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In this Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 photo, a Syrian rebel fighter aims at Syrian government forces during skirmishes in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)

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Rebels clean their weapons and check ammunition at their base on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks during a news conference on Cedar Grove Avenue, a street significantly impacted by Superstorm Sandy, Thursday, Nov. 15,2012, on Staten Island, in New York. From left are, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., the president, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama walks with Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., from a new conference on Cedar Grove Avenue, a street significantly impacted by Superstorm Sandy, on the Staten Island borough of New York, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. At left is New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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A home destroyed by Superstorm Sandy is seen on Cedar Grove Avenue on Staten Island, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 in New York., as President Barack Obama tours the area. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama comforts a woman at the FEMA recovery center on the grounds of New Dorp High School, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, on Staten Island, in New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama, accompanied by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., right, is greeted by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, second from right, and New York Mayor City Michael Bloomberg as he arrives at JFK International Airport in New York, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, en route to visit areas devastated by Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama, accompanied by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Sen. Charles Schumer, D.N.Y., and other, hugs Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., after a news conference on Cedar Grove Avenue, a street significantly impacted by Superstorm Sandy, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, on Staten Island, in New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama talks to press on Cedar Grove Avenue, a street significantly impacted by Superstorm Sandy, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, on Staten Island, in New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, in New York, en route to Washington after visiting areas devastated by Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks during a news conference on Cedar Grove Avenue, a street significantly impacted by Superstorm Sandy, Thursday, Nov. 15,2012, on Staten Island, in New York. From left are, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., the president, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)