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North Korean defectors wearing masks to cover their faces participate Feb. 21, 2012, in a rally against the Chinese government's arrest of North Korean refugees, near the Chinese Embassy in Seoul. The protesters called for China not to send North Korean refugees back to their country, saying those refugees might be executed. (Associated Press)
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Palestinian supporters of Khader Adnan, a senior member of the Islamic Jihad who has been on a hunger strike for 66 days while being jailed in Israel, demonstrate in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
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A Syrian boy chants slogans Feb. 20, 2012, during a rally demanding UNICEF to protect Syrian children in front of the UNICEF Compound in Amman, Jordan. (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks Feb. 20, 2012, at the Kent County Lincoln Day Dinner in Grand Rapids, Mich. (Associated Press)
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Yemenis rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, for Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi (shown in the campaign poster), who is to become president after a vote Tuesday in which he was the only candidate. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
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Houses are seen Feb. 20, 2012, destroyed by Syrian government forces shelling, at Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs, Syria. An opposition group said several people have been killed in heavy shelling of a district in central Syria, a day after the army sent reinforcements ahead of a possible ground assault. (Associated Press/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)
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Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos arrives for Monday's meeting of eurozone ministers in Brussels working to save Greece from a potentially calamitous bankruptcy. (Associated Press)
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, accompanied by his wife, Callista, delivers a campaign speech in Cincinnati earlier this month. The Republican presidential candidate says his policies could spark a drop in gas prices to $2 per gallon. (Associated Press)
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Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Republican, might not win the party's presidential nomination, but his solid support base makes it likely he will get a prime-time speech at the GOP convention. (Associated Press)
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"We have kind of felt that we had agreement and that maybe we ought to stick with that," says Delegate Norman H. Conway, Wicomico Democrat, of the tax credit for Western Maryland coal mines. (Associated Press)
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Barbara Kosyelnick keeps her one year old poodle, Ginger, warm as she watches the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Alexandria, Va., Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. The Parade which celebrates Washington's 280th Birthday is touted as being the "largest parade celebrating Washington's birthday in the USA." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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\Jackson Montague, 9, left, and his brother Latane, 7, center, wait for the George Washington Birthday Parade to begin in Old Town, Alexandria, Va., Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. The Parade which celebrates Washington's 280th Birthday is touted as being the "largest parade celebrating Washington's birthday in the USA." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A Shriners drives down the street during the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Alexandria, Va., Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. The Parade which celebrates Washington's 280th Birthday is touted as being the "largest parade celebrating Washington's birthday in the USA." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Ary Jalathil, 9, of Burke, Va. laughs after touching the nose of clown Carl Lockheart during the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Alexandria, Va., Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. The Parade which celebrates Washington's 280th Birthday is touted as being the "largest parade celebrating Washington's birthday in the USA." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A member of the colonial militia keeps his pay tucked into the back of his three point hat during the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Alexandria, Va., Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. The Parade which celebrates Washington's 280th Birthday is touted as being the "largest parade celebrating Washington's birthday in the USA." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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George Washington, played by Donald De Haven, and Martha Washington, played by Kari La Bell, right, wave from the main parade stand during the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Alexandria, Va., Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. The Parade which celebrates Washington's 280th Birthday is touted as being the "largest parade celebrating Washington's birthday in the USA." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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The 1st Virginia Regiment reenactment group of Vt. Vernon, Va. fire their guns during the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Alexandria, Va., Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. The Parade which celebrates Washington's 280th Birthday is touted as being the "largest parade celebrating Washington's birthday in the USA." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Cate Oswald, 3, dressed as a colonial girl, waits to march in the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Alexandria, Va., Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. The Parade which celebrates Washington's 280th Birthday is touted as being the "largest parade celebrating Washington's birthday in the USA." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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George Washington, played by Donald De Haven, and Martha Washington, played by Kari La Bell, right, arrive to the main parade stand during the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Alexandria, Va., Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. The Parade which celebrates Washington's 280th Birthday is touted as being the "largest parade celebrating Washington's birthday in the USA." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Dane Kappeler, left, Owen Hull, 7, center, and Adrian Allred, 9, dress as secret service agents to protect George Washington, played by Ned Parker, second from left, as he sits on a parade float for Hard Times Cafe during the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Alexandria, Va., Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. The Parade which celebrates Washington's 280th Birthday is touted as being the "largest parade celebrating Washington's birthday in the USA." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
