Politics

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The Iron Dome protects the port town of Ashdod. The Israeli Defense Force said the system has intercepted at least 359 of the more than 1,000 rockets since attacks began Nov. 14. (Associated Press)

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Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby, Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr unite with the people Tin Gaza City on Tuesday. World leaders traveled to the region on a truce mission. (Associated Press)

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A house in Gaza City was turned to rubble by an Israeli airstrike Tuesday. Efforts to end the week-old convulsion of Israeli-Palestinian violence drew in top diplomats, including appeals from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. (Associated Press)

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After Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton raced to Israel on Tuesday in an attempt to de-escalate violence, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country would be a “willing partner” to implement a cease-fire with the Islamic militant group Hamas. (Associated Press)

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"Inaugural chic" is already percolating at Isabelle's Okyo Salon, home to the trusted celebrity hairdresser of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. John Kerry, among others. (image from Art Soiree)

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“Anyone who would like to read the blog and check out the references, will understand my reluctance to turn myself in,” Mr. McAfee said, referring to his distrust of the Belizean government and its Gang Suppression Unit. (Associated Press)

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Last month, British Prime Minister David Cameron faced a huge rebellion within his party as 81 of the 303 Conservative lawmakers defied his orders and voted to hold an urgent referendum on European Union membership in 2015. (Associated Press)

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This undated image provided by Bedsider.org shows a package of estrogen/progestin birth control pills. (AP Photo/Bedsider.org)

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**FILE** President Obama leaves the East Room of the White House on Nov. 14, 2012, following his first post-election news conference. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Sen. Mark Warner, Virginia Democrat, speaks on CBS' "Face the Nation" in Washington on April 17, 2011. (Associated Press/CBS News)

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Jordanian police stand guard during a protest against the government's decision to raise prices for subsidized fuel in Amman, Jordan, on Nov. 19, 2012. Nearly a week after the announcement, which sparked unrest that left one person dead and scores wounded, protests across the country continued. The protests have included rare demands for King Abdullah II to be deposed. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Andy Coulson, former chief communications adviser for British Prime Minister David Cameron and former editor of the News of the World, is seen here in London on Aug. 16, 2012, after appearing in Westminster Magistrates Court on phone hacking charges. (Associated Press)