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A write-in ballot is seen here in Juneau, Alaska. Election officials began poring over more than 92,500 write-in ballots in the Alaska Senate race on Wednesday, in spite of a federal lawsuit that's challenging the way the count is to be conducted. (Associated Press)

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Victim Elizabeth Smart arrives at the federal courthouse in Salt Lake City to testify Wednesday in the Brian David Mitchell trial. He is charged with kidnapping and unlawful transportation of a minor across state lines in 2002. If convicted, he faces a life sentence. (Associated Press)

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A write-in ballot is seen here in Juneau, Alaska. Election officials began poring over more than 92,500 write-in ballots in the Alaska Senate race on Wednesday, in spite of a federal lawsuit that's challenging the way the count is to be conducted. (Associated Press)

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The jury for Kevin A. Ring, seen in 2005, is deadlocked. He is charged with providing gifts to politicians in exchange for favors. (Associated Press)

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Justice Department Inspector General Glenn A. Fine said Tuesday that the ATF's bid to reduce the flow of weapons from the U.S. to Mexico's drug gangs suffered from "significant weaknesses." (Associated Press)

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Incarcerated former CIA worker Harold J. Nicholson (seen here) pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to act as an agent of Russia. His son, Nathaniel, pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy charges in connection with the elder Nicholson's spy activities. (Associated Press)

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, enumerating on Wednesday why he won't run for president, is among federal prosecutors Justice's inspector general says overspent travel allowances. (Associated Press)

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The bodies of two dead traffic police officers remain in their patrol car in Acapulco on Thursday. Gunmen killed four police officers the day after a grave holding at least 18 bodies was found. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Passengers walk past US Airways planes at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in suburban Washington on Dec. 27, 2009. (Associated Press)

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FILE - This Aug. 3, 2010, file photo shows Auburn quarterback Cameron Newton during an interview in Auburn, Ala. A man who said he represented Auburn quarterback and Heisman hopeful Cameron Newton during his recruitment out of junior college last year asked for payment to secure his commitment to Mississippi State, according to former MSU player John Bond. (AP Photo/Todd J. Van Emst, File)

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** FILE ** This is a booking mug of television personality Gary Collins of Beverly Hills, Calif., provided by the Biloxi, Miss., Police Department and taken Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, after Collins was charged with defrauding an innkeeper of $59.35 after leaving a Biloxi restaurant and refusing to pay the tab. According to Mississippi law, refusing to pay a restaurant bill of more than $25 is a felony. (AP Photo/Biloxi Police Department)

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Milwaukee Bucks' Brandon Jennings, left, guards New Orleans Hornets' Chris Paul, right, who drives to the basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)

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Memphis Grizzlies' Rudy Gay, left, charges into Phoenix Suns' Hakim Warrick (21) for a foul as Suns' Grant Hill looks on during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, Nov. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Nadia Macri steps outside of her home in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on Thursday. Prosecutors in Palermo confirmed to the Associated Press that they had recently interrogated Ms. Macri, a call girl who reportedly claims Mr. Berlusconi paid her $14,000 for sex during an orgy at his villa in Sardinia two years ago. According to transcripts of the interrogation published by newspapers Thursday, Ms. Macri said up to 30 women, some as young as 17, were invited to the villa for a party. In the bedrooms, there was marijuana for them to smoke, she reportedly said. (Associated Press)

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Artwork in China says, "My father is Li Gang," a high-ranking police officer. A drunken hit-and-run driver reportedly yelled that at witnesses who stopped his car. (Associated Press)

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Chen Guangqian's daughter Chen Xiaofeng (in portrait) was the hit-and-run driver's victim. Her death last month crystallized popular outrage at abuses by China's elite. (Associated Press)

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In this Sept. 30, 2010 photo, actress Kathryn Erbe attends the premiere of "Life As We Know It" at The Ziegfeld Theatre in New York. Charles Nagel of Philadelphia is charged with interstate stalking, stemming from his "obsession" with Erbe, approaching her on filming locations and composing creepy missives about her on the Internet, a federal prosecutor said Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010 in opening statements at his trial. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)

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Phoenix Suns forward Jared Dudley pulls down a rebound between Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, left, and Pau Gasol during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Matt York)

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Minnesota Timberwolves' Michael Beasley celebrates a three-point shot against the Milwaukee Bucks by Corey Brewer in the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Oct. 29, 2010 in Minneapolis. Beasley led the Timberwolves with 21 points and 10 rebounds in their 96-85 win. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)