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Christian sects and religious minorities face brutal persecution in areas controlled by the Islamic State. Activists say an official finding by the Obama administration that the persecution amounts to genocide should set in motion a number of legal and financial sanctions and give the issue a much greater urgency around the world. (Associated Press)
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In this Dec. 20, 2014 photo, Janerio Taylor, of Minneapolis, chants with other demonstrators during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mall of America rotunda in Bloomington, Minn. The Minneapolis chapter of Black Lives Matter is planning to rally later in December 2015 at the mall to protest the November killing of Jamar Clark, a black man by Minneapolis police. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
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Thomas County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Shierling has resigned after he was suspended without pay for a Facebook post appearing to joke about shooting Black Lives Matter activists. (WALB-TV)
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House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Texas, examines a printout of the $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government for the 2016 budget year and extend $680 billion in tax cuts for businesses and individuals, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. President Barack Obama is expected to sign the legislation. (Associated Press)
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In this Dec. 16, 2015, file photo, Zoya Masoud, center, guides a group of refugees on a special tour through the Museum for Islamic Art, at the Pergamon museum in Berlin. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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AIDS activists pour cat litter on an image of Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli in a makeshift cat litter pan during a protest highlighting pharmaceutical drug pricing in New York, in this Oct. 1, 2015, file photo. Shkreli, the former hedge fund manager under fire for buying a pharmaceutical company and ratcheting up the price of a life-saving drug, is in custody following a securities probe, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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Immigration issues have been the lifeblood of Donald Trump's campaign, including his pledges to build a wall across the southern border, deport illegal immigrants and temporarily bar Muslim visitors from entering the country.
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Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio was one of the Gang of Eight who drafted a bill to grant most illegal immigrants quick legal status, but now he says such amnesties must be put on hold until the border is secured. (Associated Press photographs)
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Tim Constantine reports on the House budget deal reached this week, and the immigration debate pitting Ted Cruz against Marco Rubio in the latest Republican presidential debate.
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opportunity: President Obama used a naturalization ceremony Tuesday to describe immigration as the nation's oldest tradition and to draw a contrast between those who want to seal borders and those escaping hardships and persecution. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on the difficulties of Muslim community cooperation against terrorism by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Immigration border crossing illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Protesters gesture on top of a stranded police van as thousands of students protest against increased tuition fees at Whitehall in London, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
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MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry made the argument Sunday that "Star Wars" is racist because Darth Vader is black. (MSNBC)
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Newly released dashcam footage appears to contradict a claim by North Carolina state rep. Cecil Brockman, a black Democrat, after he accused state troopers of racism following a recent traffic stop. (WBTV)
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National Edition News cover for December 14, 2015 - Hispanic activists vow to flood voter rolls, punish GOP in polls: People cheer and hold up signs during a town hall forum, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, in Houston. The meeting was held to help immigrants learn and prepare for President Barack Obama's immigration order in spite of an injunction from a federal judge in Texas. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, former Democratic National Committee chairwoman. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Donald Trump on the campaign trail has insisted that Hispanics will rally to his message — though evidence backing up his claim is scant. (Associated Press)
