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Gina Youngman, right, of New Canaan, Conn., reacts as her daughter Sarah, 15, from left, and friend Celina Sprague, of Washington, D.C., model hats at the Gap's Georgetown store on Thanksgiving day in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 24, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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** FILE ** In this Nov. 22, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama gestures while speaking at Central High School in Manchester, N.H. The failure of Congress' supercommittee adds a new dimension to the 2012 political contests by drawing political battle lines around broad tax increases and massive spending cuts that are now scheduled to begin automatically in 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
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Former mayor of New York, Rudolph Giuliani watches the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Times Square in New York. (AP Photo/Andrew Burton)
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The Snoopy float is seen during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Times Square in New York on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. The parade premiered in 1924, this is its 85th year. (AP Photo/Andrew Burton)
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To become the GOP standard-bearer, Mr. Santorum must leapfrog past rivals (from left) Mitt Romney, Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich. (Associated Press)
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RIGHT TURN: GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum, an unabashed conservative, says that "when we nominate moderates ... we lose." (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum greets Gary Gahan, 66, of Merrimack, N.H., at a recent campaign stop in Rochester, N.H. The former senator from Pennsylvania hopes to do well in the Granite State's Jan. 10 first-in-the-nation primary. (Associated Press)
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State lawmakers in New Hampshire are expected to take up a measure to repeal the state's same-sex marriage law in January, the same month the state holds a presidential primary. Republican candidates like Mitt Romney (shown), Rick Perry and Herman Cain have had to clarify their position on the hot-button social issue. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy say goodbye after their meeting in Strasbourg, France, on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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This portion of a border fence stretches west of Nogales, Ariz., into the Coronado National Forest. An Arizona lawmaker, Republican state Sen. Steve Smith, who is leading an effort to build additional fences near the state's border with Mexico through donations, said he expects to begin construction on more barriers next year. (The Arizona Republic via Associated Press)
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U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona Democrat, and her husband, retired Capt. Mark Kelly, serve a Thanksgiving meal to troops at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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Abdelilah Benkirane, the secretary-general of Morocco's opposition Islamist Justice and Development Party (front center), arrives for an election rally ahead of upcoming nationwide legislative elections in Sale, Morocco, earlier this month. Mr. Benkirane has high hopes for his party. (Associated Press)
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In this Oct. 13, 2011 photo, chestnut trees are seen alongside the road to Collobrieres, France. (Associated Press)
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The "Snoopy" float is seen during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Times Square in New York on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. The parade premiered in 1924; this is its 85th year. (AP Photo/Andrew Burton)
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A boy looks at Egyptian Army soldiers standing guard atop a concrete block barricade on the street between Tahrir Square and the interior ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Police and protesters demanding that Egypt's ruling military council step down are observing a truce after five days of deadly street battles in which dozens have died. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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In this image released by NBC, Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, of Minnesota, left, points to a photo of host Jimmy Fallon, dressed as Bachmann, during a visit to "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," that aired early Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/NBC, Lloyd Bishop)
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Washington Capitals left winger Alex Ovechkin congratulates center Nicklas Backstrom after a second-period goal against the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Liberty and Peace, two turkeys "pardoned" by President Obama, were taken by horse-drawn cart to their new home at Mount Vernon. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, with Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, speaks Wednesday to workers at Nationwide Insurance Co. in Des Moines, Iowa. Mr. Romney is using a tough stance against illegal immigration to separate himself from his rivals for the nomination. (Associated Press)
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Riad al-Asaad heads a group of Syrian army defectors responsible for attacks against the regime. The Free Syrian Army (FSA) holds no territory, appears largely disorganized and is up against a fiercely loyal and cohesive military that will stop at nothing to protect the regime. (Associated Press)
