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Demonstrators with Occupy D.C. are forcibly removed from the lobby of the Victor Building during a march in downtown Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, to show support for the Occupy Wall Street movement. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Demonstrators with Occupy D.C. occupy the lobby of the Victor Building in downtown Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, while marching to show support for the Occupy Wall Street movement. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Demonstrators with Occupy D.C. occupy the lobby of the Victor Building in downtown Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, to show support for the Occupy Wall Street movement. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Demonstrators with the Occupy D.C. take to the streets of downtown Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, to show support for the Occupy Wall Street movement. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Demonstrators with the Occupy D.C. take to the streets of downtown Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, to show support for the Occupy Wall Street movement. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Demonstrators with the Occupy D.C. take to the streets of downtown Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, to show support for the Occupy Wall Street movement. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Demonstrators with the Occupy D.C. take to the streets of downtown Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, to show support for the Occupy Wall Street movement. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Pro-Syrian regime protesters hold portraits of Syrian President Bashar Assad and shout slogans against the Arab League outside the Syrian foreign ministry in Damascus, Syria, on Nov. 14, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Pro-Syrian regime protesters shout slogans against the Arab League as a woman throws an egg during a protest in front of the embassy of Qatar, in Damascus, Syria, on Saturday Nov. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)

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President Obama reviews the troops with Federation Guard Maj. John Cottis (left) during an official arrival ceremony on Nov. 16, 2011, at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. (Associated Press)

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With reporters looking for an update Tuesday, Sen. Patty Murray, Washington Democrat and co-chairman of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, walks through the Capitol after a closed-door meeting with Democratic members of the supercommittee. The panel faces a Nov. 23 deadline to come up with a plan. (Associated Press)

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Congress wants to keep french fries and other favorites on school lunch lines, fighting back against an Obama administration proposal to make the lunches healthier. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) walks with staff members through the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 15, 2011. Issa introduced a bill that would grant the District greater control of its own budget, but that prevents local funds from being used for abortions except in cases of rape, incest or to protect the mother's health. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Washington, DC Mayor Vincent Gray speaks to reporters after surveying the damage the Washington National Cathedral sustained from the August 23 earthquake, Washington, DC, Thursday, October 20, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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President Obama greets a crowd at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Field in Honolulu on Tuesday before flying to Australia. Republicans are chiding the president for the time he's spending abroad as a budget deadline nears. (Associated Press)

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Demonstrators with Occupy DC occupy the lobby of The Victor Building as they take to the streets of downtown Washington, DC, Tuesday, November 15, 2011, marching to show support for the Occupy Wall Street movement. (Rod Lamkey Jr. / The Washington Times)

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Demonstrators with Occupy DC occupy the lobby of The Victor Building as they take to the streets of downtown Washington, DC, Tuesday, November 15, 2011, marching to show support for the Occupy Wall Street movement. (Rod Lamkey Jr. / The Washington Times)

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Demonstrators with Occupy DC occupy the lobby of The Victor Building as they take to the streets of downtown Washington, DC, Tuesday, November 15, 2011, marching to show support for the Occupy Wall Street movement. (Rod Lamkey Jr. / The Washington Times)

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Demonstrators with the Occupy DC take to the streets of downtown Washington, DC, Tuesday, November 15, 2011, marching to show support for the Occupy Wall Street movement. (Rod Lamkey Jr. / The Washington Times)

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Demonstrators with the Occupy DC take to the streets of downtown Washington, DC, Tuesday, November 15, 2011, marching to show support for the Occupy Wall Street movement. (Rod Lamkey Jr. / The Washington Times)