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A group of protesters gather at Grand Central Terminal in New York, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. A number of protests have been staged around the country following recent grand jury decisions not to indict white police officers in New York and Ferguson, Mo., over the deaths of unarmed black men. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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A man uses a mobile phone to record the scene after a smoke device was dropped in front of a row of Seattle Police officers during a May Day march that began as an anti-capitalism protest and turned into demonstrators clashing with police. Photos and video from the protest were widely shared on social media. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on mammograms and women’s health by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Socialist Destruction of the Family Unit Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said only about 331,000 illegal immigrants were caught on the border in fiscal year 2015, which ended last week. That was the lowest number since 2011. When the numbers are finalized, they could dip to rates not seen since the early 1970s. (Associated Press)
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A man urges people to vote against the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance outside an early voting center in Houston on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. The contested ordinance is a broad measure that would consolidate existing bans on discrimination tied to race, sex, religion and other categories in employment, housing and public accommodations, and extend such protections to gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
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FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014 file photo, Houston Mayor Annise Parker, left, kisses her partner, Kathy Hubbard, after Parker was sworn in for her third term as mayor during the inauguration ceremony for Parker, City Controller Ronald Green and the 16-member Houston City Council at Wortham Theater Center in Houston. After a drawn-out showdown between Houston's popular lesbian mayor and a coalition of conservative pastors, on Nov. 3, 2015, voters in the nation's fourth-largest city will decide whether to establish nondiscrimination protections for gay and transgender people. (Johnny Hanson/Houston Chronicle via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
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Supporters of the Affordable Care Act hold up signs as the opinion for health care is reported outside of the Supreme Court in Washington on June 25, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Director Quentin Tarantino, center, participates in a rally to protest against police brutality Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, in New York. Speakers at the protest said they want to bring justice for those who were killed by police. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)
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United Airlines has apologized after D'Arcee Neal said he was forced to crawl off a plane Tuesday night as he was traveling home from giving a talk about accessible transportation for the disabled. (NBC 4 Washington)
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Jewish Community of Kauai
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The HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington on Oct. 6, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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National Edition Opinion cover for October 23, 2015 - Boehner’s budget legacy (Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times)
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Illustration on the lethal record of Veterans' Administration medical care by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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A screen capture from a pro-abortion commercial on behalf of the repeal of Ireland's 8th Amendment, outlawing abortion.
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President Obama listens to speakers during an event at the East End Family Resource Center in Charleston, W.Va., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. Obama was in Charleston to to host a community discussion on the prescription drug abuse and heroin epidemic. Cary Dixon of Charleston, W.Va. is at left. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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In this file photo taken July 7, 2015, a member of the Montgomery County, Pa., board of commissioners and former district attorney of the county, Bruce L. Castor Jr., speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Norristown, Pa. Castor is campaigning to become the county's district attorney again as the Republican nominee, but Democratic challenger Kevin Steele introduced a 30-second ad on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, to remind voters that Castor declined to bring charges against entertainer Bill Cosby in 2005, after a former Temple University employee alleged Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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President Obama listens to speakers during an event at the East End Family Resource Center in Charleston, W.Va., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. Obama was in Charleston to to host a community discussion on the prescription drug abuse and heroin epidemic. Cary Dixon of Charleston, W.Va. is at left. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
