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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder appears before the House Judiciary Committee to answer questions about "Fast and Furious" a federal gun sting which allowed weapons to go to Mexican drug cartels through straw buyers, Thursday, December 8, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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A Pakistani woman walks near a bazaar in Peshawar that was attacked by suspected militants. The death toll from suicide attacks in Pakistan in the first 11 months of 2011 has dropped almost 40 percent from last year. (Associated Press)

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Erickson Dimas-Martinez was convicted of murder in 2010. The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out the conviction, finding misconduct among jurors who slept and tweeted during the court proceedings. (Associated Press)

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Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson has been a key member of the improved penalty kill under coach Dale Hunter. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Fred Chartrand)

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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about Operation Fast and Furious on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rep. Darrell Issa points to a poster depicting Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. as the lawmaker makes his opening statement during Mr. Holder's appearance before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rep. Darryl Issa (second from left) shakes hands with Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. before Mr. Holder's testimony on Operation Fast and Furious before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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In this Sept. 20, 2011, file photo, a phone is held in a car in Brunswick, Maine. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, File)

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Maryland guard Terrell Stoglin reacts after making a basket in the second half against Mount St. Mary's in College Park, Md., on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Stoglin led all scorers with 23 points in Maryland's 77-74 win. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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A woman is caught between people and a police horse as Metropolitan Police clear the street and make arrests during a protest in the intersection of 14th and K Streets NW in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, December 7, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Occupy DC protesters are arrested as they block the intersection of 14th St. NW and K St. NW in Washington, D.C. on December 7, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Maureen Faulkner, widow of Philadelphia police Officer Daniel Faulkner, and Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey embrace at news conference Wednesday. Faulkner's killer is no longer facing the death penalty. (Associated Press)

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Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, right, leaves the office of Centre County District Justice Daniel A. Hoffman under escort by Pennsylvania State Police and Attorney General's Office officials in Bellefonte, Pa., on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2011. Sandusky was arrested and jailed Wednesday on new child sex abuse charges brought by two new accusers, including one who claims Sandusky molested him numerous times in a basement bedroom, according to authorities. (AP Photo/The Patriot-News, Andy Colwell)