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The Washington Redskins selected Robert Griffin III second overall in the NFL draft, and they expect him to be the franchise quarterback. (PRNewsFoto/Panini America)

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President Barack Obama addresses troops at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) **FILE**

President Barack Obama is greeted by Lt. Gen. Curtis "Mike" Scaparrotti, and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker as he steps off Air Force One at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney (right), accompanied by former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, talks to reporters in front of Engine 24, Ladder 5, in New York on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Syrians walk past posters of paramilitary candidates for the upcoming elections in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Preparations are under way in Syria for the parliamentary elections slated for May 7, 2012, as the crisis in the country drags on. (AP Photo Bassem Tellawi)

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This undated photo provided by the China Aid Association shows blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangchen in Shandong province, China. Chen, a well-known dissident who angered authorities in rural China by exposing forced abortions, made a surprise escape from house arrest on April 22, 2012, into what activists say is the protection of U.S. diplomats in Beijing, posing a delicate diplomatic crisis for both governments. (AP Photo/www.ChinaAid.org)

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FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony discusses an alleged bridge-bombing plot on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at the bureau's Cleveland office. Five men have been arrested. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)