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"My father's approach to the most brutal and unambiguous social injustices during the civil rights struggle was rooted in nonviolence as a morally and tactically correct response," said Martin Luther King III. (Associated Press)
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In this undated photo provided by the family, Aileen Dannelley holds her baby, Savannah, at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill. The one month old baby is being treated with methadone for withdrawal while she and her mother both fight addiction to powerful prescription painkillers. The number of U.S. babies born with signs of opiate drug withdrawal has tripled over a decade because of a surge in the use of illegal narcotics and powerful prescription painkillers among pregnant women, researchers say. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Men hold a banner during a gathering at the Trocadero place, in Paris, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015 to protest against extremist Islamic group Boko Haram after a large-scale attack in Baga, where as many as 2,000 people were massacred in a raid on January 7, 2015. Cameroon, Chad and Niger have launched a regional bid to combat the Boko Haram. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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Comedian Bill Cosby performs at the Buell Theater in Denver, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. Cosby, 77, is facing sexual assault accusations from at least 15 women, with some of the claims dating back decades. He has denied the allegations through his attorney and has never been charged with a crime. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Comedian Bill Cosby performs at the Buell Theater in Denver, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. Cosby, 77, is facing sexual assault accusations from at least 15 women, with some of the claims dating back decades. He has denied the allegations through his attorney and has never been charged with a crime. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Veterans march on the Department of Veterans Affairs on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. (Image: Alex Swoyer, The Washington Times)
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FILE - In this June 26, 2013, file photo, gay rights advocate Vin Testa waves a rainbow flag in front of the Supreme Court in Washington. It was announced Friday that the Supreme Court will decide gay marriage issue this term. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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This photo taken Nov. 6, 2014, shows entertainer Bill Cosby gesturing during an interview about the upcoming exhibit, "Conversations: African and African-American Artworks in Dialogue," at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Sen. Lamar Alexander, Tennessee Republican and chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Wednesday came out against President Obama's new paid family-leave policy, saying the cost was to high for businesses. (Associated Press)
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Demonstrators gathered outside the courthouse Thursday in Brownsville, Texas, to chant, read poems and share stories of their immigration struggles. Attorneys for 25 states are going before a federal judge to argue for a rollback of President Obama's expansive executive actions to spare millions of people living in the U.S. illegally from deportation. (Associated Press)
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National Edition Opinion cover for January 16, 2015 - The challenge raised by the Paris slaughter (Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times)
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Illustration on dealing with sexual assaults in the military by Donna Grethen/Tribune Content Agency
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Demonstrators march on Pennsylvania Avenue toward Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, during the Justice for All march. More than 10,000 protesters are converging on Washington in an effort to bring attention to the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police. Civil rights organizations are holding a march to the Capitol on Saturday with the families of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, two unarmed black men who died in incidents with white police officers. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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The VA has been under pressure to improve services after an internal investigation found that offices throughout the country were ensnared in bureaucratic red tape and kept secret waiting lists that prevented veterans from receiving timely care. (Associated Press)
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Ellen DeGeneres responded with humor on Wednesday to a Christian Post contributor who alleged that gay celebrities like her are guilty of pushing a "gay agenda" on America's youth. (The Ellen DeGeneres Show via Too Fab)
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Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Illinois Democrat, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 13, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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National Edition News cover for January 14, 2015 - Obama deal sets off rush of Cubans to U.S. shore: This Jan. 1, 2015 photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows 24 Cuban migrants in the waters south of Key West, Fla. The Cubans were later repatriated. Coast Guard officials said Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, that the number of Cubans attempting to reach Florida illegally by sea has surged since the U.S. and Cuba announced they would restore diplomatic relations. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard)
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Former Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran was fired after penning a self-published book called "Who Told You That You Were Naked?" that criticized homosexuality. (Associated Press)
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Protesters held a "Dignity in Death" rally Saturday outside a Denver church after the minister decided to cancel a lesbian's funeral well after the service was supposed to start. (KUSA-TV via @RobLowTV)
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Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips' lawyers are seeking to have his discrimination conviction — for refusing to make a gay couple's cake — overturned, maintaining a Colorado state official was taped comparing Mr. Phillips' religious convictions to Nazism. (Associated Press)
