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An Egyptian Army tank deploys near the presidential palace to secure the site of overnight clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo on Dec. 6, 2012. The Egyptian army has deployed tanks outside the presidential palace in Cairo following clashes between supporters and opponents of Morsi that left several people dead and hundreds wounded. (Associated Press)

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Supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi beat an opponent (center) during clashes outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Dec. 5, 2012. The clashes began when thousands of Islamist supporters of Morsi descended on the area around the palace where some 300 of his opponents were staging a sit-in. (Associated Press)

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An opponent of President Mohammed Morsi (left) argues with Morsi supporters (not pictured) as the Egyptian Army deploys near the presidential palace to secure the site of overnight clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo on Dec. 6, 2012. The Egyptian army has deployed tanks outside the presidential palace in Cairo following clashes between supporters and opponents of Morsi that left several people dead and hundreds wounded. (Associated Press)

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A wounded protester reacts during clashes between supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Dec. 5, 2012. Supporters and opponents of Morsi fought with rocks, firebombs and sticks outside the palace in large-scale clashes that marked the worst violence of a deepening crisis over the disputed constitution. (Associated Press)

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A wounded protester is treated after clashes between supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Dec. 5, 2012. Supporters and opponents of Morsi fought with rocks, firebombs and sticks outside the palace in large-scale clashes that marked the worst violence of a deepening crisis over the disputed constitution. (Associated Press)

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Supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi (background) clash with opponents (foreground) outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Dec. 5, 2012. The clashes began when thousands of Islamist supporters of Morsi descended on the area around the palace, where some 300 of his opponents were staging a sit-in. (Associated Press)

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A supporter of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi chants slogans during a demonstration outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Dec. 5, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi remove tents of opposition protesters outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Dec. 5, 2012. Supporters of Morsi and opponents clashed outside the presidential palace, beginning when thousands of Islamist supporters of Morsi descended on the area around the palace where some 300 of his opponents were staging a sit-in. (Associated Press)

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A Free Syrian Army fighter aims his weapon during heavy clashes with government forces in Aleppo, Syria, on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)

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**FILE** Jose Antonio Vargas, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and immigration reform activist, listens June 28, 2011, as Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Education Secretary Arne Duncan testify at a hearing regarding immigration reform and the DREAM Act on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

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King Abdullah II of Jordan (center) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (left) walk past honor guards prior to their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Dec. 6, 2012. Jordan’s King Abdullah II has begun a brief visit to the West Bank in support of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ successful bid for U.N. recognition of a state of Palestine. (Associated Press)

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President Obama, speaking at the Business Roundtable in Washington on Wednesday, said congressional Republicans should not create another fight over the nation's debt ceiling. It's "not a game that I will play," he warned. (Associated Press)

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Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi’s supporters (background) clash Wednesday with opponents (foreground) outside the presidential palace in Cairo. Wednesday’s clashes began when thousands of Islamist supporters of Mr. Morsi descended on the area, where about 300 opponents were staging a sit-in. (Associated Press)