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Lee Carter, right, and her husband Hollis Johnson embrace outside the Supreme Court of Canada, Feb. 6 in Ottawa. The high court unanimously strucktdown a ban on doctor-assisted suicide for mentally competent patients with terminal illnesses. Ms. Carter and her husband had accompanied her 89-year-old mother Kathleen (Kay) Carter, who suffered from spinal stenosis, to Switzerland in 2010 where assisted suicide is legal, to end her life. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)
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While saying she would likely attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's appearance before Congress, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, maintains her hope that the March event will be called off. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2015 file photo, Texas Gov. Rick Perry addresses a joint session of the Texas Legislature in Austin, Texas. As they begin to shape their prospective bids for president, a group of ambitious Republican governors are eager to seize on voters’ contempt for that most dirty of political words: “Washington.” (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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6. AUSTIN, TX - Texas Capitol through the south gate in Austin, Texas. The Texas Capitol in Austin opened in 1885, built from pink granite quarried in Texas Hill Country. The interior is filled with famous paintings and statues and the grounds are home to statues, a visitor center and the governor's mansion. It's one of a number of free things to see and do in Austin. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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FILE - This Dec. 9, 2013 file photo shows theTexas Capitol through the south gate in Austin, Texas. The Texas Capitol in Austin opened in 1885, built from pink granite quarried in Texas Hill Country. The interior is filled with famous paintings and statues and the grounds are home to statues, a visitor center and the governor's mansion. It's one of a number of free things to see and do in Austin. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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A passenger who was injured in the Jan. 12 Metro fire claims that three transit officers saw smoke coming from the tunnel and went to investigate before the train became disabled. (Associated Press)
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Debates over issues like gay marriage often seem to pit champions of change against Americans of faith.elieve wedding-related businesses should be allowed to deny service to same-sex couples for religious reasons. (AP Photo/File)
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Members of the Pro-Life Action League prepared packages to hundreds of abortion clinics and doctors on Jan. 22. The project is still attracting attention -- and one pro-choice group has already raised $1,000 from outraged abortion supporters. (Image courtesy of Pro-Life Action League).
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Members with the Pro-Life Action League sent out hundreds of packages to abortion clinics, including a note, a photo and some plastic handcuffs, to encourage clinic workers to quit the industry. Response to the "Handcuffs Project" is continuing. (Image courtesy of Pro-Life Action League).
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Lesbian activists who happened to be seated on a plane in front of Russian lawmaker Vitaly Milonov decided to photograph themselves kissing and poking fun at the man behind Russia's controversial anti-gay propaganda law. (Ksenia Infinity via CNN)
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John Walters, the drug czar under President George W. Bush, said "we see now what happens when people walk away [from fighting drugs] at the national level — it destroys the foundation of all the work we did." Among his suggestions was random drug testing in schools. (Associated Press)
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald on Monday defended President Obama's plan to scale back funding for the VA Choice Card, and redirect that money to other parts of the agency. The House and Senate veterans' affairs committees expressed concerns about the proposal. (Associated press)
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White House Press secretary Josh Earnest said the GOP hasn't yet come to the table yet to discuss Social Security reform with President Obama. (Associated Press)
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IRS Commissioner John Koskinen confirmed Tuesday that illegal immigrants granted amnesty from deportation under President Obama's new policies would be able to get extra refunds from the IRS for money they earned while working illegally, as long as they filed returns during those years. (Associated Press)
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Democratic Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., center, with Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., left, and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., right, answers questions from reporters following their weekly policy luncheon, at the Capital in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan, left, with Domestic Policy Council Director Cecilia Muñoz, talks about President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget, during a news conference in the White House complex in Washington, Monday, Feb. 2, 2015. Obama sent Congress a record $4 trillion budget Monday that would boost taxes on higher-income Americans and corporations and eliminate tight federal spending caps to shower more money on both domestic and military programs. It would provide middle-class tax relief and fund an ambitious public works effort to rebuild aging roads and bridges. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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National Edition News cover for February 3, 2015 - Obama taxes set off budget war with GOP: President Barack Obama's new $4 trillion budget plan is distributed by Senate Budget Committee staffer Eric Chalmers as it arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, early Monday, Feb. 2, 2015. The fiscal blueprint for the budget year that begins Oct. 1, seeks to raise taxes on wealthier Americans and corporations and use the extra income to lift the fortunes of families who have felt squeezed during tough economic times. Republicans, who now hold the power in Congress, are accusing the president of seeking to revert to tax-and-spend policies that will harm the economy while failing to do anything about soaring spending on government benefit programs. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Julie Burkhart, chief executive of the Trust Women Foundation abortion-rights group, spoke against a Kansas bill that would ban an abortion procedure, saying it would harm women. Pro-life groups wish to ban "dismemberment" abortions. (AP Photo/Nicholas Clayton)
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President Obama's 2,000-page, $4 trillion budget may not resonate with America's frugal voters. (Associated press)
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich outlines details of his proposed two-year, $72 billion state budget that includes a $500 million net tax cut, on Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)
