Social Issues

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Arkansas state Rep. John Burris (above), a Republican, is under fire from primary challenger Scott Flippo for his role in working out a compromise which leveraged federal money under Obamacare to purchase private insurance for low-income residents. Mr. Flippo has called Mr. Burris a cheerleader for Obamacare, despite the fact that the incumbent reportedly once blocked the entire budget of a state agency in an effort to stop the agency from setting up the online health insurance exhanged that is requred by law.

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New Mexico Veterans Affairs health care system interim director James Robbins, center, talks about patient wait times, while Dr. Meghan Gerety, left, and associate director Pamela Crowell listen during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, June 10, 2014. VA officials acknowledged that a recent audit highlights problems with wait times for veterans in New Mexico. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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Illustration on the benefits of privatizing the U.S. Postal Service by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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**FILE** Walk-in clients at Connect For Health Colorado, the state's health care exchange in Denver, wait for their names to be called to sign up for insurance on on March. 31, 2014, the last day before fines are imposed. Colorado has already exceeded baseline federal goals for enrollment. (Associated Press)

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This undated image provided by the U.S. Army shows Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. U.S. officials say the only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed and is in U.S. custody. The officials say Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's (boh BURG'-dahl) release was part of a negotiation that includes the release of five Afghan detainees held in the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)

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Christin Howard was savagely beaten by a group of attackers on Sunday as revelers descended on Detroit for the city's gay pride festival. (ABC 7)

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Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller (R-Fla.), left, and ranking minority member Rep. Mike Michaud (D-Maine), right, speaks to members of the media during a break in testimony from Veteran Affairs Undersecretary for Health for Administrative Operations Assistant Deputy Philip Matkovsky and Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin during a late night House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rep. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) speaks as Government Accountability Office health care director Debra Draper, Veteran Affairs Undersecretary for Health for Administrative Operations Assistant Deputy Philip Matkovsky, Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin, and Assistant Veterans Affairs Inspector General for Audits and Evaluations Linda Halliday testify at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)