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Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks, Ben Carson, Ralph Abernathy and Levy Watkins at Johns Hopkins University during a celebration of the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr, Baltimore, Maryland, 1980. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)

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FILE - In this Sept. 7, 1987, file photo, Dr. Donlin Long, director of neurosurgery, left, and Dr. Ben Carson director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md.,, holds a brain model of the conjoined twins who separated in a 22-hour surgery, in Baltimore. Carson is the only 2016 candidate for president who has never led a state or company or run for political office, but the retired neurosurgeon maintains that someone who can lead life-or-death operations surely can run the country. (AP Photo/Fred Kraft, File)

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SINGAPORE - JULY 6: In this handout photo from Raffles Hospital, Dr. Keith Goh (left) adjusts the frame on conjoined twins Ladan and Laleh Bijani as Dr. Ben Carson observes the start of neurosurgery proceedings at the Raffles Hospital July 6, 2003 in Singapore. Doctors reported positive early progress in the operation to separate the 29 year old twins, who are joined at the head. (Photo by Raffles Hopsital/Getty Images)

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FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2004, file photo, Dr. Ben Carson, then-director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children"s Center, holds a model of the heads of conjoined twins Tabea and Lea Block of Lemgo, Germany, during a news conference in Baltimore. Carson is the only 2016 candidate for president who has never led a state or company or run for political office, but the retired neurosurgeon maintains that someone who can lead life-or-death operations surely can run the country. (AP Photo/Chris Gardner, File)

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President Bush places the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Johns Hopkins University"s director of pediatric neurosurgery Dr. Ben Carson, as he takes part in a ceremony for the 2008 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Thursday, June 19, 2008, in the East Room at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

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Dr. Ben Carson, professor emeritus at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference annual meeting in National Harbor, Md., Saturday, March 8, 2014. Saturday marks the third and final day of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, which brings together prospective presidential candidates, conservative opinion leaders and tea party activists from coast to coast. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Ben Carson speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Ben Carson introduces his wife, Candy, as he announces his candidacy for president during an official announcement in Detroit, Monday, May 4, 2015. Carson, 63, a retired neurosurgeon, begins the Republican primary as an underdog in a campaign expected to feature several seasoned politicians. (Photo/Paul Sancya)

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This combination of photos, from top left, shows Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee and from bottom left, John Kasich, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump and Scott Walker. The candidates are scheduled to participate in a Fox News Channel Republican presidential debate on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015. (AP Photos/File)

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Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson, left, poses for a photo in Little Rock, Ark., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

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Republican presidential candidate, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson answers a question during a phone interview as he travels on his bus tour near Lexington, N.C., Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

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A supporter greets Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson, left, during a campaign event at the Cedarville University, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, in Cedarville, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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Cupcakes depicting Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson are visible during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, , Friday, Oct. 9, 201. Carson is promoting a book he has co-authored with his wife Candy Carson entitled "A More Perfect Union: What We the People Can Do to Reclaim Our Constitutional Liberties." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Literature for Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is arranged at a booth during the Iowa GOP"s Growth and Opportunity Party at the Iowa state fair grounds in Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

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PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL - NOVEMBER 06: Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks to the media before speaking at a gala for the Black Republican Caucus of South Florida at PGA National Resort on November 6, 2015 in Palm Beach, Florida. Mr. Carson has come under media scrutiny for possibly exaggerating his background and other statements he has made recently. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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