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An Egyptian military police officer argues with protesters during a demonstration on June 14, 2012, outside the Supreme Constitutional Court in Cairo. Marwan Naamani/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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In Post-Revolution Egypt, Fears Of Police Abuse Deepening

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April DeBoer (second from left) sits with her adopted daughter Ryanne, 3, and Jayne Rowse and her adopted sons Jacob, 3, and Nolan, 4, at their home in Hazel Park, Mich., on Tuesday. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption

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Challenge To Michigan's Gay Marriage Ban Grows From Adoption Case

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As BP leaves the solar industry, Asian countries such as China are taking a lead role in production. Xinhua News Agency/AP hide caption

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BP Bows Out Of Solar, But Industry Outlook Still Sunny

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Lanes of trucks wait to cross the border from Mexico into Nogales, Ariz. Fallout from the sequester could increase wait times for perishable cargo. Ted Robbins/NPR hide caption

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With Budget Cuts For Ports, Produce May Perish

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U.S. Cardinal Timothy Dolan (right) chats with other cardinals as they arrive for a meeting at the Synod Hall in the Vatican on Thursday. Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters /Landov hide caption

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Vatican Clamps Down On U.S. Cardinals' Media Briefings

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Genetically modified to be enriched with beta-carotene, golden rice grains (left) are a deep yellow. At right, white rice grains. Isagani Serrano/International Rice Research Institute hide caption

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In A Grain Of Golden Rice, A World Of Controversy Over GMO Foods

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President Obama speaks to reporters in the White House briefing room on Friday following a meeting with congressional leaders. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

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Obama Looks For A Spring Thaw With Congress To Start Melting Deficit

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Alvin Lee performing with Ten Years After in the early 1970s. Lebre Sylvie /Dalle /Landov hide caption

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Alvin Lee Is Going Home: 'Ten Years After' Guitarist Dies

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