout Troop 1532, which is made up almost entirely of refugees. At campouts, traditional American food like hot dogs and trail burgers is replaced by fish head stew, fire-roasted corn and Chatpate, a popular Nepalese street snack. S'mores are still a staple. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
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In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, Micro Win, a 17-year-old refugee from Southeast Asia, hikes near the Summit of Mount Evans, near Idaho Springs, in Colorado's Rocky Mountains. The Boy Scout troop he belongs to, which caters to refugees, was formed in 2014 and helps kids adjust to American culture while providing an additional refuge. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
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In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, Justin Mbelechi, a 13-year-old refugee from Africa, peers out of a van that is headed up Mount Evans near Idaho Springs, Colo. He is a member of Boy Scout Troop 1532, which is made up almost entirely of refugees. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
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In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, Justin Mbelechi, a 13-year-old refugee from Africa, jumps through the frigid water of Echo Lake near Idaho Springs, Colo. He is a member of Colorado Boy Scout Troop 1532, which is made up almost entirely of refugees. It's unclear how many of the nation's 2.3 million scouts are refugees, but "few programs are as equipped to help children learn and embrace American culture," Effie Delimarkos, a Boy Scouts of America spokeswoman, said in an email to The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
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In this Sept. 9, 2016, photo, Boy Scouts play soccer at Mango House, a center for refugees in Aurora, Colo., before leaving on a troop camping trip to the mountains. Colorado Troop 1532, made up almost entirely of refugees, provides a blueprint for other Boy Scout groups to attract some of the thousands of refugees who may make the United States home in the coming years. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
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In this Sept. 9, 2016, photo, Boy Scouts Justin Mbelechi, left, and Gideon Muhigirwa, both 13 and refugees from Africa, gather gear in Aurora, Colo., before leaving on a troop camping trip to the mountains. Troop 1532 is made up almost entirely of refugees, a characteristic their leaders say allows the kids to adjust to American culture while allowing them to be themselves. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
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In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, Tapas Khanal, a 13-year-old refugee from south Asia, whittles a stick at his campsite in Evergreen, Colo. He belongs to a Boy Scout troop in Aurora, Colo., that is made up almost entirely of refugees who hail from far-flung places like Burma, Rwanda and Nepal. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
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In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, Bhim Adhikari, 16, left, and Madhav Khadka, 15, both Nepalese refugees, warm themselves around a campfire in Evergreen, Colo. The two are part of Boy Scout Troop 1532, which is made up almost entirely of refugees. The troop's leaders say it allows the scouts to be themselves, even as the outside world seems stacked against refugees. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
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FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2016 file photo, the HealthCare.gov 2017 website home page is seen in Washington. On its very first day, the new Congress plans to take initial steps toward repealing President Barack Obama's health care law. That would accomplish two things: Showing GOP stalwarts they're serious about shipping repeal legislation to new President Donald Trump, and postponing divisive decisions about how to replace Obama's law and cover some 20 million Americans until later. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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A clown performs during a New Year's celebration for internally displaced children at the Hassan Sham camp, east of Mosul, Iraq, Saturday, Dec 31, 2016. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)
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Workers inspect a tanker truck inside the storage and dispatch terminal of Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), Mexico's state-owned oil company, in the port of Veracruz, Mexico, Dec. 30, 2016, days before the deregulation of gas prices. Many Mexicans are skeptical that capitalism is a good thing for the energy sector, which was nationalized in 1938 and has long been considered part of the national patrimony, while opposition politicians on the left have lent support to calls for protests against the deregulation. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
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FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2016 file photo, New Hampshire Democratic Senate candidate, Gov. Maggie Hassan waves to supporters during an election night rally in Manchester, N.H. Hassan officially becomes a U.S. senator on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, ending four years of leading New Hampshire from the corner office. Her two terms in office were marked by accomplishments, including providing subsidized health care to 50,000 low-income people, and failures, such as her unsuccessful drive to legalize a casino in New Hampshire. Perhaps the greatest challenge that faced Hassan was the opioid and heroin crisis, which the state has struggled to contain. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
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FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2016 file photo, New Hampshire Democratic Senate candidate, Gov. Maggie Hassan thanks supporters during an election night rally in Manchester, N.H. Hassan officially becomes a U.S. senator on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, ending four years of leading New Hampshire from the corner office. Her two terms in office were marked by accomplishments, including providing subsidized health care to 50,000 low-income people, and failures, such as her unsuccessful drive to legalize a casino in New Hampshire. Perhaps the greatest challenge that faced Hassan was the opioid and heroin crisis, which the state has struggled to contain. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
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In this Dec. 21, 2016 photo, family physician Leslie Hayes interviews a pregnant 40-year-old mother (right, obscured) being treated for an addiction to heroin with the anti-craving medication Subutex, at the El Centro Family Health medical clinic in Espanola, N.M. Hayes credits her ability to effectively treat opioid addiction disorders to a training and mentoring program known as Project ECHO that is being tapped by federal officials for possible broader applications. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
