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Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott reacts in the second quarter in an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, in Cleveland. The Suns won 106-98. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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Angelo Spata (center) leaves Brooklyn federal court after posting bail Thursday in New York. Mr. Spata, accused of being an associate of the Colombo crime family, was arrested Thursday in one of the biggest Mafia takedowns in FBI history. (Associated Press)

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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. (right) and Preet Bharara, U.S. attorney for New York's Southern District. (Associated Press File)

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Pima County, Ariz., Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, heretofore outspoken on the Tucson shootings, said Wednesday he would have no further comment on the incident. (Associated Press)

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Abu Zubaydah, an alleged facilitator for al Qaeda, has received so-called victim status in the criminal investigation into the CIA prison in Poland. (Associated Press)

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U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., center, surrounded by federal and local law officials, announces organized crime arrests Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 in New York. More than 120 organized crime associates were arrested Thursday on charges including murder, extortion and narcotics trafficking in one of the largest Mafia crackdowns in FBI history. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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In this frame grab taken from Associated Press Television News video, a suspect sits handcuffed Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Federal agents dealt another major blow to New York's five Mafia crime families by arresting more than 100 suspected mobsters throughout the Northeast on charges including murder, extortion and narcotics trafficking. (AP Photo/APTN, Pool)

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Luigi Manocchio, reputed leader of New England's Patriarca crime family, was arrested Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., as federal agents rounded up more than 100 suspected mobsters in several states. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

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Washington Wizards' John Wall (2) is fouled as he tries to drive past Milwaukee Bucks' Ersan Ilyasova during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is saluted before attending inauguration ceremonies outside the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md, on Wednesday. Mr. O'Malley was sworn in for a second term in office. He focused on economic matters during an 11-minute inauguration speech. (Associated Press)

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Dr. Kermit Gosnell's Women's Medical Society is seen here in February. The Philadelphia clinic has been shut down, and he was charged Wednesday with eight counts of murder in the deaths of a patient and seven babies who were born alive and then killed with scissors, prosecutors said. (Associated Press)

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A Feb. 23, 2010, file photo of the Women's Medical Society in Philadelphia. Abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, who catered to minorities, immigrants and poor women at the facility, was charged Wednesday Jan. 19, 2011, with eight counts of murder in the deaths of a patient and seven babies who were born alive and then killed with scissors, prosecutors said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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Mourners gather at a candlelight vigil honoring Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and other victims of the recent shooting rampage took place in Tucson, Ariz., at Scripps College in Claremont , Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011. Mrs. Giffords graduated from Scripps College. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Sedaqalluh Haqiq, who heads a tribunal set up by Afghanistan's Supreme Court, prays at the end of a press event in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. The tribunal called Wednesday for a one-month delay in the opening of the parliamentary session to further investigate charges of electoral fraud. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

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Police officers collect evidence from the site of a bomb explosion in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. A bomb exploded outside a school in a residential area of Peshawar city on Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding 14 others. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

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An injured student is rushed to an ambulance at the site of a bomb explosion in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. The bomb exploded outside the school in a residential area of Peshawar city on Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding 14 others. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

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A man carries a wounded student at the site of a bomb explosion in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. A bomb exploded outside a school in a residential area of Peshawar city on Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding 14 others. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

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A student injured in a bomb explosion receives treatment at Lady Reading hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. The bomb exploded outside a school in a residential area of Peshawar city on Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding 14 others. (AP Photo/Mohammad Iqbal)

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A student injured in a bomb explosion receives treatment at Lady Reading hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. A bomb exploded outside a school in a residential area of Peshawar city on Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding 14 others. (AP Photo/Mohammad Iqbal)

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Lawrence A. Franklin, a Pentagon analyst (left), pleaded guilty in 2006 to three counts of mishandling classified information. The case involved the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). (Associated Press)