Politics

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** FILE ** In this Dec. 22, 2011, photo, President Obama speaks during a news conference in the South Court Auditorium at the White House complex. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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Inside linebacker London Fletcher of the Washington Redskins led the NFL in tackles this season. (Associated Press)

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Non-resident visitors to the United States wait at the immigration control area after arriving at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Dec. 13, 2011. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection strengthened travel requirements after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Ten years later, tourism leaders say the decline in foreign visitors has cost billions of dollars in revenue.

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Onlookers gather around the site of a bomb blast at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, Nigeria, on Christmas Day in 2011. A radical Muslim sect, Boko Haram, claimed responsibility for the attack and for another bombing near a church in Jos, Nigeria. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters after a campaign stop at Homer's Deli and Bakery in Clinton, Iowa, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

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After the drawing of names by members of the Virginia State Board of Elections on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, staff member of the Virginia State Board of Elections Matt Abell initials the paper indicating the order of names to appear on the ballot for the March 6, 2012, Republican Presidential primary ballot in Virginia. Ron Paul was drawn first and Mitt Romney second. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch,Mark Gormus)

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A campaign sign for Republican presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, sits in front of a home, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, in Ankeny, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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A supporter of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak chants slogans in front of a courthouse in Cairo on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, as Mr. Mubarak's trial resumes after a three-months break. He is charged with complicity in the deaths of nearly 840 protesters in the crackdown against last year's popular uprising. (AP Photo/Ahmed Ali)

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Adm. Habibollah Sayyari, Iran's naval chief, briefs the media in Tehran on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, about a 10-day naval exercise in international waters beyond the strategic Strait of Hormuz. (AP Photo/Fars News Agency, Hamed Jafarnejad)

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This image made from amateur video and released by Ugarit News Group on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, purports to show a Syrian military tank in Homs, Syria. (AP Photo/Ugarit News Group via APTN)

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'OUR TIME': Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney delivers a speech Tuesday at a hotel in Davenport, Iowa. The former Massachusetts governor said the 2012 presidential election will be "an election to save the soul of America." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich takes questions from the audience after speaking to the Dubuque Rotary Club at the Dubuque Golf & Country Club, Dubuque, IA, Tuesday, December 27, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich greets Iowans. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich signs copies of his book. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks to the Dubuque Rotary Club at the Dubuque Golf & Country Club. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich takes a few quick questions from the media after speaking to the Dubuque Rotary Club. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Mike Doland with the Dubuque Rotary Club listens as former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks to the Dubuque Rotary Club. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Steve Anstoetter and his two sons 8 year old Gabriel, bottom, and 10 year old Bryce, above, listen to former Speaker of the House and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich as he speaks with the Dubuque Rotary Club. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)