Asked about Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum's Friday letter to Feinberg criticizing the claims process under the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, Feinberg again emphasized that the program is voluntary.

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Pressure mounted further as the Majority Leader of the Florida House of Representatives, Rep. Adam Hasner, worked with the state's Department of Children and Families and Attorney General Bill McCullom to ascertain the danger to which Ms. Bary could be exposed if she were relinquished by Florida authorities.

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"Entrance to our great colleges and universities must be based upon merit, and I remain optimistic moving forward in our fight for equality, fairness and rule of law at our nation's highest court, " said Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, a Republican and supporter of the measure, after the case was granted Monday.

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