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A police officer stands on the sidewalk in front of Charlie’s Family Pharmacy in Seaford, N.Y., Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, after a robber was killed while fleeing the store. (AP Photo/Paul Mazza)

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Yemeni soldiers and officers march during a rally demanding reforms and dismissal of a senior official over alleged corruption in Taiz, Yemen, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Anees Mahyoub)

Utah's John White celebrates his game-winning touchdown in overtime against Georgia Tech in the Sun Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, in El Paso, Texas. Utah won 30-27. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Trent Nelson)

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Maryland's Alex Len shoots over the Samford defense in the second half, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, in College Park, Md. Maryland won 75-63, and Len had 13 points and seven rebounds. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

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Burning cars are shown at the site of an arson fire in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Friday Dec.30, 2011. An arsonist torched car after car early Friday, sending firefighters scrambling to put out more than a dozen blazes in Hollywood and neighboring West Hollywood. (AP Photo/Mike Meadows)

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Milwaukee Bucks' Andrew Bogut loses the ball as he tries to drive past Washington Wizards' Andray Blatche (7) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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Milwaukee Bucks' Stephen Jackson (5) drives past Washington Wizards' Rashard Lewis (9) during the second half, Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, in Milwaukee. The Bucks won 102-81, and Jackson had seven points. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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A Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter is shown Dec. 30, 2011, at a fire in West Hollywood, Calif. An arsonist torched car after car earlier in the day, sending firefighters scrambling to put out more than a dozen blazes in Hollywood and neighboring West Hollywood. (Associated Press)

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Megan Felt, 24, is arrested during an Occupy the Caucuses protest outside Rep. Ron Paul's Iowa campaign headquarters outside Des Moines on Thursday. Four others from the group of 15 were arrested. They dislike Mr. Paul's intent to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency if elected president. (Des Moines Register via Associated Press)

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Bob and Carol Roddy place flowers on the grave of son David, who died in Iraq in 2006. "After our son was killed, we just wanted a connection, a connection with the young men and women who were still over there," Mrs. Roddy said of Operation Welcome Home Maryland.

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People mount bodies onto mules after Turkey's air force attacked suspected Kurdish rebels on Wednesday night, killing 35, many of them believed to be smugglers mistaken for guerrillas. It was one of the largest one-day civilian death tolls incurred during Turkey's 27-year drive against militant Kurds seeking autonomy. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** People wait to talk with potential employers Dec. 12, 2011, at a job fair in New York sponsored by National Career Fairs. (Associated Press)

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Mourners cry during the funeral procession for late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

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Mourners cry during the funeral procession for late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

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A portrait of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is carried past mourners during his funeral procession. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

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A portrait of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is carried past mourners during his funeral procession through the streets of Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday Dec. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

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Democrats have targeted GOP Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett, a 10-term incumbent accused of losing touch with voters in his Western Maryland district. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich (top) said Wednesday that a staffer collecting signatures “committed fraud” in a failed effort to get him on the March 6 primary ballot in Virginia. Meanwhile, rival Rick Perry (above) filed suit Wednesday in federal court in Richmond in his ballot-access bid. (Associated Press)

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Cars parked along Constitution Avenue Northwest this summer were among the more than 1.6 million that received tickets issued by the District in fiscal 2011. "There's no mercy," said AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesman John B. Townsend II. "It's the No. 1 complaint of people who live, shop, dine and work in Washington." (The Washington Times)

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Mourners cry during the funeral procession for late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)