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Left to right: General Manager and Executive Vice President of baseball operations of the Washington Nationals Mike Rizzo, Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson (5), and Principal Owner of the Washington Nationals Mark D. Lerner chat together as the Washington Nationals play the Georgetown Hoyas during a spring training exhibition game at Space Coast Stadium, Viera, Fla., Friday, March 2, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals center fielder Roger Bernadina (2) poses for a portrait during photo day at spring training, Viera, Fla., Tuesday, February 28, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez (47) poses for a portrait during photo day at spring training, Viera, Fla., Tuesday, February 28, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman (11) poses for a portrait during photo day at spring training, Viera, Fla., Tuesday, February 28, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg (37) poses for a portrait during photo day at spring training, Viera, Fla., Tuesday, February 28, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper (34) poses for a portrait during photo day at spring training, Viera, Fla., Tuesday, February 28, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Prince Saud al-Faisal, the Saudi foreign minister, held a rare televised news conference Sunday after a meeting with counterparts in the Persian Gulf region. He took a direct jab at the regime of Bashar Assad by saying there are Syrians "who do not represent the majority of people [and] who work with Iran." (Associated Press)
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Protesters wave a revolutionary flag on top of a mosque in northern Syria. Regime change in Damascus could break powerful ties with Iran and change the course of defense and foreign policies throughout the Middle East. (Associated Press)
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President Obama gestures during a news conference at the White House on March 6, 2012. (Associated Press)
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Carl LoPresti votes March 6, 2012, in the Republican presidential primary election at Garfield Memorlal Church in Pepper Pike, Ohio. (Associated Press)
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President Obama speaks March 6, 2012, during a news conference at the White House. (Associated Press)
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President Obama speaks March 6, 2012, during a news conference at the White House. (Associated Press)
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai gestures during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
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** FILE ** Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington on Monday, March 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks March 6, 2012, before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington. (Associated Press)
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Mitt Romney greets supporters at Taylor-Winfield Technologies in Youngstown, Ohio. The GOP presidential candidate pushed his theme of more jobs and smaller government. (Associated Press)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington on March 5, 2012. (Associated Press)
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich pauses during a presidential campaign stop at Food City in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Monday, March 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Protesters hold banners that read "Freedom Syria" and "Stop the: lies, stealing, murder" during a March 6, 2012, rally against Syrian President Bashar Assad regime in front of the Syrian embassy in Belgrade, Serbia. (Associated Press)
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Robert King, the U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, arrives at the Beijing airport on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
