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A Rakhine refugee lies on a bed Oct. 26, 2012, under medical treatment at Sittwe hospital in Sittwe, Rakhine State in western Myanmar. The death toll from recent ethnic violence in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine has surpassed 100, an official said Friday, as the government warned that the strife risks harming the country's reputation as it seeks to install democratic rule. (Associated Press)

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President Barack Obama points and waves to supporters before a grassroots campaign event at George Mason Univ., Fairfax, Va., Friday, Oct. 19, 2012. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins inside linebacker London Fletcher (59) during the linbacker's pregame prayer before warmups at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J., Oct. 21, 2012. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)

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Romney campaign volunteers Harrison Moder, second from left, of Mt. Lebanon, greets Griffin Emerson, second from right, and Gloria Leonard, right, of Pittsburgh, Pa., as Romney supporters arrive for a presidential debate watch party at Bados Pizza Grill and Ale House, Mt. Lebanon, Pa., Monday, October 22, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) fumbles the ball in fourth quarter at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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A statue stands at the Theodore Roosevelt Island, Washington, D.C., Oct. 22, 2012. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) congratulates New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) after losing 27 to 23 at Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J., Oct. 21, 2012 (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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Susan Kyde of Loveland, Ohio, second from left, bends down to kiss her husband Rodger, left, who served in the Vietnam War after Republican Presidential Candidate Gov. Mitt Romney asked all veterans to raise their hand and be recognized during a campaign speech at Jet Machine, a small business military manufacturing company, Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday, October 25, 2012. Since the Iraq war and Afghanistan war draw down Jet Machine has gone from 160 employees to 115 employees and has begun shifting into manufacturing for oil drilling and hydraulic fracturing. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Obama supporters watch the third presidential debate at a debate viewing party at Cruze Bar in downtown Pittsburgh, Pa., Monday, October 22, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Muslim pilgrims pray near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 25, 2012. Saudi authorities say about 3.4 million pilgrims — some 1.7 million of them from abroad — have arrived in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina for this year's pilgrimage. (Associated Press)

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Former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu speaks to reporters in the spin room on behalf of Mitt Romney after the second presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., on Oct. 16, 2012. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, shakes hands with worshippers at a mosque on the first day of Eid al-Adha, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. Fighting raged near a military base in Syria's north as a cease-fire in the bloody civil war was supposed to go into effect Friday at dawn, activists said, illustrating the difficulty of enforcing even a limited truce coinciding with a Muslim holiday. (AP Photo/SANA)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at the football stadium at Defiance High School in Defiance, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Madalyn Ruggiero)