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The Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan held a hearing on Monday to discuss the U.S. contingency operations in Southwest Asia.

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Thousands of bikers rode into Washington Memorial Day weekend to bring attention to POW-MIA issues.

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Sarah Palin joined the bikers' ride into D.C.

One veteran wore a tee-shirt supporting her.

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Admiral Michael Mullen takes a moment to reflect on those who went missing or were imprisoned during the Vietnam war.

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Thousands of bikers rode into Washington Memorial Day weekend to bring attention to POW-MIA issues.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates addressed the rally.

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Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) told reporters that seniors would have to pay significantly more if Paul Ryan's budget is allowed to pass.

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Rep. Gutierrez (D-IL) speaks out against separating families with deportation and implores President Obama to make changes.

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Families affected by the deportation policy tell their stories to reporters.

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Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) told reporters in front of the Capitol that immigrants worked harder than anybody.

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Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-IL) questioned whether the current immigration policy makes America "better"

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Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) urged change on immigration.

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Families affected by the deportation policy tell their stories to reporters.

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A photo from the Supreme Court opinion in Brown v. Plata shows prisoners being housed in a gymnasium.

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A photo from the Supreme Court opinion in Brown v. Plata shows "dry cages/holding cells for people wait- ing for mental health crisis bed."

According to the Court's opinion:

Prisoners in California with serious mental illness do not receive minimal, adequate care. Because of a shortage of treatment beds, suicidal inmates may be held for prolonged periods in telephone-booth sized cages without toilets. A psychiatric expert reported observing an inmate who had been held in such a cage for nearly 24 hours, standing in a pool of his own urine, unresponsive and nearly catatonic. Prison officials explainedthey had “‘no place to put him.’”

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Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and fellow Senate Democrats condemn the Paul Ryan budget plan's Medicare cuts.

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Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) harshly condemns the GOP budget's Medicare cuts.

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