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Education Secretary Arne Duncan says "children who need more are getting less." A new report found inequitable Title 1 funding between poorer schools and wealthier ones. (Associated Press)
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Navy fullback Alexander Teich, left, and Army linebacker Steve Erzinger talk during the Army- Navy football game luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Joseph Kony, seen in 2006, is leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, a Ugandan rebel militia that is blamed for tens of thousands of rapes, mutilations and killings over the past 26 years. U.S. Special Forces troops are helping hunt the LRA. (Associated Press)
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The renovated tombstone of Irish writer Oscar Wilde at the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris is now protected from kisses by a glass screen.
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** FILE ** Smoke rises after a reported NATO airstrike in Pakistan's tribal area of Mohmand, along the Afghanistan border, on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Pakistan Inter Services Public Relations Department)
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U.S. Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. (left) and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki hold a joint news conference in Baghdad on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton waves alongside Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister Myo Myint (left) upon her arrival in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)
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A crowd gathers during the Occupy L.A. protest in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Officers began a raid on the camp early Wednesday, two days after a deadline passed for protesters to clear out. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
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From left, European Commissioner for the Economy Olli Rehn, Spain's Finance Minister Elena Salgado, Italian Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mario Monti and Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker pose for a photo during a round table meeting of the eurogroup at the EU Council building in Brussels on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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St. Louis Blues right wing Matt D'Agostini (36) scores during the second period to bring them up 2-1 as the Washington Capitals take on the St. Louis Blues, Washington, DC, November 29, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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New Washington Capitals Head Coach Dale Hunter and the Washington Capitals bench watch game action in the final minutes of the third period as the Washington Capitals take lose to the St. Louis Blues 2-1, Washington, DC, November 29, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Capitals defenseman John Erskine (4) trades in a broken hockey stick during a time out in the third period as the Washington Capitals take on the St. Louis Blues, Washington, DC, November 29, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Capitals left wing Matt Hendricks (26) and St. Louis Blues defenseman Barret Jackman (5) start to fight as the second period ends as the Washington Capitals take on the St. Louis Blues, Washington, DC, November 29, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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** FILE ** New Washington Capitals Head Coach Dale Hunter watches action with Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), Washington Capitals center Brooks Laich (21), and Washington Capitals left wing Jason Chimera (25) during the first period of his first game as head coach against the St. Louis Blues, Washington, D.C., Nov. 29, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Dale Hunter has led the Washington Capitals to a 5-5 record since replacing Bruce Boudreau on Nov. 28. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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St. Louis Blues right wing Matt D'Agostini (36) scores during the second period to bring them up 2-1 as the Washington Capitals take on the St. Louis Blues, Washington, DC, November 29, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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New Washington Capitals Head Coach Dale Hunter and the Washington Capitals bench watch game action in the final minutes of the third period as the Washington Capitals take lose to the St. Louis Blues 2-1, Washington, DC, November 29, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Capitals defenseman John Erskine (4) trades in a broken hockey stick during a time out in the third period as the Washington Capitals take on the St. Louis Blues, Washington, DC, November 29, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney signs autographs after speaking at a campaign stop Tuesday in Medley, Fla. While his rivals focus on Iowa's caucuses or the early primaries in New Hampshire and South Carolina, the former Massachusetts governor is spending time this week in Florida. (Associated Press)
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Virginia Delegate Scott A. Surovell, Fairfax Democrat, said the governor's plan for streamlining state agencies is "a pretty list, but substantively, it's pretty insignificant."
