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U.S. Census Bureau Director John Thompson, left, looks on as North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple shows him one of the charts illustrating large growth in North Dakota counties during a news conference Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. Thompson says the agency is up to the challenge of counting North Dakota's exploding population. (AP Photo/The Bismarck Tribune, Mike McCleary)
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FILE - In this December 2013 image taken from a video by KDFW-FOX 4, Ethan Couch is seen during his court hearing in Fort Worth, Texas. The family of Couch, who killed four people in a drunken wreck, have reached a settlement of more than $2 million with the family of a teenage boy left disabled. Tarrant County court documents filed Friday show that the liability insurer of Ethan Couch’s parents agreed to pay $1.64 million in cash to a trust established for Sergio E. Molina. (AP Photo/KDFW-FOX 4, File)
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., rear left, speaks to reporters after a Republican caucus meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 6, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Christine Moody, in shackles, walks out of court after being sentenced to life in prison for killing a sex offender on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, in Union, S.C. Authorities say Jeremy and Christine Moody killed 59-year-old Charles Parker and his 51-year-old wife Gretchen Parker last July, stabbing and shooting them. Investigators say the Moodys are members of a loosely organized online white supremacist group called Crew 41 and decided to kill Parker because he had taken advantage of a disabled woman. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
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Jeremy Moody, in shackles, walks out of court after being sentenced to life in prison for killing a sex offender and his wife after pleading guilty on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, in Union, S.C. Authorities say Jeremy and Christine Moody killed 59-year-old Charles Parker and his 51-year-old wife Gretchen Parker last July, stabbing and shooting them. Investigators say the Moodys are members of a loosely organized online white supremacist group called Crew 41 and decided to kill Parker because he had taken advantage of a disabled woman. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
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In this March 25, 2014, file photo, Lorin Holm, left, rubs his eyes as his ex-wife, Lynda Peine testifies in 5th District Court in St. George, Utah, during a hearing in which Holm is seeking custody of the couple's minor children due to Peine's status as a member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Several men exiled from Warren Jeffs' polygamous sect are warning a judge that requiring a man to pay his ex-wives' attorney fees after winning a recent custody suit would have a chilling effect on others who have been kicked out and want their children back. (AP Photo/The Spectrum & Daily News, Jud Burkett, Pool, File)
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In this March 27, 2014, file photo, Lorin Holm, an exiled member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, looks on as video of a deposition of FLDS Church leader Warren Jeffs is played for the court during a custody hearing between Holm and his two ex-wives who still belong to the FLDS Church in 5th District Court in St. George, Utah. Several men exiled from Warren Jeffs' polygamous sect are warning a judge that requiring a man to pay his ex-wives' attorney fees after winning a recent custody suit would have a chilling effect on others who have been kicked out and want their children back. (AP Photo/The Spectrum & Daily News, Jud Burkett, Pool, File)
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In this March 27, 2014, file photo, Lorin Holm, an exiled member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, wipes away a tear as he describes his hopes for the future of his family during a custody hearing between Holm and his two ex-wives who still belong to the FLDS Church in 5th District Court in St. George, Utah. Several men exiled from Warren Jeffs' polygamous sect are warning a judge that requiring a man to pay his ex-wives' attorney fees after winning a recent custody suit would have a chilling effect on others who have been kicked out and want their children back. (AP Photo/The Spectrum & Daily News, Jud Burkett, Pool, File)
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Ugandan gay-rights activist John Abdallah Wambere holds a Ugandan newspaper during a news conference Tuesday, May 6, 2014 in Boston. Wambere is seeking asylum in the U.S. to escape a harsh anti-homosexual law in his home country. The 41-year-old, who now lives in Cambridge, Mass., said Tuesday it is heartbreaking he will have to leave his community at home as well as his 16-year-old daughter, but it is too dangerous to return. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)
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Ugandan gay-rights activist John Abdallah Wambere speaks during a news conference Tuesday, May 6, 2014 in Boston. Wambere is seeking asylum in the U.S. to escape a harsh anti-homosexual law in his home country. The 41-year-old Wambare who now lives in Cambridge said Tuesday it is heartbreaking he will have to leave his community at home as well as his 16-year-old daughter, but it is too dangerous to return. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)
