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In this June 28, 2010 photo, Eric Rossi and John Diloszycki close the case on an Egyptian sarcophagus and mummy in Los Angeles in preparation for the opening of the new Mummies of the World exhibit at the California Science Center. The 45 mummies and 95 artifacts in the show come from 15 museums in seven countries, said Marc Corwin, CEO of American Exhibitions Inc. The show opens Thursday at the California Science Center, then will go on a three-year tour across the country. (AP Photo/Adam Lau)

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Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic gestures during a press conference in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE - This Feb. 23, 2010, file photo shows New Jersey Nets' Yi Jianlian, of China, dunking during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers, in East Rutherford, N.J. Two people familiar with the deal tell The Associated Press the New Jersey Nets have traded forward Yi Jianlian to the Washington Wizards, creating even more room as they head into free agency.

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**FILE** In this June 7, 2010 photo, people stand on the Paso Del Norte border bridge to watch the police activity below after 15-year-old Sergio Adrian Hernandez Huereca was killed below the bridge in the city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Federal records show that Hernandez was among El Paso's most wanted juvenile smugglers. (Associated Press)

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In this photo provided by the Department of Defense, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, and former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld walk to Mr. Rumsfeld's portrait unveiling ceremony at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Va. Friday June 25, 2010. (AP Photo/DOD, Cherie Cullen)

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In this photo provided by the Department of Defense, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, addresses the audience while former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld looks on during Mr. Rumsfeld's portrait unveiling ceremony at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Va. Friday June 25, 2010. (AP Photo/DOD, Cherie Cullen)

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People walk past a sand sculpture of pop music icon Michael Jackson created to mark the first anniversary of his death, at the Bay of Bengal coast, in Puri, Orissa state, India, Thursday, June 24, 2010. (AP Photo)

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Kyrgyz soldiers fill their ballot papers at a polling station as early voting is held for Sunday's referendum in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh, Kyrgyzstan, Friday, June 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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People walk past a sand sculpture of US performer Michael Jackson created to mark the first anniversary of his death, at the Bay of Bengal coast, in Puri, Orissa state, India, Thursday, June 24, 2010. (AP Photo)

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In this Friday, June 4, 2010 photo, Toll Brothers houses are seen under construction at Brier Creek Country Club in Raleigh, N.C. Mortgage rates fell this week to the lowest level on record, giving consumers added incentive to lock in low payments on home purchases and refinancings.(AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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** FILE ** In this Aug. 11, 2005, photo, Edith Shain, who claims to be the nurse in the photograph being kissed by a sailor in during the celebration of the Allied victory ending World War II, poses by a sculpture of the event by Seward Johnson in New York's Times Square. Her son, Robert, says Shain was 91 when she died Sunday, June 20, 2010 at her Los Angeles home. (AP Photo/Richard Drew))

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A U.S. Border Patrol agent patrols the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Tijuana, Mexico. The Border Patrol has quietly reduced its current force of available agents along the border because of cuts in the amount of overtime hours the agents can work. (Associated Press)

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This image from video provided by BP PLC on Wednesday, June 23, 2010, shows oil continuing to gush from the broken wellhead at the site of the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. The Coast Guard said Wednesday that BP has been forced to remove a cap that was containing some of the oil gushing into the Gulf. (AP Photo/BP PLC)

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Purported drug gang leader Christopher "Dudus" Coke, who eluded a bloody police offensive in his slum stronghold last month, surrendered to authorities outside Jamaica's capital Tuesday, June 22, 2010, local news media reported. (AP Photo/The Jamaica Gleaner) JAMAICA OUT

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Congressional Oversight Panel Chair Elizabeth Warren greets Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 22, 2010, prior to Mr. Geithner testifying before the panel's hearing on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Pfc. Benjamin J. Park Sunday, June 20, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Park, of Fairfax Station, Va., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

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President Obama shakes hands with Alex Caldwell, 8, of Houston as his father, the Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell (right) watches during a Father's Day event in Washington on Monday, June 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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This image from video provided by BP PLC early Sunday morning, June 20, 2010, shows oil continuing to gush from the broken wellhead at the the Deepwater Horizon site in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/BP PLC)

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In this Nov. 27, 2008, file photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, a Chinese flag flutters in front of the headquarters of the People's Bank of China in Beijing. China's central bank said Sunday June 20, 2010, it would maintain a stable exchange rate and didn't anticipate major changes in the value of the yuan, a day after saying it would manage the currency more flexibly. In a commentary on Saturday's announcement, the People's Bank of China attempted to assuage fears of a major strengthening of the yuan, also known as the renminbi, or "people's money." (AP Photo/Xinhua, Gao Xueyu, File)

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Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, speaks during a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday, June 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)