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Some of the several hundred demonstrators marching down M Street in Georgetown Saturday afternoon towards the key bridge. The protest focused on Michael Brown's death and the recent grand jury decision in Ferguson. during a Ferguson Protest in Georgetown, DC, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Erin Schaff)
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Texas death row inmate Scott Panetti talks during a prison interview in Huntsville, Texas, where he is on death row for the 1992 murder of his wife's parents, in this Nov. 19, 1999, file photo. Panetti's execution is set for Dec. 3, 2014, but Panetti’s attorneys want the death date withdrawn or at least delayed to allow for a new round of psychological testing to determine if he’s competent to be executed. (AP Photo/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Scott Coomer, File)
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Sen. Joe Benning, left, R-Caledonia, listens during a legislative gathering at the Statehouse on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013 in Montpelier, Vt. Growing numbers of pre-trial detainees in Vermont prisons and paying sheriffs to monitor mentally ill patients in hospital emergency rooms are among the many budget pressures facing Vermont state government. The administration of Gov. Peter Shumlin briefed lawmakers on the budget challenges they're expected to face when they return in January.(AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
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The most egregious examples of government waste, fraud or abuse from TWT staff. (Golden Hammer cropped logo)
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The most egregious examples of government waste, fraud or abuse from TWT staff. (Golden Hammer cropped logo)
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Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has vowed to work with U.S. President Barack Obama on immigration issues. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Rep. Jeff Miller, Florida Republican and chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee said the agency has a "horrible track record" in managing major construction projects. (Associated Press)
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Lesley McSpadden, mother of Michael Brown, second from right, hugs Kimberly Michelle Ballinger, the domestic partner of Akai Gurley, while Al Sharpton, left, speaks at the National Action Network headquarters in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. On the day before Thanksgiving, Sharpton brought together the families of Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Akai Gurley, all black men recently killed by police officers. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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April DeBoer, center left, and Jayne Rowse, center right, attend Michigan Adoption Day with their family to finalize their adoption of 2-year-old Rylee DeBoer-Rowse, left, at the Oakland County Court House in Pontiac, Mich., on Nov. 25, 2014. The Detroit-area nurses are challenging Michigan's ban on gay marriage. Their family, from left are, Rylee, Nolan, 5, Ryanne , 4, and Jacob, 5. In the back are April DeBoer's parents Wendy DeBoer and Ken DeBoer, right. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Mandi Wright)
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Soldiers rush a trauma victim to a U.S. Army medical helicopter in Tarmiyah, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2007. (U.S. Army) ** FILE **
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National Edition News cover for November 26, 2014 - Fundraiser charged with child sex abuse met Obama often: Terrence Patrick Bean, 66, a prominent gay-rights activist and Democratic donor, was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, and charged with two counts of third-degree sodomy and with third-degree sex abuse. (Photo: Multnomah County Sheriff's Office)
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National Edition Opinion cover for November 26, 2014 - Illegal executive orders reward illegal immigration (Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times)
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Illustration on the negative impact of Obama's immigration action on black Americans by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Former NFL cornerback Aeneas Williams snapped into action Tuesday by repairing storefronts damaged by rioters the night before in Ferguson, Missouri. (Twitter/Aeneas Williams)
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Illustration on the visible failings of Obama's economic policies by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Terrence Patrick Bean, 66, a prominent gay-rights activist and Democratic donor, talks with President Obama with Air Force One in July 2010. (PQ Monthly)
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Princeton University Professor Cornel West mocked fellow civil rights activist Al Sharpton on Monday, accusing him of always wanting to be the center of attention on issues that affect the black community. (C-SPAN2 via National Review)
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Terrence Patrick Bean, 66, a prominent gay-rights activist and Democratic donor, was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, and charged with two counts of third-degree sodomy and with third-degree sex abuse. (Photo: Multnomah County Sheriff's Office)
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Terrence Patrick Bean, 66, a prominent gay rights activist and Democratic donor, was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, and charged with two counts of third-degree sodomy and with third-degree sex abuse. (Photo: Multnomah County Sheriff's Office)
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FILE - This Nov. 12, 2014 file photo shows the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, on a laptop screen, shown in Portland, Ore. Consumers in most places will see their health insurance premiums go up next year for popular plans under President Barack Obama’s health care law. But it will take time to get to a bottom line for family finances, let alone the larger political battle over the program’s future. For many people, government subsidies will cushion the hit. And there’s a new factor: returning customers who are savvy about health insurance and unafraid to shop for a better deal. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
