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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican presidential candidate, greets supporters as he arrives at a campaign stop at the Stage Restaurant in Keene, N.H., on Wednesday. Mr. Romney is kicking off a three-day "Earn It" bus tour of the state. (Associated Press)

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PIZZA PARLOR POLITICIAN: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican presidential contender, shakes hands with patrons while campaigning at Village Pizza in Newport, N.H. (Associated Press)

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Shirley Salchert of Vancouver, British Columbia, replaces an ornament that fell off of the Christmas tree at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. "It's a moving place to be," said Ms. Salchert, on a visit with her son, who works for the North American Aerospace Defense Command. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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Visitors are seen reflected in the rain streaked Vietnam Memorial wall by the Christmas tree in the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 21, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Selena Hajiani, at center, with William Hynes, both of Albany, N.Y., holds an ornament with a photograph of a soldier who went missing in the Vietnam War, on the Christmas tree at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 21, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Raene Hicks, of Vale, Ore., from left, with her son Lain, 12, and daughter Sally, 5, look at the Christmas tree in the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 21, 2011. Raene said both her father and grandfather fought in the Vietnam War aboard the same Navy ship. "Both made it home, my family is blessed," she said, adding that "I come out here to see if I recognize any other names." (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)