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Siblings James, 4, and Olivia, 8, Yuen of Germantown, Md., left, dress as a small dragon before Washington, D.C. celebrates the Chinese New Year with a parade down H Street in Chinatown for the year of the snake, Washington, D.C., Sunday, February 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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James Yuen, 4, of Germantown, Md., dress as a small dragon before Washington, D.C. celebrates the Chinese New Year with a parade down H Street in Chinatown for the year of the snake, Washington, D.C., Sunday, February 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Dragons dance over fireworks on H Street in Chinatown as Washington, D.C. celebrates the Chinese New Year with a parade for the year of the snake, Washington, D.C., Sunday, February 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Girls plug their ears from loud firecrackers as Washington, D.C. celebrates the Chinese New Year with a parade down H Street in Chinatown for the year of the snake, Washington, D.C., Sunday, February 10, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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French actress Isabelle Huppert poses at the photo call for the film "The Nun" at the 63rd edition of the Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin on Sunday, Feb.10, 2013. (Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

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U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford (right) shakes hands with U.S. Marine Gen. John Allen (left), the outgoing NATO commander, during a change-of-command ceremony at the International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Gen. Dunford takes charge at a critical time for President Obama and the military as foreign combat forces prepare to withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of 2014. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, Pool)

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** FILE ** Israeli soldier picks up parts of a tent previously set up by Palestinian activists in Yatta, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, Saturday, Feb. 9. Palestinian activists set up a tent village to protest the settlement building in the area. (Associated Press)

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** File ** Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) pauses in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets Tuesday, Jan. 22 in Washington. The Jets won 4-2. (Associated Press)

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Opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov, foreground, burns a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a protest rally in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 13. (Associated Press)

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Daniel Day-Lewis, center rear, plays Abraham Lincoln, in a scene from the film, "Lincoln." U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, a Connecticut Democrat who saw a flaw in the movie, says he is pleased the screenwriter has conceded an inaccuracy in its portrayal of an 1865 vote on slavery. (AP Photo/DreamWorks, Twentieth Century Fox, David James, File)