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President Barack Obama pauses while speaking at the LBJ Presidential Library, Thursday, April 10, 2014, in Austin, Texas, during the Civil Rights Summit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Obama pauses while speaking at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas, during the Civil Rights Summit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act.

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Piglets play in a piggery at village near Warsaw April 10, 2014. Poland has asked the European Union to intervene in a spat over Russia banning imports of Polish pork and says that the case could be taken up by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Russia suspended imports in February, citing concerns that cases of African swine fever among wild boars in Poland could spread to farmed pigs. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel (POLAND - Tags: ANIMALS POLITICS HEALTH BUSINESS)

Piglets play in a piggery at village near Warsaw, Poland. Poland has asked the European Union to intervene in a spat over Russia banning imports of Polish pork and says that the case could be taken up by the World Trade Organization. Russia suspended imports in February, citing concerns that cases of African swine fever among wild boars in Poland could spread to farmed pigs.

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A woman holding her child votes for the general election inside a polling station on the outskirts of Jammu April 10, 2014. Around 815 million people have registered to vote in the world's biggest election - a number exceeding the population of Europe and a world record - and results of the mammoth exercise, which concludes on May 12, are due on May 16. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A woman holding her child votes for the general election inside a polling station on the outskirts of Jammu, India.

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A priest ringing a bell walks out from the temple of God Bhairab during the Bisket festival at Bhaktapur April 10, 2014. The festival, which runs for more than a week and coincides with the Nepalese New Year, involves devotees offering prayers and the pulling of two chariots, one carrying the idol of God Bhairab and the other with the idol of Goddess Bhadrakali, around the ancient city of Bhaktapur. Devotees participate in the festival with the belief that they will be blessed with good health, fortune and harvest for the coming year. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)

A priest ringing a bell walks out from the temple of God Bhairab during the Bisket festival at Bhaktapur, Nepal. The festival, which runs for more than a week and coincides with the Nepalese New Year, involves devotees offering prayers and the pulling of two chariots, one carrying the idol of God Bhairab and the other with the idol of Goddess Bhadrakali, around the ancient city of Bhaktapur. Devotees participate in the festival with the belief that they will be blessed with good health, fortune and harvest for the coming year.

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A model presents a creation by Fanny's F.UR during Shanghai Fashion Week April 10, 2014. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: FASHION)

A model presents a creation by Fanny's F.UR during Shanghai Fashion Week.

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Jimmel, an owl-faced monkey, protects her one-month old baby at the zoo in Antwerp April 10, 2014. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM - Tags: ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Jimmel, an owl-faced monkey, protects her one-month old baby at the zoo in Antwerp, Belgium.

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A pro-Russia protester stands at a barricade outside a regional government building in Donetsk, April 10, 2014. Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov struck a softer tone, saying he hoped to avoid bloodshed and proposed that protesters holding buildings in Luhansk and Donetsk would not be prosecuted if they left the building and surrendered their arms. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A pro-Russia protester stands at a barricade outside a regional government building in Donetsk, Ukraine. Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov struck a softer tone, saying he hoped to avoid bloodshed and proposed that protesters holding buildings in Luhansk and Donetsk would not be prosecuted if they left the building and surrendered their arms.

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Air Force One casts a shadow upon its arrival n Austin, Texas April 10, 2014. U.S. President Barack Obama will speak at a Civil Rights Summit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin on Thursday. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS TRANSPORT)

Air Force One casts a shadow upon its arrival in Austin, Texas.

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A makeup artist prepares a model during the eyelash extension competition during the Ideal of Beauty spring festival in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, April 10, 2014. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY)

A makeup artist prepares a model during the eyelash extension competition during the Ideal of Beauty spring festival in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.

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BRECKERFELD, GERMANY - APRIL 10: Chicken eggs are coloured for Easter at Baumeister Frischei egg and chicken farm on April 10, 2014 in Breckerfeld, Germany. The farm is among the biggest egg producers in the region, producing 120,000 chicken eggs daily to meet demand for its brightly-coloured eggs two weeks before Easter. (Photo by Sascha Schuermann/Getty Images)

Dyed Easter eggs are at Baumeister Frischei egg and chicken farm in Breckerfeld, Germany. The farm is among the biggest egg producers in the region, producing 120,000 chicken eggs daily to meet demand for its brightly-colored eggs two weeks before Easter.

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Indonesian soldiers train their weapons at an airplane piloted by 65 year-old Heinz Peier of Switzerland after it was intercepted by Indonesian jet fighters and forced to land at Soewondo Air Base in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, April 10, 2014. Peier was on a ferry flight from Colombo to Singapore when he entered Indonesian airspace illegally, an Air Force official said. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

Indonesian soldiers train their weapons at an airplane piloted by 65-year-old Heinz Peier of Switzerland after it was intercepted by Indonesian jet fighters and forced to land at Soewondo Air Base in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Peier was on a ferry flight from Colombo to Singapore when he entered Indonesian airspace illegally.

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A student protester against a trade pact with China organizes paper fans with notes of support outside the legislature in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, April 10, 2014. Students evacuated the legislature Thursday night after forcefully occupying it for the last three weeks in protest to a trade pact with China, challenging the president's policy of moving the democratic island economically closer to China. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

A student protester against a trade pact with China organizes paper fans with notes of support outside the legislature in Taipei, Taiwan. Students evacuated the legislature Thursday night after forcefully occupying it for the last three weeks in protest to a trade pact with China, challenging the president's policy of moving the democratic island economically closer to China.

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A police officer walks through a display of seized packages of cocaine during a media presntation at a police base in the Caribbean seaport of Cartagena, Colombia, Thursday, April 10, 2014. Police say they seized about 7 tons of cocaine Wednesday in a container bound for the Netherlands' port of Rotterdam. (AP Photo/Felipe Caicedo)

A police officer walks through a display of seized packages of cocaine during a media presentation at a police base in the Caribbean seaport of Cartagena, Colombia. Police say they seized about seven tons of cocaine Wednesday in a container bound for the Netherlands' port of Rotterdam.

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at Cooper Union in New York, Thursday, April 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Mayor de Blasio addresses his first 100 days in office at Cooper Union in New York City.

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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 10: A person stands outside Pearl Paint, a famed art supply and paint store, on Canal Street on April 10, 2014 in New York City. The Building Pearl Paint occupies has reportedly been put up for sale, prompting rumors that the New York City arts supply institution may close. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

A person stands outside Pearl Paint, a famed art supply and paint store, on Canal Street in New York City. The building Pearl Paint occupies has reportedly been put up for sale, prompting rumors that the New York City arts supply institution may close.

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Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spews molten rocks and large clouds of gas and ashes near Banos, south of Quito, April 9, 2014. According to local media, the volcano emitted a column of ash on the afternoon of April 4. Tungurahua, which means "Throat of Fire" in the local Quechua language, has been classified as active since 1999. Picture taken April 9, 2014. REUTERS/Carlos Campana (ECUADOR - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spews molten rocks and large clouds of gas and ashes near Banos, south of Quito, Wednesday. According to local media, the volcano emitted a column of ash on the afternoon of April 4. Tungurahua, which means "Throat of Fire" in the local Quechua language, has been classified as active since 1999.

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An anti-government protester puts candles in front of mock tombstones with photographs of victims of violence, during a protest against Nicolas Maduro's government at Altamira Square in Caracas April 10, 2014. President Nicolas Maduro was due to host Venezuelan opposition leaders on Thursday at the start of mediated talks intended to stem two months of political unrest that has killed dozens in the OPEC nation. The t-shirt reads, "No more deaths, violence, repression, shortage and corruption". REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

An anti-government protester puts candles in front of mock tombstones with photographs of victims of violence during a protest against Nicolas Maduro's government at Altamira Square in Caracas, Venezuela. President Nicolas Maduro was due to host Venezuelan opposition leaders on Thursday at the start of mediated talks intended to stem two months of political unrest that has killed dozens in the OPEC nation. The t-shirt reads, "No more deaths, violence, repression, shortage and corruption."

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Plaintiffs challenging Utah's gay marriage ban Derek Kitchen, right, and his partner Moudi Sbeity hug after leaving court following a hearing at the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Thursday, April 10, 2014. The court is to decide if it agrees with a federal judge in Utah who in mid-December overturned a 2004 voter-passed gay marriage ban, saying it violates gay and lesbian couples' rights to due process and equal protection under the 14th Amendment. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Plaintiffs challenging Utah's gay marriage ban Derek Kitchen, right, and his partner Moudi Sbeity hug after leaving court following a hearing at the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. The court is to decide if it agrees with a federal judge in Utah who in mid-December overturned a 2004 voter-passed gay marriage ban, saying it violates gay and lesbian couples' rights to due process and equal protection under the 14th Amendment.

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Orthodox Jewish boys play with cut-outs of sheep before a reenactment ceremony of the Passover sacrifice begins in Jerusalem April 10, 2014. Members of the Temple Institute, who advocate for the current day building of the third temple on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, take part in a reenactment of the Passover sacrifice. Passover, which starts next week, commemorates the flight of Jews from ancient Egypt, as described in the Exodus chapter of the Bible. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (JERUSALEM - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)

Orthodox Jewish boys play with cut-outs of sheep before a reenactment ceremony of the Passover sacrifice begins in Jerusalem.