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John Surma (right), vice chairman of the Penn State board of trustees, listens to questions after announcing the firing of university President Graham Spanier and football coach Joe Paterno in State College, Pa., on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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John Surma (foreground at table), vice chairman of the Penn State board of trustees, announces the firing of university President Graham Spanier and football coach Joe Paterno in State College, Pa., on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Marchyco Harrell (right), a teacher in the Lorain (Ohio) City Schools, and Verlene DeWitt, a teacher in the Westlake (Ohio) City Schools, listen to speakers at a rally co-sponsored by the Cleveland Teachers Union and We Are Ohio in Cleveland on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

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Jeffrey M. Frederick, a Republican who is running for a seat on the Virginia State Senate, waits in line to cast his vote at Henderson Elementary School in Montclair, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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There was speculation that Vice President Joseph R. Biden used Botox to smooth his brow before debating Sarah Palin during the 2008 campaign. "The problem with Botox is that it makes you less expressive," says Paul Ekman, emeritus professor of psychology at the University of California Medical School. (Associated Press)

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Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson continues to use her predecessor's IMPACT teacher-evaluation program, which D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown says would not be affected by his proposals to give top teachers incentives to work at low-ranked schools. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown wants to give top-rated teachers a $10,000 bonus and other incentives to work in low-performing schools. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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Maryland quarterback Danny O'Brien looks on from the bench in the second half of the game against Boston College in College Park, Md., on Oct. 29, 2011. O'Brien is likely to share snaps with C.J. Brown against Virginia on Saturday. (Associated Press)

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"It's Academic" host Mac McGarry, seen on set in April with students from Bethesda's Walter Johnson High School, hosted the Washington-based quiz show for 50 years, asking more than 200,000 questions before his retirement was announced Wednesday. (NBC4)

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Students at Carmody Middle School in Lakewood, Colo., head for waiting buses after school on Oct. 28, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks during the Johnson County GOP Fall BBQ at Clear Creek-Amana High School in Tiffin, Iowa, earlier this month. He casts himself as a job creator.

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Maryland running back Justus Pickett (44) is tackled by Boston College defenders in College Park, Md., Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Boston College running back Andre Williams, top center, celebrates with his teammates after scoring a touchdown in the first half against Maryland in College Park, Md., Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Myrtilla Miner Elementary School students wave the Swedish national flag as they await for the arrival of H.R.H. Prince Daniel of Sweden for his visit to Myrtilla Miner Elementary School in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Myrtilla Miner Elementary School student London Gray, 5, tries out some traditional Swedish food in the cafeteria as H.R.H. Prince Daniel of Sweden makes a visit to Myrtilla Miner Elementary School in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 26, 2011. The Embassies of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden along with the D.C. Public Schools Office of Food & Nutrition Services, the Office of Secretary for the District of Columbia and the DC Embassy Adoption Program, bring Nordic food to all 45,000 D.C. Public School students at 125 schools. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Israel Walston, 5, tries some traditional Swedish food in the cafeteria of Miner Elementary School during Prince Daniel of Sweden's visit. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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President Obama speaks to students and faculty at the Auraria Events Center at the University of Colorado at Denver on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

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Louisiana State University students Mark Nehlig (left) and Brian Sain lift a coffin representing education on the steps of the Louisiana Capitol in Baton Rouge, La., in November 2010, after after a rally to protest cuts to higher education. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Republican, said on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday that he wants to end federal student loans, calling it a failed program that has put students in debt when there are no jobs and when the quality of education has deteriorated. As president, he said he would eliminate five federal agencies. (NBC via Associated Press)