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U.S. Customs and Border Protection strengthened travel requirements after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Ten years later, tourism leaders say the decline in foreign visitors has cost billions of dollars in revenue.
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Marc Grossman owns Bob's Kitchen in Paris, one of the many American chefs whose Paris restaurants are breaking cultural food myths with their fare. (Associated Press)
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'OUR TIME': Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney delivers a speech Tuesday at a hotel in Davenport, Iowa. The former Massachusetts governor said the 2012 presidential election will be "an election to save the soul of America." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks to the Dubuque Rotary Club at the Dubuque Golf & Country Club. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich greets Iowans as he arrives to speak at the Dubuque Rotary Club at the Dubuque Golf & Country Club, Dubuque, IA. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney greets supporters after delivering a speech kicking off his Iowa bus tour at a hotel in Davenport, Iowa, on Tuesday. The former Massachusetts governor chided President Obama for broken promises. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Former Governor of Massachusetts and current Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney delivers a speech to kick off his Iowa bus tour at Hotel Blackhawk, Davenport, IA , Tuesday, December 27, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Former Governor of Massachusetts and current Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney delivers a speech to kick off his Iowa bus tour at Hotel Blackhawk, Davenport, IA. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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A group of about a dozen Ron Pauls supporters stand outside Hotel Blackhawk as Former Governor of Massachusetts and current Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney departs on his bus. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Former Governor of Massachusetts and current Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney shakes hands with supporters at Hotel Blackhawk, Davenport, IA. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Former Governor of Massachusetts and current Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney delivers a speech to kick off his Iowa bus tour at Hotel Blackhawk, Davenport, IA , Tuesday, December 27, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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Facebook website founder Mark Zuckerberg rides a water buffalo in the northern resort town of Sapa in Vietnam where he vacationed last week. (VnExpress via Associated Press)
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Widad Parsons, of Ashburn, Va., left, sips coffee while taking a break as a weary shopper naps nearby at the Tysons Corner Center mall in McLean, Va., on Dec. 26, 2011. The National Retail Federation projected this years' holiday sales to be up 3 percent over last year, but the Tysons mall is up 4 percent over last year's sales figures for the Black Friday to Christmas Eve period. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Shoppers head to their cars at the Tysons Corner Center mall in McLean, Va. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Shoppers file through Macy's at the Tysons Corner Center mall in McLean, Va., for returns and after-Christmas sales on Dec. 26, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Kim Phan, 11, from right, and Sam Thai, 16, both of Annandale, Va., play a dancing game at an Xbox display in the Microsoft store as a crowd gathers to watch the two dance at the Tysons Corner Center mall in McLean, Va., on Dec. 26, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Mychelle Dickson, from left, and William Cobb, both 16, of Temple Hills, Md., wait outside a store as shoppers crowd the Tysons Corner Center mall in McLean, Va. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times) **FILE**
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Meredith Wade, second from left, of Bethesda, Md., shares ice cream with her children, Olivia, 7, form left, Caleb, 5, and Juliet, 3, after seeing a movie at the Tysons Corner Center mall in McLean, Va. on Dec. 26, 2011. "Before I had kids, I would brave any crowd for a sale," said Meredith, "but now I won't go in to a store." (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Shoppers crowd the Tysons Corner Center mall in McLean, Va. on Dec. 26, 2011. The National Retail Federation projected this years' holiday sales to be up 3 percent over last year, but the Tysons mall is up 4 percent over last year's sales figures for the Black Friday to Christmas Eve period. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Caitlin Schultz, 18, of Waldorf, Md., at left, crosses bridge near decorations of hanging lights as shoppers crowd the Tysons Corner Center mall in McLean, Va., for returns and after-Christmas sales on Dec. 26, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
