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Gary Giordano, right, of Gaithersburg, who was detained for four months after the presumed death of his traveling companion, Robyn Gardner, in Aruba, is interviewed by Robin Roberts on ABC television's "Good Morning America" in New York, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.(AP Photo/Ida Mae Astute, ABC)

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Oakland Raiders football player Rolando McClain is arrested and handcuffed by Decatur (Ala.) Police captain Nadis Carlisle, left, and officer Kirk Hamilton, Thursday afternoon, Dec. 1, 2011. McClain was arrested and charged with assault in the third degree, menacing, reckless endangerment and discharging a firearm inside the city limits in an incident that took place late Wednesday night, Nov. 30, 2011, in his hometown of Decatur. (AP Photo/The Decatur Daily, John Godbey)

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Former Arapahoe County, Colo., Sheriff Patrick J. Sullivan (left) was in Arapahoe County Court on Wednesday to hear a judge raise his bail. He is charged with offering methamphetamine in exchange for sex. Mr. Sullivan was once honored as the nation's sheriff of the year. (Associated Press)

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Law officers last month prepare to arrest demonstrators protesting Alabama's immigration law outside the state's Capitol in Montgomery. Alabama is now requiring special training in the law for all its 16,000-plus sworn law officers because of the law's complicated provisions. (Associated Press)

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Gary Giordano, center, a Maryland businessman who had been jailed in Aruba on suspicion of involvement in the presumed death of his traveling companion, walks through Miami International Airport in Miami with attorney Jose Baez, right, after leaving Aruba, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. Giordano denies any wrongdoing in the disappearance of Robyn Gardner. A judge ordered his release after ruling prosecutors didn't have enough evidence to justify holding him longer. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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The Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Associated Press)

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Former Arapahoe County, Colo., Sheriff Patrick Sullivan (left) appears in court on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, on charges of offering methamphetamine in exchange for sex from a male acquaintance. (AP Photo/R.J. Sangosti, Pool)

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"I am confident that we will supply the information you have requested," Gary Mead of ICE told the House's immigration subcommittee. (Associated Press)

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He tucks in the shirt of his son Eric after winning the appeal. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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"When the remains arrived, I didn't expect the large crowds of people to [be] present at the mortuary. Most were NCIS agents and various representatives of the Marines. Prior to the exams, there was much discussion concerning the case, talk of court-martial, prosecution and being guilty. The image that came to my mind ... was that of a lynch mob: 'Let's make an example of him.' " - William C. Rodriguez III, Forensic anthropologist

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This undated photo provided by the Brown County Jail shows Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Erik Walden. Walden spent the weekend in jail after being arrested Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, on suspicion of felony domestic violence/substantial battery. He's accused of assaulting his girlfriend at their apartment near Green Bay. Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, court was closed for the weekend and Walden stayed in jail. (AP Photo/Brown County Jail)

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** FILE ** Air Force Gen. C. Robert Kehler (right), commander of the U.S. Strategic Command (Associated Press)

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Mark Grapin, an Army National Guard chief warrant officer, right, hugs his son Eric, 11, as his mother-in-law Lena Christian, from left, and wife, Brinda, after a hearing before the Fairfax County Board of Zoning and Appeals in support of an ordinance that would allow him to keep a treehouse in his front yard, in Fairfax, Va., on Nov. 30, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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Mark Grapin, an Army National Guard chief warrant officer, at right, talks with attorneys Mark Shaffer, from left, and Grayson Hanes, who volunteered their time to help Grapin with testimony before the Fairfax County Board of Zoning and Appeals in support of an ordinance that would allow him to keep a treehouse in his front yard, in Fairfax, Va., on Nov. 30, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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Mark Grapin, an Army National Guard chief warrant officer, left, tucks in his son, Eric's, shirt before an interview with the press after winning an appeal to the Fairfax County Board of Zoning and Appeals for an ordinance that allows him to keep a treehouse in his front yard, in Fairfax, Va., on Nov. 30, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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Dale Hunter has led the Washington Capitals to a 5-5 record since replacing Bruce Boudreau on Nov. 28. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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"It's very clear to me that we're seeing the rights of employers and employees under attack," said Rep. John Kline, Minnesota Republican. (Associated Press)

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Dr. Conrad Murray sits in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, after being sentenced to four years in jail for the involuntary manslaughter of pop star Michael Jackson. (AP Photo/Mario Anzuoni, Pool)

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Shoppers lug their bags through Herald Square in New York on Nov. 25, 2011 — Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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A member of Engine Co. 24 signs a commemorative poster during the company's centennial celebration in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 27, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)