Politics

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** FILE ** North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends an enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea at an undisclosed location in North Korea on an undetermined date. Mr. Kim issued “important” guidelines on how to bolster the army and protect the nation's sovereignty at the high-level meeting, state media said on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, an indication Pyongyang has finalized formal procedural steps and is ready to conduct an atomic test. It conducted the test on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service)

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Iraqi civilians and security forces inspect a crater caused by a car bomb attack in Kirkuk, Iraq, 180 miles north of Baghdad, on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)

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San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan lies on the floor after being injured on a play during the first half against the Washington Wizards during an NBA basketball game Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, in San Antonio. The Spurs said via Twitter that Duncan sprained his right ankle and left knee and would not return to the game. (AP Photo/San Antonio Express-News, Edward A. Ornelas)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, shakes hands with Israeli President Simon Peres during a brief ceremony in the president' Jerusalem residence Saturday Feb. 2, 2013. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** An embassy security guard asks for help at the U.S. Embassy just minutes after a suicide bomber has detonated an explosive device at the entrance of the U.S. Embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Feb. 1. (Associated Press)

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President Bush, carrying his dog Barney, salutes airmen as he disembarks Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., after returning from Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday, April 3, 2006. (Associated Press) ** FILE **