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Vice President Joseph R. Biden arrives for a closed-door meeting with House Democrats, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, to discuss the fiscal cliff bill passed by the Senate last night that's waiting for a vote in the Republican-controlled House. At left is Rep. Xavier Becerra, California Democrat. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Speaker of the House John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) head to a Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 1, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Speaker of the House John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Virginia Republican, head to a Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, January 1, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Anti-government protesters march in Hong Kong on New Year’s Day to press for full democracy and demand the resignation of Leung Chun-ying, the Beijing-backed leader. (Associated Press)

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Police said 26,000 people joined the march at its peak Tuesday while organizers said 130,000 took part, with some demonstrators sporting Guy Fawkes masks. The protests came half a year after Mr. Leung, who was chosen by a 1,193-member committee, took office. (Associated Press)

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House Speaker John A. Boehner leaves a GOP caucus meeting on "fiscal cliff" legislation at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (right), Kentucky Republican, returns to his office after a vote on the "fiscal cliff" deal on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Free Syrian Army fighters fire at enemy positions during heavy clashes with government forces in the Salaheddine district of Aleppo, Syria, on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Abdullah Al-Yasin)

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On June 6, 2016, the House of Commons debated a petition for further regulation of private fireworks displays. The Conservative government declined to take further action, saying it had "no plans to extend" existing regulations. ** FILE ** Fireworks explode over the Palace of Westminster's Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben, in London on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai gestures during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)

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Reporters pursue Speaker of the House John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, as he walks to a closed-door meeting with GOP members of the House as Congress in Washington, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, as Senate and House leaders rush to assemble a last-ditch agreement to head off the automatic tax hikes and spending cuts set to take effect Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)