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Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Texas Republican, said that "regardless of the president's good intentions, his policies have failed the American people." Mr. Hensarling gave the weekly Republican address on Saturday. (Associated Press)
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Virginia Tech guard Dorenzo Hudson had 12 points as Virginia Tech defeated Virginia, 47-45, on Sunday Jan. 22, 2012 in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Shurtleff)
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Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney arrives Sunday for a campaign stop in Ormond Beach, Fla. The most recent Florida polls give Mr. Romney a lead of anywhere from 11 to 24 points over Newt Gingrich. (Associated Press)
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Coming off a disappointing performance in South Carolina, GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney will look to get back on track in the Jan. 31 contest in Florida, where seniors make up a third of the Republican primary electorate. (Associated Press)
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Audience members listen as Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney speaks Sunday at Allstar Building Materials in Ormond Beach, Fla. (Associated Press)
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"We're going to challenge [the congressional redistricting plan] in court," said Virginia state Sen. J. Chapman "Chap" Petersen, Fairfax Democrat. (Associated Press)
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"We still have miles to go before we sleep on this issue," Virginia state Sen. A. Donald McEachin, Henrico Democrat, said of the congressional redistricting. (Associated Press)
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NBC News anchor Brian Williams moderates the 19th Republican presidential debate in Tampa, which could yield a creative outburst from GOP hopeful Mitt Romney this time. (Image from NBC)
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** FILE ** This video image provided by the Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords shows Giffords announcing her plans to resign, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Office of Gabrielle Giffords)
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"The assertion of the Fifth Amendment by a senior Justice official is a significant indictment of the department's integrity," Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican, says. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul-Karim Elaibi, OPEC's acting president, said that while Iran's "enemies" have imposed sanctions on the Islamic republic, OPEC's focus should be protecting its members' interest and not being dragged into a political struggle. (Associated Press)
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Anti-government protesters holding banners that read "Leave" or "Come out of your houses if you care" climb on statues in front of a theater in downtown Bucharest, Romania, last Monday. They gathered as the prime minister warned that violent protests could jeopardize stability and economic growth. (Associated Press)
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, with his wife, Ann, speaks at his primary election night reception at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, with wife Callista, speaks at a rally on Saturday night, Jan. 21, 2012, in Columbia, S.C., after Mr. Gingrich won the state's GOP presidential primary. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, after losing to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary election. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Syrian army defectors gather at the mountain resort town of Zabadani, Syria, near the Lebanese border, on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. President Bashar Assad's forces attacked Zabadani for six days, sparking fierce fighting that involved heavy bombardments and clashes with the defectors. (AP Photo)
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A displaced Somali woman walks past an armored vehicle of an African Union peacekeeping force that was transporting journalists in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who won the South Carolina Republican presidential primary, laughs while speaking during a victory party on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Iranian workers transport a victim of a capsized boat to an ambulance at the port city of Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Fars News Agency, Majid Jamshidi)
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Thomas Pounds of Anderson, S.C., checks in to vote in the South Carolina Republican primary with poll manager Mae Kellam (right) at the Anderson Recreation Center in Anderson, S.C., on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Anderson Independent-Mail, Ken Ruinard)
