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Sen. Mike Lee (right) of Utah confers with fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky during a recent meeting of the Tea Party Debt Commission. The two lawmakers were elected in 2010 with help from the tea party. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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Charles Frazier, the author of "Nightwoods" and "Cold Mountain," spends time in the record store of his friend, musician Jack White, in Nashville, Tenn. Like the written word, music is a big part of Frazier's life. He has begun assembling a soundtrack to give him inspiration for his next book. (Associated Press)

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Occupy San Francisco protesters are served a turkey dinner provided by Glide Memorial Church at Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco on Nov. 24, 2011. (Associated Press)

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A shopper walks to his car Nov. 24, 2011, after purchasing a bike at Walmart in Butler Plaza in Gainesville, Fla. Walmart opened stores on Thursday. (Associated Press/The Gainesville Sun)

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Wanda King, of Hyattsville, Md., attaches a mannequin's hand at the Gap's Georgetown store as shops open for business on Thanksgiving day in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 24, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Volunteer Emmy Ridings, 8, wheels a dessert cart through the Salvation Army Community Thanksgiving dinner at the First Presbyterian Church in Winchester, Va., Thursday Nov. 24, 2011. Nearly 1,000 meals were served during the dinner. (AP Photo/The Winchester Star, Scott Mason)

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott, center, helps serve Thanksgiving dinner to guests at St. Matthew's House homeless shelter in Naples, Fla., on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. St. Matthew's House officials estimate feeding nearly 7,000 people for the Thanksgiving holiday through their turkey and grocery give-away and the sit-down dinner on Thursday afternoon. (AP Photo/Naples Daily News, Tristan Spinski) FORT MYERS OUT; MAGS OUT; NO ADS; MANDATORY CREDIT

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A U.S. soldier takes a piece of cake to mark Thanksgiving Day at the U.S. base Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

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U.S. soldiers walk into a dining facility to take their lunch meal to mark Thanksgiving Day at the U.S. base Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

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U.S. soldiers react, as they eat lunch meal to mark Thanksgiving Day at the U.S. base Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

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U.S. soldiers and service members take their lunch to mark Thanksgiving Day at the U.S. base Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

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U.S. soldiers and service members take lunch to mark the Thanksgiving Day at the U.S. base Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

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U.S. soldiers, left, distribute meals to comrades to mark Thanksgiving Day at the U.S. base Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

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Gabriele Corcos and Debi Mazar ride a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)

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Central Union Mission staffer and former client Michelangelo Payne runs boxes of fresh fruit over to the Mount Gilead Baptist Church on 13th Street Northwest. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Michelle Obama's one-shouldered white silk chiffon gown with organza flowers and Swarovski crystals, designed by Jason Wu, is on display, but there's no mention of her campaign to lessen juvenile obesity. (Photo courtesy Smithsonial National Museum of American History)