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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)

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In this Dec. 26, 2011, photo, Facebook website founder Mark Zuckerberg rides a water buffalo in northern resort town of Sapa in Lao Cai province, Vietnam. (AP Photo/VnExpress, Le Thanh Hieu)

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**FILE** Clarence Turner of Little Canada, Minn., hands in his resume Nov. 2, 2011, at the Minneapolis Career Fair in Bloomington, Minn., where he was looking for a hotel audit job. (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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Yemen's outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh wants permission to travel to the U.S. for medical treatment. (Associated Press)

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Bill Langdon co-owns the Grand Ole Pub in West Chester, Ohio. He said he hears more people in the popular gathering spot for Republican partisans who like Newt Gingrich in the GOP presidential field. (Associated Press)