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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, retired Navy Capt. Mark Kelly, walk on the Davidson Canyon Gabe Zimmerman Memorial Trailhead on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, to pay tribute to Zimmerman, who was killed a year ago during the Tucson shooting. Zimmerman was the director of community outreach for Mrs. Giffords. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Cheryl Evans)

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A replica of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ known as the Black Nazarene is carried by devotees during the blessing and procession of the replicas in Manila on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and husband Mark Kelly pose at the Davidson Canyon Gabe Zimmerman Memorial trailhead outside Tucson, Ariz., on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. The trailhead is named in honor of Mrs. Giffords' slain staff member Gabe Zimmerman. (AP Photo/Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords)

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Man-made snow coats a ski slope, but barren ground remains Thursday under a chairlift at Shawnee Peak ski resort in Bridgton, Maine. A dearth of snow in many regions nationwide is costing various businesses millions of dollars. (Associated Press)

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The Financial Times referred to the U.S. Embassy being built in London as the "glazed green cube embassy." (State Department photo)

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He's gaining momentum: There is a slim chance that Republican hopeful Buddy Roemer could make it into the ABC News candidate debate on Saturday. (Photograph provided by Buddy Roemer)

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Yemeni vendor Hassan Azany (left), 19, sits Jan. 3, 2012, by his makeshift shop at an alley in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen. (Associated Press)

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Tourists build a sand pyramid at a closed beach at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt. Some Islamists have a message for foreign tourists: Welcome to Egypt, but no booze, bikinis or mixed bathing at beaches. But if such strictures were imposed, it could hurt the tourism industry. (Associated Press)

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President Obama takes his family to an exhibit about his mother's anthropological work in Honolulu on Sunday before heading for the campaign trail. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann waves goodbye from her campaign bus after visiting Paula's Maid Rite Restaurant on a campaign stop, West Des Moines, IA, Monday, January 2, 2012. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann waves to a packed room as she visits Paula's Maid Rite Restaurant. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann visits Paula's Maid Rite Restaurant. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann along side her husband, Marcus, right, greets people after visiting Paula's Maid Rite Restaurant on a campaign stop. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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President Obama takes his family to an exhibit about his mother's anthropological work in Honolulu on Sunday before heading for the campaign trail. (Associated Press)

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Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown is organizing the trip of District officials to New Hampshire to try to gain support for D.C. statehood. (The Washington Times)

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The former Weston Hospital, a National Historic Landmark built in Weston, W.Va., in the mid-1800s, has been renamed the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. Tourism emphasizing the paranormal is helping pay for its restoration and maintenance. (Associated Press)

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Artwork created by former patients is on display in the building's seven museum rooms, which also exhibit the superintendent's books and nurses' logs. They have to be put away in winter, when the unheated building is cold and damp. (Associated Press)

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Heather Goode served then candidate Barack Obama a slice of pie and a cup of tea when he stopped at the Smokey Row Coffee House while campaigning in late 2007. Iowans have rubbed elbows with many candidates over the years. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Baltimore running back Ray Rice breaks away from the pack for a 70-yard touchdown against Cincinnati. Rice also had a 51-yard TD run.

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The crowd packs New York's Times Square during the New Year's Eve celebration as seen from the Marriott Marquis hotel, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)