Politics

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An Egyptian man who lives in Yemen casts his vote during the referendum for the Egyptian constitution, at the Egyptian embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. An Egyptian opposition alliance urged supporters on Wednesday to vote “No” in the referendum on a disputed constitution but said it may still boycott if its conditions are not met. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

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Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (left) tested his injured knee during practice Wednesday, but no indication was given whether he would be taking the snaps Sunday at Cleveland. Waiting in the wings is Kirk Cousins, who guided Washington to a comeback win over Baltimore last Sunday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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**FILE** President Obama speaks Dec. 5, 2012, about the fiscal cliff at the Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers, in Washington. (Associated Press)

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Syrian men use sledgehammers to break the concrete and search for belongings under the rubble of a residential building in Maaret Misreen, near Idlib, Syria, that was destroyed in a government airstrike on Dec. 12, 2012. (Associated Press)

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns listens to a question from a journalist at a press conference following the meeting of the "Friends of the Syrian People" in Marrakech, Morocco, on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Delegates from more than 100 countries gathered to pledge their support to the Syrian people as the new opposition coalition called for more concrete aid in their struggle against President Bashar Assad’s regime. The Arabic at back left reads "Syrian." (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar)

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Syrian men use sledgehammers to break the concrete of a residential building in Maaret Misreen, near Idlib, Syria, on Dec. 12, 2012, while searching for belongings under the rubble. The building was destroyed in a government airstrike. (Associated Press)

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South Koreans at Seoul Station in the nation's capital watch a TV news report on the launch of an Unha rocket from Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. The launch by North Korea of the long-range rocket came only days before South Korean presidential elections. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, arrives Dec. 12, 2012, for a closed-door meeting with the GOP caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner and the other House Republican leaders are calling for President Obama to come up with plan they can accept for spending cuts and tax revenue to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax hikes and budget reductions. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Rabbi Yacov Gassinovitch (center), a mohel, is surround by other rabbis and relatives as he holds 8-day-old Jonathan during the boy's circumcision at synagogue in Berlin on Oct. 29, 2012. (Associated Press)