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Pakistani Christians chant slogans as they burn a tire during a demonstration demanding that the government rebuild their homes after they were burned down following an alleged blasphemy incident, in Islamabad on Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
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Dead pigs are strewn along the riverbanks in the Songjiang district of Shanghai on Thursday, March 7, 2013. Chinese officials say they have fished out 900 dead pigs from the river, which is a water source for residents. (AP Photo)
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Carolina Hurricanes left wing Alexander Semin (28), from Russia, skates with the puck with Washington Capitals left wing Jason Chimera (25) nearby during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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The photo provided by Volvo Wednesday, March 6, 2013 shows an inflated pedestrian airbag at the new Volvo V40. The airbag is located under the bonnet, close to the windscreen. If the car hits someone while traveling between 20 kph (12 mph) and 50 kph (30 mph), an air bag slips out from where the car hood meets the windshield as an impact with that area is responsible for many head injuries when pedestrians slide up the car’s hood in an accident. (AP Photo/Volvo)
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President Barack Obama participates in a roundtable discussion and lunch with local residents at Combs Pier in Gulfport, Miss., June 14, 2010. Participants pictured, from left, are National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, hotel co-owner Missy Bennett, restaurant owner Scott Weinberg, Marsha Barbour, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, and Gulfport Mayor George Schloegel. This was the President's fourth trip to the Gulf Coast to assess the ongoing response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) This official White House photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way and may not be used in commercial or political materials, advertisements, emails, products, promotions that in any way suggests approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.
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Julio Acevedo (center) is escorted to a hearing at the Lehigh County Courthouse on Thursday, March 7, 2013, in Allentown, Pa. Mr. Acevedo was arrested in Bethlehem, Pa., on Wednesday after a friend arranged his surrender, and he was ordered held without bail. He is a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pregnant woman and her husband on their way to a hospital in New York. Their premature baby, delivered by caesarean section after the crash, later died. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Syrian families wait their turn to register at the UNHCR center in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. The number of Syrians who have fled their war-ravaged country and are seeking assistance has now topped the one million mark, the United Nations’ refugee agency said Wednesday warning that Syria is heading towards a "full-scale disaster." (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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Fairfax County firefighters respond to a call in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, March 6, 2013. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)