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FILE - In this April 17, 2014, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at White House in Washington. The Obama administration celebrated when sign-ups for the health care law crossed the 8-million mark after a stumbling start. But most Americans are unimpressed. A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds that public opinion remains deeply negative. One bright spot: Most of those who signed up say premiums are about what they expected, or lower. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Pat Mascarella, a retired Catholic priest, speaks to the Senate Finance Committee with his service dog, Pace, at his side on Friday, May 23, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. Mascarella was requesting funding for Louisiana Rehabilitation Services, which helps disabled people live independently. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
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Parents seeking funding for disabled services listen to testimony in the Senate Finance Committee on Friday, May 23, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. The committee was holding its public testimony day, to hear requests for spending in next year's $25 billion budget. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
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Gov. Bill Haslam, right, attends a Memorial Day ceremony near the state Capitol in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday, May 23, 2014. The Republican governor a day earlier signed legislation into law that would allow the state execute death row prisoners with the electric chair if lethal injection drugs become unavailable. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)
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Gov. Bill Haslam speaks at a Memorial Day ceremony near the state Capitol in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday, May 23, 2014. The Republican governor a day earlier signed legislation into law that would allow the state to execute death row prisoners with the electric chair if lethal injection drugs become unavailable. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)
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In this Nov. 18, 2009, file photo, a Mastercard chip-based credit card is posed for a photo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. In the wake of recent high-profile data breaches, including this week’s revelation that hackers stole consumer data from eBay’s computer systems, Visa and MasterCard are renewing a push to speed the adoption of microchips into U.S. credit and debit cards. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
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Visa and MasterCard are renewing a push to speed the adoption of microchips into U.S. credit and debit cards. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 13, 1999 file photo, Ricky Bell, then warden at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tenn., gives a tour of the prison's execution chamber. Republican Gov. Bill Haslam signed a bill into law Thursday, May 22, 2014, allowing the state to electrocute death row inmates in the event prisons are unable to obtain lethal injection drugs, which have become more and more scarce following a European-led boycott of drug sales for executions. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
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Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, listens to lawmakers argue state budget legislation on the House floor at the state Capitol on Friday, May 23, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
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Illinois Rep. David Harris, R-Mount Prospect, argues state budget legislation while on the House floor during session at the Illinois State Capitol on Friday, May 23, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, listens to lawmakers argue state budget legislation during session at the Illinois State Capitol on Friday, May 23, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)