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Palestinian women react during the funeral of Hamas militant Mohammed Al Qanoah in Gaza City, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. A Palestinian health official said Al Qanoah has died of wounds sustained in an Israeli airstrike on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. His death brings to seven the number of Gazans killed in Israeli airstrikes since Saturday. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, is congratulated by House congresswomen, as she announces that she will stay on at that post at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (center), California Democrat, surrounded by House congresswomen, announces that she will stay on as House minority leader at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** In this Sept. 13, 2012, file photo, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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**FILE** Palestinian mourners carry the body of Hamas militant Mohammed Al Qanoah during his funeral in Gaza City on Nov. 13, 2012. A Palestinian health official said Al Qanoah has died of wounds sustained in an Israeli airstrike three days earlier. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson (second from right) talks Feb. 29, 2012, with Washington Nationals catcher Jesus Flores (26) during spring training at Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Fla. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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**FILE** Washington Nationals second baseman Stephen Lombardozzi (1) high-fives Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson before the Nationals' 2012 home opener against the Cincinnati Reds at Nationals Park in Washington on April 12, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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**FILE** Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson talks to the media during a press conference at Nationals Park on Oct. 9, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A street of destroyed buildings is reflected Nov. 13, 2012, in a mirror used by rebel fighters to keep an eye on a Syrian army position in Aleppo, Syria. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, speaks Oct. 2, 2012, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Susan Collins, Maine Republican, meets Nov. 13, 2012, with Independent Senator-elect Angus King in her office on Capitol Hill in Washington to discuss committee assignments and how they'll work together to represent Maine in the Senate. (Associated Press)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with members of the Presidential Human Rights Council in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Yuri Kochetkov, Pool)

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In this photo, released by the Egyptian Presidency, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, meets with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, right, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)