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**FILE** With fellow Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota (left) and others looking on, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky outlines Republicans' stance on negotiations with the president and Hill Democrats on the "fiscal cliff" on Nov. 27, 2012. (Associated Press)
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associated press These two lines to fill. These two lines to fill. These two lines to fill. These two. Maryland’s Alex Len (25) dunks the ball as George Mason’s Johnny Williams (2) and Terrapins’ Charles Mitchell (0) look on during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the 18th Annual BB&T Classic in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
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Palestinians wave flags as they celebrate their successful bid to win U.N. statehood recognition on Sunday. Israel said it would withhold more than $100 million collected for the Palestinian government to pay debts to Israeli companies. (Associated Press)
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A demonstrator chants slogans as backers of President Mohammed Morsi surround the Supreme Constitutional Court on Sunday to prevent judges from entering and ruling on the legitimacy of the nation’s Islamist-dominated constituent assembly. (Associated Press)
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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) points to the sky after throwing touchdown to Santana Moss in the second quarter at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J., Oct. 21, 2012. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) makes a run against the New York Giants at Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J., Oct. 21, 2012 (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)
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George Washington's Isaiah Armwood (32) shoots against Manhattan's Rhamel Brown (5) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the BB&T Classic in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. George Washington won 67-55. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
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Ballerina Natalia Makarova (front row, second from right) reacts to all the photos being taken during a group photo for the Kennedy Center Honoress after a State Department dinner on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in Washington. From left are former President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, John Paul Johns, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Page, Miss Makarova, Robert Plant, Dustin Hoffman and David Letterman. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
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Former Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor talks to the media at his headquarters in Ljubljkana, Slovenia, the capital, on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. An exit poll published by Slovenia’s state television showed Mr. Pahor winning the presidential election in the crisis-hit European Union country with 67.3 percent of the vote. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
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A Syrian girl chants slogans during a demonstration after prayers in the Bustan Al-Qasr district of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)