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"Enough is enough, and they need to provide answers to why they think illegal immigrants should be eligible for Obamacare." Sen. David Vitter said. (Associated Press)
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Many of the Syrian refugees were women, children and the elderly, fleeing an onslaught by Islamic State militants on their villages. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on judicial recognition of voters' rights to define marriage in the states by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Illustration on the need for Obama to rise to challenging times by Nancy Ohanian/Tribune Content Agency
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In this Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, file photo, a flock of geese fly past a smokestack at the Jeffery Energy Center coal power plant near Emmitt, Kan. Hundreds of corporations, insurance companies and pension funds are calling on world leaders gathering for a U.N. summit on climate change this week to attack the problem by making it more costly for businesses to pollute. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) ** FILE **
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, right, arrives at the Blackwell Thurman Criminal Justice Center for booking, in Austin, Texas, in this Aug. 19, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. (Wikipedia)
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Kids who have a parent in jail or prison suffer significant health and behavior problems, according to a study that says parental incarceration could be worse for kids' health than divorce or a parent's death.
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Muslim leaders rallied in Oklahoma City on Friday to denounce the Islamic State group and condemn recent remarks by a Republican state representative who said people should be wary of Muslim Americans. (KWTV)
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Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat, said the NFL's domestic violence scandal has gone on "too long." (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt, File)
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In a photo from Aug. 23, 2014, people rally at the State House in Lansing, Mich., as part of the Michigan Pride Parade and Rally. A push to update Michigan's anti-discrimination law to include protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender residents is stalled, as Republicans insist it would have to include religious liberty exemptions and Democrats say it is not negotiable. (AP Photo/Lansing State Journal, Robert Killips)
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell pauses as he speaks during a news conference Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, in New York. Goodell says the NFL wants to implement new personal conduct policies by the Super Bowl. The league has faced increasing criticism that it has not acted quickly or emphatically enough concerning the domestic abuse cases. The commissioner reiterated that he botched the handling of the Ray Rice case. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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SENATOR KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND (D-NEW YORK) -Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. She is joining supporters of her proposal to let military prosecutors rather than commanders make decisions on whether to prosecute sexual assaults in the armed forces. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Pew Research Center found that 52 percent of Americans say Second Amendment rights are more important than gun control — up 7 percentage points from just after the December 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that left 20 schoolchildren and six faculty dead. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Illustration on anti-Semitism masquerading as criticism of Israel by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Illustration on anti-Semitism masquerading as criticism of Israel by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Job applicants line up at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York. Only 20 percent of Americans surveyed said they believe trade creates jobs. (Associated Press)
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"Ideas about punishment have evolved over time," writes Thelma Reese. Above: Two convicts in the stocks as punishment at Bibb County jail, Georgia, in 1937. (AP Photo)
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Image: Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2013, file photo, Carolina Panthers' Greg Hardy watches before an NFL football game against the New York Jets in Charlotte, N.C. Hardy did not practice with the Panthers on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, and left the stadium in street clothes with his agent Drew Rosenhaus while awaiting a decision on his playing status regarding his domestic violence case. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone, File)
