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Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin struggled in Washington's season-opening loss at Tampa Bay on Saturday, his first game at right wing. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Free Syrian Army fighters hold their weapons during heavy clashes with government forces in Aleppo, Syria, on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Andoni Lubaki)
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Bernice King (right), the youngest child of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, speaks during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday commemorative service at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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President Obama delivers his second inaugural address at the ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Venezuelan soldiers check prices at a supermarket in Caracas that the Chavez government has accused of raising costs. In a country riven by political strife, the military has been a unifying force. (Associated Press)
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Venezuelans swarm a government market in Caracas to buy subsidized food from a worker whose shirt translates as "Oh no! Chavez isn't leaving." (Associated Press)
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Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joseph R. Biden, arrives at the West Front of the Capitol in Washington on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, for the 57th Presidential Inauguration. (AP Photo/Win McNamee, Pool)
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President Barack Obama is sworn in for his second term on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building at the 57th Presidential Inauguration Ceremony, Washington, D.C., Monday, January 21, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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The sunrises early in the morning before the ceremonial swearing-in of President Barack Obama at the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Scott Andrews, Pool)
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Members of the military stand on hand on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building before President Barack Obama is sworn in for his second term at the 57th Presidential Inauguration Ceremony, Washington, D.C., Monday, January 21, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Placemarks are set for the Obama and Biden families before the presidential inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. Barack Obama was re-elected for a second term as President of the United States. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)