Politics

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Supercommittee member, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, Montana Democrat, fends off reporters as he arrives to meet in the Capitol Hill office of Sen. John Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, with other Supercommittee members as time for action by the deficit reduction panel grows short, Monday Nov. 21, 2011, of Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Obama speaks Nov, 21, 2011, at the White House before signing legislation that will provide tax credits to help put veterans back to work. (Associated Press)

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First lady Michelle Obama (right) speaks Nov, 21, 2011, at the White House before President Obama (left) signs legislation that will provide tax credits to help put veterans back to work. (Associated Press)

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Ronan Farrow, the son of actress Mia Farrow and film director Woody Allen, has won a Rhodes scholarship. He is a special adviser to the Secretary of State for Global Youth Issues. (Associated Press)

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Supercommittee member Sen. John Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, gestures Nov. 21, 2011, during a TV interview on Capitol Hill about the deficit reducing panel's unfinished work. (Associated Press)

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks Nov. 21, 2011, at a town meeting at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. (Associated Press)

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Sen. John Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, emerges from a closed-door meeting with fellow Democratic members of the supercommittee at the Capitol on Nov. 16, 2011. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah is seen in Beirut on June 2007. (Associated Press/Hezbollah Media Office)

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**FILE** Protesters throw stones at Egyptian riot police in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Nov. 21, 2011. Police are clashing for a third day in Cairo's central Tahrir Square with stone-throwing protesters demanding the country's military rulers quickly transfer power to a civilian government. (Associated Press)

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President Obama signs legislation during a ceremony at the White House on Nov. 21, 2011, that will provide tax credits to help put veterans back to work. First lady Michelle Obama (left) and Jill Biden (right) look on. (Associated Press)

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Detroit Mayor Dave Bing discusses the city's financial woes on Wednesday. Mr. Bing urged municipal unions to accept wage cuts and Michigan leaders to pay the city millions stemming from a decade-old tax agreement, saying Detroit needs the money to avoid a takeover. (Associated Press)

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Skaters pour out on to the ice after a pass of the Zamboni during the opening weekend of the National Gallery of Art sculpture garden ice rink in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 20, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry is touting himself as "the only real Washington outsider in the race for the White House."

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Washington Redskins quarterback Rex Grossman (8) celebrates after scoring on a 5-yard run during second quarter action. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins quarterback Rex Grossman (8) scores on a 5-yard run during second quarter action. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins defensive back DeJon Gomes (24) breaks up a pass intended for Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Laurent Robinson (81) but is called for pass interference during second quarter action. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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"This is not strange [for] Syria. They will send [observer] missions to [only select places] to stop from showing what is actually happening on the ground," said Walid Saffour, president of the Syrian Human Rights Council in the United Kingdom. (Associated Press)