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Navy Midshipmen hold signs which read "Beat Army" as they march into the stadium before the Army-Navy game at Fedex Field, Landover, MD, Saturday, December 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Army Cadets find their seats before the start of the Army-Navy game at Fedex Field, Landover, MD, Saturday, December 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Marine 1 can be seen arriving at the stadium before the Army-Navy game at Fedex Field, Landover, MD, Saturday, December 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Army Cadets march on the field before the start of the Army-Navy game at Fedex Field, Landover, MD, Saturday, December 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Army Cadets march on the field before the start of the Army-Navy game at Fedex Field, Landover, MD, Saturday, December 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Army Cadets march into the stadium before the start of the Army-Navy game at Fedex Field, Landover, MD, Saturday, December 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Anti-government protesters wave Bahraini flags Nov. 25, 2011, during a rally and march that drew tens of thousands to Maqsha, Bahrain, just outside the capital of Manama. Participants in the rally, organized by several opposition societies, waved Bahraini flags along with those of Arab spring countries Syria, Yemen, Jordan, Tunisia and Egypt, while calling for the fall of the Bahraini government, freedom for prisoners and democracy in the Gulf island kingdom. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** President Obama introduces former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as his nominee as the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on July 18, 2011 at the White House. (Associated Press)

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Protesters hold a red banner that reads "Rot Front" as they shout anti-Putin slogans during a mass rally in Moscow on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, to protest alleged vote rigging in Russia's recent parliamentary elections. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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President Barack Obama walks across Pennsylvania Avenue from Blair House to the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, after visiting a holiday party. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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** FILE ** President Barack Obama pauses during a news conference, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, in the White House briefing room in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Congolese run from tear gas in the pro-Tshisekedi Matete commune in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, after the electoral commission declared Congolese President Joseph Kabila the winner. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

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Supporters of Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi hurl stones at Congolese riot police outside their candidate's headquarters in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

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Zalman Shoval, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S., answers questions during an exclusive interview at The Washington Times in Washington, D.C., Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. (J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times)

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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is proposing a shift of revenue as part of his plan to fund the state's inadequate road system. He said Thursday that if the state government can effectively set priorities on spending, it can reallocate some general fund dollars to transportation - a "core function of government." (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich's presidential-primary rival , waves to supporters as he gives a television interview after a campaign event in Paradise Valley, Ariz., on Tuesday. (Associated Press)

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a Republican presidential candidate (top), speaks during a business forum in Greenville, S.C., on Thursday. (Associated Press)

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the United States of spending “hundreds of millions” of dollars to influence Russian politics. (Associated Press)

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Homeland Security Secretary Janet A. Napolitano faces a deadline set by the House Judiciary Committee to provide a list of illegal and criminal immigrants who have been flagged by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents but have not been detained or placed in removal proceedings. A possible contempt citation hangs over the department.

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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has 65 receptions for 928 yards and 13 touchdowns this season. Fellow tight end, Aaron Hernandez, has 54 catches, 523 yards and five scores for New England. The two will oppose the Washington Redskins on Sunday. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)