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Former Virginia governors and current U.S. Senate candidates Tim Kaine (D), not shown, and George Allen (R), pictured, have their first debate for the 2012 campaign held at the annual AP Day at the Virginia State Capitol, Richmond, VA, Wednesday, December 7, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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U.S. Senate candidate and Former Virginia governor Tim Kaine (D) speaks during the first debate of the 2012 campaign against U.S. Senate Candidate George Allen (R), also a Former Virginia governor, at the annual AP Day at the Virginia State Capitol, Richmond, VA, Wednesday, December 7, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Former Virginia governors and current U.S. Senate candidates Tim Kaine (D), left, and George Allen (R), right, have their first debate for the 2012 campaign held at the annual AP Day at the Virginia State Capitol, Richmond, VA, Wednesday, December 7, 2011. Also pictured at center is Moderator Bob Gibson, Director, Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Former Virginia governors and current U.S. Senate candidates Tim Kaine (D), second from right, and George Allen (R), second from left, approach their podiums for their first debate for the 2012 campaign held at the annual AP Day at the Virginia State Capitol, Richmond, VA, Wednesday, December 7, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Former Virginia governors and current U.S. Senate candidates Tim Kaine (D), right, and George Allen (D), left, wait in the hallway before beginning their first debate for the 2012 campaign held at the annual AP Day at the Virginia State Capitol, Richmond, VA, Wednesday, December 7, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Former Virginia governors and current U.S. Senate candidates Tim Kaine (D), right, and George Allen (R), left, greet each other in the hallway before beginning their first debate for the 2012 campaign held at the annual AP Day at the Virginia State Capitol, Richmond, VA, Wednesday, December 7, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Hundreds of doctors from public medical facilities march through Nairobi on Wednesday. The starting wage for doctors in Kenya is about $400 a month. In contrast, members of parliament make about $11,000 a month. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Rep. Bob Livingston (left), followed by outgoing House Speaker Newt Gingrich and his wife, Marianne, walks down the steps of the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 1998. The men were going to a meeting at which Republicans were to choose their leadership for the 106th Congress. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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Rep. Lee Terry, Nebraska Republican, answers questions during an exclusive interview at The Washington Times in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. (J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times)

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Opposition activists (left) and members of pro-Kremlin youth movements scuffle during demonstrations in Triumphal Square in Moscow on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

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** FILE ** A pro-Syrian regime protester waves a Syrian flag as he stands in front of portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad, during a protest against sanctions, Damascus, Syria, in this Dec. 2, 2011, file photo. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman, File)

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy (left) smiles as he greets German Chancellor Angela Merkel prior to their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

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** FILE ** In this Dec. 1, 2011, file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a meeting with employees at Nationwide Insurance in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

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Greenery referred to as a "holiday tree" by Gov. Lincoln Chafee is lit Tuesday in the statehouse in Providence, R.I. Mr. Chafee and Republican state Rep. Doreen Costa battled over whether to call the official spruce a "holiday" tree or a "Christmas" tree. (Associated Press)

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Election volunteers tabulate results Sunday in Kinshasa, Congo. The tallies Tuesday showed President Joseph Kabila apparently winning a second term, but there were also charges of fraud and threats of massive protests. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Lee Terry, Nebraska Republican, talks about the Keystone XL pipeline and its environmental impact on his state during an interview Tuesday with reporters and editors at The Washington Times. He favors the proposed pipeline extension through his state. (J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times)

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Edward Davis, 90, enlisted in the Army at 17 and was stationed at Schofield Barracks on Oahu during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Davis spent much of his life in the Army, working up to 1st Sergeant through service in the South Pacific during WWII, in Germany and Korea during the Korean War, and on three tours of Vietnam in the late 1960s. Davis was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder after his WWII service, then known as "shell-shock", and now battles with Parkinson's disease that he says is the result of Agent Orange exposure during his time in Vietnam. Davis lives at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C., seen on Nov. 17, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)