Politics

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A Free Syrian Army fighter points his weapon as he watches a Syrian Army jet (not pictured) in Fafeen village, north of Aleppo province in Syria on Dec. 11, 2012. (Associated Press)

Egyptian army tanks (left) deploy as protesters gather outside the presidential palace during a demonstration against President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. Thousands of opponents and supporters of Egypt's Islamist president staged rival rallies in the nation's capital Tuesday, four days ahead a nationwide referendum on a contentious draft constitution. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, right, smiles as he is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan James B. Cunningham, center, and Marine Gen. John R. Allen, left, commander of International Security Assistance Force, upon arriving at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

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Maryland Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot says he will not run for governor in 2014. He is often at odds with fellow Democrat Gov. Martin O’Malley, who also has a seat on the state’s Board of Public Works. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Jarrod McKenna of Perth, Australia, jumps down from a wall after taking a photograph of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial on Tuesday, the day the Department of the Interior announced it will remove the controversial truncated “drum major” quote on the side of the memorial rather than replace it with the full quote. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Ronald Reagan inspired many Americans with his phrase for foreign policy. Two groups are now claiming it as their own. (Associated Press)

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio is pursued by reporters as he walks to the House floor to deliver remarks about negotiations with President Barack Obama on the fiscal cliff, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner said President Barack Obama is slow-walking talks to avoid the fiscal cliff, and hasn't outlined spending cuts he's willing to support as part of a compromise. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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A Free Syrian Army fighter points his weapon as he watches a Syrian Army jet, not pictured, in Fafeen village, north of Aleppo province, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)