Politics

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Susan D. Wiseman, of Fayetteville, Ga., looks at a photo of her cousin US Army Specialist Fourth Class Guy Mears, 20, who was killed in action while trying to rescue men in a downed helicopter he was on as a crew member in Vietnam on Oct. 17. 1970, while attending an event at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during Veteran's Day weekend in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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George Sabra, the new head of the Syrian National Council, the main Syrian opposition bloc in exile, speaks to reporters Nov. 10, 2012, during a press conference on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the Syrian National Council meeting in Doha, Qatar. (Associated Press)

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A Palestinian stands in a factory hit by an Israeli tank shell in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, on Nov. 11, 2012. (Associated Press)

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President Obama presents a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., during a Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang attends the opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 8, 2012. (Associated Press)

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BBC Director General George Entwistle (left) stands with Lord Chris Patten, chairman of the BBC Trust, as he announces his resignation Nov. 10, 2012, outside New Broadcasting House in central London after recent news program problems. (Associated Press)

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Army Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan and soon-to-be Director of CIA, conducts a question and answer session with the media, traveling with the new U.S. Defense Secretary, Saturday, July 9, 2011, at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Paul J. Richards, Pool)

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President Barack Obama holds up a pen as he speaks about the economy and the deficit, Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)