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This undated police booking photo released by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department shows former Los Angeles teacher Mark Berndt, 61, who was arrested for felony molestation of 23 kids after photos surfaced. Berndt been charged with committing lewd acts with 23 boys and girls ages 7 to 10. AP Photo/ Los Angeles Sheriff's Department)

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Arid Uka, 22, sits Feb, 10, 2012, in a Frankfurt court room. The Islamic extremist, who admitted killing two U.S. airmen bound for Afghanistan at Frankfurt airport last year, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. (Associated Press/DADP)

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**FILE** President Obama speaks Feb. 9, 2012, about flexibility for states with the No Child Left Behind law at the White House. (Associated Press)

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Rep Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona Democrat, tours the Gabrielle Giffords Family Assistance Center, one of her favorite charities, with staffer Ron Barber in Tucson, Ariz., last month. Mr. Barber, a top aide to Ms. Giffords, announced his candidacy to run in a special election to serve as a replacement for the Arizona Democrat who was wounded in a shooting rampage. (Associated Press)

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Demonstrators leave the state legislative building in Salvador, Brazil, on Thursday after up to 300 police officers and some of their relatives had taken it in protest. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2011, file photo, American cyclist Lance Armstrong prepares for a fundraising ride through the streets of Brisbane, Australia. Federal prosecutors said, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, they are closing a criminal investigation of Armstrong and will not charge him over allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner used performance-enhancing drugs. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard, File)

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Albrecht Gero Muth has often donned a military costume and claimed to be a secret agent and Iraqi army general. Mr. Muth, 47, has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of his wife, Viola Herms Drath. (Mai Photo News Agency)

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** FILE ** Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announces the formation of the Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group during a Jan. 27, 2012, news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. (Associated Press)

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Syracuse's Kris Joseph hits what proves to be the game-winning basket with 29 seconds left in overtime against Georgetown in an NCAA basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y., Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Syracuse won 64-61. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)

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Syracuse's Scoop Jardine, right, knocks the ball loose from Georgetown's Jason Clark, forcing a turnover to end the game in overtime, in an NCAA basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y., Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Syracuse won 64-61. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)

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Deputy James Mee, who is Jewish, claims he suffered religious discrimination by superiors at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department after arresting actor Mel Gibson in 2006. (Associated Press)

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George W. Huguely V arrives Feb. 8, 2012, at court in Charlottesville for the start of his trial. Mr. Huguely is charged with the murder of fellow University of Virginia senior Yeardley Love. (Associated Press)

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George W. Huguely V arrives Feb. 8, 2012, at court in Charlottesville for the start of his trial. Mr. Huguely is charged with the murder of fellow University of Virginia senior Yeardley Love. (Associated Press)

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George W. Huguely V arrives at court in Charlottesville for the start of his trial. Mr. Huguely is charged with the murder of fellow University of Virginia senior Yeardley Love. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, here with Gov. Nikki Haley in June, argues in a lawsuit filed in February that the U.S. Justice Department erred in blocking the state from requiring voters to show government-issued photo identification to vote. The requirement "will not disenfranchise any potential South Carolina voter," he said. (Jeremy Lock/Special to The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Supporters of gay marriage celebrate outside the James R. Browning United States Courthouse in San Francisco on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, after a federal appeals court declared California's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. (AP Photo/San Francisco Chronicle, Lea Suzuki)