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Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Semin celebrates his goal with Marcus Johansson in Washington. The Capitals won 4-1. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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David Ingram (left) of Jacksonville, Fla., and his son Ty look at the Christmas tree in the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. Mr. Ingram, a retired U.S. Army Reserve member, said, "This is my generation ... it just amazes me how many people died." (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
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Visitors are reflected next to a Christmas tree on the rain-streaked Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in Washington on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
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At Christ Church in Alexandra, where President George Washington worshipped, Lindy, 10, plays the role of Mary during a rehearsal for the Nativity scene in the church's Christmas pageant on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Santa makes his rounds and meets with Union soldiers with Brady's Michigan Sharpshooters during the Civil War-era Christmas event called "Christmas in Camp" at Fort Ward in Alexandria on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. This holiday event, which explores how Christmas was observed during the Civil War, features living-history interpreters, a Victorian Christmas tree, period music and a Santa Claus from the 1860s. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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** FILE ** Army Pfc. Bradley Manning (center) is escorted from a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, after a military hearing to determine if he should face a court-martial for allegedly leaking classified material to WikiLeaks. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks Dec. 22, 2011, about extending the payroll-tax cut during a briefing on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign stop at the Stage Restaurant in Keene, N.H., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Matthew Cavanaugh)
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and his wife, Callista, greet supporters during a presidential campaign stop in Manchester, N.H., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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North Koreans cry as they pay their respects to Kim Jong-il, their late leader, at Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service)
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican presidential candidate, greets supporters as he arrives at a campaign stop at the Stage Restaurant in Keene, N.H., on Wednesday. Mr. Romney is kicking off a three-day "Earn It" bus tour of the state. (Associated Press)
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PIZZA PARLOR POLITICIAN: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican presidential contender, shakes hands with patrons while campaigning at Village Pizza in Newport, N.H. (Associated Press)
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President Obama waves to people gathered outside in the rain as he shops for Christmas gifts Wednesday in Alexandria. The president's spokesman said Mr. Obama's assertion that he ranked among the greatest presidents was taken out of context. (Associated Press)
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich listens as he is introduced during a campaign stop in Manchester, N.H., on Wednesday. Mr. Gingrich traded jabs with Mr. Romney on the stump. He tied Mr. Romney to "falsehoods" in campaign ads. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas,(right), a GOP presidential hopeful, speaks during a campaign stop in Fort Madison, Iowa, on Wednesday. The lawmaker has been linked to anti-Gingrich campaign ads in Iowa.
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican presidential candidate, greets supporters as he arrives at a campaign stop at the Stage Restaurant in Keene, N.H., on Wednesday. Mr. Romney is kicking off a three-day "Earn It" bus tour of the state. (Associated Press)
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PIZZA PARLOR POLITICIAN: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican presidential contender, shakes hands with patrons while campaigning at Village Pizza in Newport, N.H. (Associated Press)
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ENERGY SAVER: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II reportedly turns off lights in unoccupied areas of the vast Buckingham Palace. Posted notices urge staff to do the same. There are no plans to rent out the palace, however.
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Soldiers move down a street in Daraa, Syria, in this video scene shown on the Internet. Amateur video emerged Monday from Syria that purported to show ongoing violence in the country. Scenes could not be independently verified as showing the Syrian government brutalizing its people. (Associated Press)
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Mariano Rajoy (left) is sworn in before King Juan Carlos (right) to become Spain's new prime minister at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. Mr. Rajoy's Popular Party won a landslide victory in the Nov. 20 elections on promises to lift Spain out of its economic crisis. (Associated Press)
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Congolese President Joseph Kabila took the oath of office for a second five-year term in 2011. He was supposed to step aside when his second full term ended in December, but elections have been put on hold because of political squabbling and another outbreak of violence. (Associated Press/File)
