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Occupy activists test a giant octopus made with plastic bags Dec. 29, 2011, in Pasadena, Calif. Activists with the Occupy movement, which protests perceived corporate greed and growing economic inequality, are planning to turn out en masse, on Jan. 2, at the annual Rose Parade accompanied by their own floats of sorts. (Associated Press)
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A Ghader missile is launched Jan. 2, 2012, at the shore of sea of Oman during Iran's navy drill. Iran test-fired a surface-to-surface cruise missile during a drill that the country's navy chief said proved Tehran was in complete control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the passageway for one-sixth of the world's oil supply. (Associated Press/Fars News Agency)
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Gazan Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh waves a Palestinian flag from the Mavi Marmara ship he visited in Istanbul on Jan. 2, 2012. The ship was the target of a deadly raid by Israeli troops seeking to prevent an aid flotilla from reaching the Palestinian territory. (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks Jan. 1, 2012, to local residents during a campaign stop at the Daily Grind coffee shop in Sioux City, Iowa. (Associated Press)
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In this image from amateur video, Arab League observers are seen Dec. 30, 2011, at a protest in Idlib, Syria. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians poured into the streets across the nation in the largest protests in months, shouting for the downfall of the regime in a defiant display invigorated by the presence of Arab observers, activists said. (Associated Press/Shaam News Network via APTN)
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**FILE** A Saudi woman holding a child checks out lingerie March 25, 2009, at a store in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Associated Press)
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Lebanese and Syrian activists hold Syrian revolutionary flags on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, during a candlelight vigil in downtown Beirut in mourning Syrians killed since the uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime began in March. The banner in Arabic reads, "2012 Syria is free." (Associated Press)
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Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is wheeled on a gurney Jan. 2, 2012, as he arrives at a courthouse in Cairo. (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney arrives Jan. 1, 2012, for a campaign appearance at the Bayliss Park Hall in Council Bluffs, Iowa. (Associated Press)
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Washington Wizards guard John Wall goes to the basket against Boston Celtics center Jermaine O'Neal during the second half, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, in Washington. The Celtics won 94-86. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Juniors and seniors from Taylor High School in Cincinnati pose for a photo amid strong, cold winds with Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich and wife Callista outside of the West Towne Pub in Ames, Iowa, where he was meeting Sunday with supporters. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum points to a television showing his campaign stop Sunday at the Daily Grind coffee shop in Sioux City, Iowa. Mr. Santorum is enjoying a surge ahead of Tuesday's Iowa caucuses. (Associated Press)
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FRONT-RUNNER: Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney took the lead in the final pre-caucus Des Moines Register poll, garnering 24 percent of the vote. "I can't tell you who's going to win this thing, but I do believe I'm going to have a great deal of support," Mr. Romney said. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Heather Goode served then candidate Barack Obama a slice of pie and a cup of tea when he stopped at the Smokey Row Coffee House while campaigning in late 2007. Iowans have rubbed elbows with many candidates over the years. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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On Nov. 8, 2007, then Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama stopped in at Smitty's Sandwich Shop and bought a tenderloin sandwich to go from owner Shari Lepley. Mr. Obama is on the ballot again this year, unchallenged. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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An Occupy demonstrator lays besides an Urbandale police car during a protest outside the headquarters of Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann, of Minn., on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011 in Urbandale, Iowa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, has developed a proposal with Sen. Ron Wyden, Oregon Democrat, that would keep traditional Medicare as an option, competing with private plans. People now 55 or older wouldn't have to make any changes. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** President Obama leaves a news conference at the White House on Dec. 8, 2011. (Associated Press)
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This product image courtesy of Philips Lighting shows a Philips EcoVantage Soft White 72 watt bulb. New federal standards were to kick in after the New Year requiring 100-watt bulbs to be more energy efficient. Then Congress, in a bill passed to keep the government running, blocked enforcement of the new law until October 2012. (AP Photo/Philips Lighting)
