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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington. (Associated Press)

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Cheryl Blossom has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has to decide whether to stay on her own in California or return home to Riverdale, home of Archie, Reggie, Betty and Veronica. The story debuts in this month's issue of "Life With Archie." (Archie Comics via Associated Press)

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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks March 6, 2012, before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington. (Associated Press)

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Helen Maroulis (shown above), a wrestler from Rockville, Md., may be the best U.S. wrestler in her weight class. Maroulis won the U.S. Open Wrestling Championships last December and has a bye into the finals of the Olympic Trials on Saturday. (Bryan Oller/Special to the Washington Times)

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Helen Maroulis, a wrestler from Rockville, Md, may be the best U.S. wrestler in her weight class. She is currently training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. She and other members of the U.S. team, as well as wrestlers from other countries, spent time training together, Thursday,Mar. 1, 2012. (BryanOller/Special to the Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks March 5, 2012, at the American Legion in Westerville, Ohio. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum waits Jan. 31, 2012, to be introduced at a tea party tally in Las Vegas. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks March 5, 2012, at a campaign rally at Gregory Industries in Canton, Ohio. (Associated Press)

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Former Baltimore Bullets star Earl Monroe had dedicated himself to helping others with Type 2 diabetes learn how to control the disease, just as he had to do. (Associated Press)

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Dr. Gemma Driscoll (right), a British volunteer veterinarian, examines a dog at the Mdzananda clinic near Cape Town, South Africa. The clinic provides spaying, neutering and other basic care for pets in the impoverished Khayelitsha township. (Associated Press)

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Capitals defenseman Mike Green is a welcome sight on the blue line. Injuries had limited him to just 15 games entering last night against the New York Islanders. (Associated Press)

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Daniel R. Levinson, inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (center), along with HHS Deputy Secretary Bill Corr and U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldana, speaks about federal charges in what the officials called the largest case of Medicare fraud in U.S. history. (AP Photo/L.M. Otero)

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**FILE** A tray containing pizza, fries, salad, a frozen fruit desert and drink is prepared July 21, 2011, for a prisoner during lunch at the Bellamy Creek correctional facility near Ionia, Mich. (Associated Press/The Detroit News)

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Protesters interrupt Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Republican, as he delivers a presidential campaign speech highlighting veterans at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A veteran sitting onstage behind Rep. Ron Paul, a GOP presidential candidate, raises a fist of support as Mr. Paul delivers a speech highlighting veterans at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Kenyan soldier Nicholas Munyanya wears a helmet with the words written in Kiswahili "Tea in Kismayo," a reference to a strategic Somali town. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Mother-to-be Tammy Gerencser speaks with Dr. Michael L. Cacciatore at Florida Hospital in Orlando. (Associated Press)

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Pamela Druckerman, author of "Bringing Up Bebe," said French mothers love their children as much as anyone, but don't see them as their entire life project. (Associated Press)

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In this Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 photo, celebrity chef Paula Deen poses for a portrait in New York. A month after being widely criticized for revealing she has diabetes, as well as a lucrative endorsement deal for a drug to treat it, Paula Deen says she's ready to show a lighter side to her famously fatty Southern-style cooking. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri)

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Pedestrians are pictured in Montpelier, Vt., in July 2011. For nearly a century, scientists have struggled to come up with a diet pill that helps people lose weight without causing side effects that range from embarrassing digestive issues to dangerous heart problems. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)