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Illinois Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Streamwood, listens to lawmakers argue state budget legislation 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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Helpmate executive director April Burgess-Johnson (foreground) and associate director Ann Flynn with posters for the Bumcombe County's new domestic violence plan Monday, May 19, 2014. Helpmate is a shelter and assistance program for victims of domestic violence. (AP Photo/Asheville Citizen-Times, Bill Sanders)
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Helpmate staff organize groceries in the shelter kitchen Monday, May 19, 2014. From left, Ann Flynn, associate director; Joy Henderson; Jodi Wygman; April Burgess-Johnson, executive director. Helpmate is a shelter and assistance program for victims of domestic violence. (AP Photo/Asheville Citizen-Times, Bill Sanders)
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FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2013 file photo Wisconsin Attorney Gen. J.B. Van Hollen speaks at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. Van Hollen on Friday, May 23, 2014 asked a federal judge to place on hold any future order she may make that would strike down the state’s ban on gay marriage, the second time this week Van Hollen expressed doubt in the state’s chances to succeed in defending the law. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on behalf of eight gay couples in February challenging Wisconsin's constitutional ban on gay marriage. The lawsuit contends the state's ban denies gay couples the civil rights that other married couples enjoy. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, M.P. King, Pool, File)
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FILE - In this Feb 3, 2014 file photo, plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's ban on gay marriage appear during a press conference at the Madison Concourse Hotel in Madison, Wis. U.S. Van Hollen on Friday, May 23, 2014 asked a federal judge to place on hold any future order she may make that would strike down the state’s ban on gay marriage, the second time this week Van Hollen expressed doubt in the state’s chances to succeed in defending the law. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on behalf of eight gay couples in February challenging Wisconsin's constitutional ban on gay marriage. The lawsuit contends the state's ban denies gay couples the civil rights that other married couples enjoy. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, John Hart)
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FILE - This July 1, 2013 file photo shows author and motivational speaker Lizzie Velasquez at the Friend Movement Anti-Bullying Benefit Concert at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. Velasquez, who possesses a rare and unknown syndrome that prevents her from gaining weight, is raising funds on Kickstarter through June 1, 2014, for an anti-bulling documentary, titled, "The Lizzie Project." (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)
