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Monsignor Charles Scicluna, the Vatican's sex crimes prosecutor, talks to the media during a briefing to present a new set of norms that the Vatican issued to respond to the worldwide clerical abuse scandal, cracking down on priests who rape and molest minors and the mentally disabled, at the Vatican, Thursday, July 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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Ugandan police found an unexploded suicide vest containing ball bearings in a disco hall in Kampala, suggesting that militants had planned a third bombing. Officials arrested five people and hinted that Somali nationals were among those detained. (Associated Press)

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Authorities search a car for a suspected bomb near a railroad overpass in Newark, N.J., on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. A mechanical robot and the red gas cans it removed from the car sit nearby. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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This undated file photo originally released by the U.S. Marshal's Service on May 19, 2010, shows Faisal Shahzad. The U.S. Justice Department announced on Thursday, June 17, 2010, that Shahzad, 30, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in New York on charges related to the failed May 1, 2010 car bombing in New York City's Times Square. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshals Service, File)

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Cameras surround Amtrak CEO Joe Boardman as he and representatives from the Maryland Transit Administration met with riders to discuss recent incidents on the MARC lines on Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at Union Station in Washington. (AP Photo/The Baltimore Sun, Gene Sweeney Jr.)

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"Beavis and Butt-Head'' creator Mike Judge is seen here in this undated file photo. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Former Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich arrives at the federal courthouse in Chicago on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, for his corruption trial. (AP Photo)

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A view of a press conference at the Milan's court, Italy, Tuesday, July 13, 2010, following the biggest operations ever against the powerful 'ndrangheta crime organization, in which 300 people were arrested including top bosses, and million of dollars (euros) in property seized. The pre-dawn raids Tuesday involved some 3,000 police across the country. Charges include murder, extortion, arms and drug trafficking and criminal association. Investigators described the operation as one of biggest blows ever to an organization that today is considered more powerful than the Sicilian Mafia. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

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An unidentified man doffs his hat as he rides in a Carabinieri (paramilitary police) car after being arrested in Reggio Calabria in southern Italy on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, following one of the biggest operations ever against the powerful 'ndrangheta crime organization, in which 300 people were arrested, including top bosses, and million of dollars in property seized. The pre-dawn raids Tuesday involved some 3,000 police across the country. Charges include murder, extortion, arms and drug trafficking, and criminal association. Investigators described the operation as one of biggest blows ever to an organization that today is considered more powerful than the Sicilian Mafia. (AP Photo/Adriana Sapone)

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An unidentified man covers his face with an arrest warrant outside Carabinieri (paramilitary police) headquarters in Reggio Calabria in southern Italy on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, following one of the biggest operations ever against the powerful 'ndrangheta crime organization, in which 300 people were arrested, including top bosses, and million of dollars in property seized. The pre-dawn raids Tuesday involved some 3,000 police across the country. Charges include murder, extortion, arms and drug trafficking, and criminal association. Investigators described the operation as one of biggest blows ever to an organization that today is considered more powerful than the Sicilian Mafia. (AP Photo/Adriana Sapone)

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An unidentified man peers out a Carabinieri (paramilitary police) car after being arrested in Reggio Calabria in southern Italy on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, following one of the biggest operations ever against the powerful 'ndrangheta crime organization, in which 300 people were arrested, including top bosses, and million of dollars in property seized. The pre-dawn raids Tuesday involved some 3,000 police across the country. Charges include murder, extortion, arms and drug trafficking, and criminal association. Investigators described the operation as one of biggest blows ever to an organization that today is considered more powerful than the Sicilian Mafia. (AP Photo/Adriana Sapone)

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A man identified by the Italian Carabinieri (paramilitary police) as Domenico Oppedisano, considered the top boss of the powerful 'ndrangheta crime organization, rides in a Carabinieri car after being arrested in Reggio Calabria in southern Italy on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, following one of the biggest operations ever against the 'ndrangheta crime organization, in which 300 people were arrested, including top bosses, and million of dollars in property seized. The pre-dawn raids Tuesday involved some 3,000 police across the country. Charges include murder, extortion, arms and drug trafficking, and criminal association. Investigators described the operation as one of biggest blows ever to an organization that today is considered more powerful than the Sicilian Mafia. (AP Photo/Adriana Sapone)

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An unidentified man (left) rides in a Carabinieri (paramilitary police) car after being arrested in Reggio Calabria in southern Italy on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, following one of the biggest operations ever against the powerful 'ndrangheta crime organization, in which 300 people were arrested, including top bosses, and million of dollars in property seized. The pre-dawn raids Tuesday involved some 3,000 police across the country. Charges include murder, extortion, arms and drug trafficking, and criminal association. Investigators described the operation as one of biggest blows ever to an organization that today is considered more powerful than the Sicilian Mafia. (AP Photo/Adriana Sapone)

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This May 6, 2010, file photo shows former New York Giants linebacker and Pro Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor appearing during his arraignment at Ramapo Town Court in Suffern, N.Y. Taylor has been indicted by a suburban New York grand jury on charges of rape, criminal sexual act and sexual abuse. The indictment Wednesday, June 23, 2010, follows his May 6 arrest at a Holiday Inn. (AP Photo/Seth Harrison, Pool FILEl)

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An unidentified man doffs his hat as he rides in a Carabinieri (paramilitary police) car after being arrested in Reggio Calabria in southern Italy on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, following one of the biggest operations ever against the powerful 'ndrangheta crime organization, in which 300 people were arrested, including top bosses, and million of dollars in property seized. (AP Photo/Adriana Sapone)

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In this May 10, 2010, file photo, President Obama walks with his Supreme Court Justice nominee Elena Kagan, into the East Room of the White House in Washington. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to delay her confirmation vote by a week. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says deep-water drilling must be suspended until investigators can determine a cause for the April 20 explosion that led to millions of barrels of oil being released into the Gulf of Mexico, a problem that is ongoing. (Associated Press)

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An undated photo provided by the Maryland Dept. of Public Safety & Correctional Services of Officer Gahiji Ajamu Tshamba, who has been charged with first-degree murder in the off-duty shooting of an unarmed man outside a Baltimore nightclub. Officer Gahiji A. Tshamba, 36, turned himself in early Sunday, June 14, 2010 more than a day after he was charged in a warrant with first-degree murder in the death of 32-year-old Tyrone Brown. (AP Photo/Baltimore Police Dept.)

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Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry, left, and Police Chief Ray Schultz, right, leave a press conference near the scene of a deadly shooting in Albuquerque, N.M., on Monday, July 12, 2010. Police said a man entered a building and shot nine people, five of whom died. Police said the gunman was found inside the building dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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In a photo shot on Jan. 16, 2009, Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand is seen during a news conference at Ford Field in Detroit. Lewand has pleaded guilty to driving while impaired. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)