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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, chairman of the Democratic Governor Association, speaks to the press about the efforts of Democratic governors to create opportunity during challenging economic times at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 14, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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In a video image made from Iran's IRIB-TV, U.S. citizen Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, accused by Iran of spying for the CIA, sits in Tehran's revolutionary court. An Iranian court has convicted Mr. Hekmati and sentenced him to death, state radio reported Monday. Mr. Hekmati is of Iranian descent and a former Marine. (Associated Press)
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives Sunday at the international airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela. Mr. Ahmadinejad also plans to visit Nicaragua, Cuba, Ecuador and possibly Guatemala. (Associated Press)
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Fox Business Network anchor Neil Cavuto hosts Sarah Palin and Herman Cain on Tuesday night, and says the economy-driven Republican primaries have a global audience. (image from Fox Business Network)
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President Barack Obama is presented with a Dallas Mavericks team basketball jersey from Dirk Nowitzki as he honored the 2011 NBA basketball champions Dallas Mavericks, Monday, Jan., 9, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Accompanied by his wife Rosario Murillo, left, Nicaragua's President and presidential candidate for the ruling party, the Sandinista National Liberation Front, FSLN, Daniel Ortega greets supporters during a meeting to hand out land titles to impoverished residents in Revolution square in Managua, Nicaragua, Monday Oct. 31, 2011. Ortega is running for president for the third time in general elections on Nov. 6. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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President Hugo Chavez (top) is likely to spend heavily this year to try to rev up the economy during his re-election bid, and that could worsen the country's 27-percent annual inflation rate. (Associated Press)
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel tell reporters at a Monday news conference in Berlin that in addition to spending cuts, eurozone nations need economic expansion and more jobs. They suggested using available funding to support small and medium-sized companies and growth projects. (Associated Press)
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A woman walks with a poster in the parking lot of Moe Joe's Family Restaurant in Manchester, N.H., Monday, January 9, 2012, as Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul R-Tex., made a hasty retreat after a brief visit to meet customers. The scrum of news crews was crushing in the restaurant, with some dishes being knocked off customer's tables as they swept through the restaurant. The high stress levels with some members of the media prompted a close call of a fist fight between two cameramen in the parking lot. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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A woman shouts out at Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul R-Tex., after he retreated to his car during a hasty retreat after a very brief visit with customers at Moe Joe's Family Restaurant in Manchester, N.H., Monday, January 9, 2012. The scrum of news crews was crushing in the restaurant, with some dishes being knocked off customer's tables as they swept through the restaurant. The high stress levels with some members of the media prompted a close call of a fist fight between two cameramen in the parking lot. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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Karen Heller, of Manchester, N.H., voices her anger and shouts out at Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul R-Tex., after he retreated to his car during a hasty retreat after a very brief visit with customers at Moe Joe's Family Restaurant in Manchester, N.H., Monday, January 9, 2012. Mrs. Heller was expressing her anger that Mr. Paul did not return to the restaurant to spend time with the people who had waited to seem him. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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One day before the nation's first presidential primary, Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul R-Tex., makes makes a hasty retreat after a very brief visit to meet customers at Moe Joe's Family Restaurant in Manchester, N.H., Monday, January 9, 2012. The scrum of news crews was crushing in this environment, with some dishes being knocked off customer's tables as they swept through the restaurant. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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One day before the nation's first presidential primary, Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul R-Tex., is surrounded by members of the press corps as he pays a visit with customers at Moe Joe's Family Restaurant in Manchester, N.H., Monday, January 9, 2012. The scrum of news crews was crushing in this environment, with some dishes being knocked off customer's tables as they swept through the restaurant. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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One day before the nation's first presidential primary, a customer is crushed by members of the press corps while they follow Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul R-Tex., from table to table as he pays a visit to customers at Moe Joe's Family Restaurant in Manchester, N.H., Monday, January 9, 2012. The scrum of news crews was crushing in this environment, with some dishes being knocked off customer's tables as they swept through the restaurant. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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One day before the nation's first presidential primary of 2012, Republican presidential candidate and former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman and his wife Mary Kaye (not in photo) make their exit, en route to interviews after he addressed supporters at Eagle Square in Manchester, N.H., Monday, January 9, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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With the reflections of those who support him, Republican presidential candidate and former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman is seen through a window as he grants an interview in a building at Eagle Square in Manchester, N.H., Monday, January 9, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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One day before the nation's first presidential primary of 2012, Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista make their way to their campaign bus parked outside, after speaking to the Nashua Rotary Club at the Nashua Country Club in Nashua, N.H., Monday, January 9, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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One day before the nation's first presidential primary of 2012, Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaks to the Nashua Rotary Club at the Nashua Country Club in Nashua, N.H., Monday, January 9, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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The shadows of Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista are seen on a banner as he speaks to the Nashua Rotary Club at the Nashua Country Club in Nashua, N.H., Monday, January 9, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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One day before the nation's first presidential primary of 2012, Republican presidential candidate and former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman is joined by his wife Mary Kaye as he addresses supporters with a bullhorn while balancing himself on boulders at Eagle Square in Manchester, N.H., Monday, January 9, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
