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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)

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NEW NEWT?: Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich's campaign says the former speaker of the House is willing to admit when he is wrong, but some Republicans remain skeptical of positions he has taken in the past. (Associated Press)

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich may be haunted by contradictory comments and positions as he pursues the Republican presidential nomination. (Associated Press)

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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (left) shakes hands with Sohn Hak-kyu, chairman of the leading opposition Democratic Party, before their meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul on Tuesday. Mr. Lee made a rare visit to the National Assembly to try to break a deadlock on passage of a long-stalled free-trade agreement with the United States. (Associated Press)

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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta (left) and Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Sen. Carl Levin (left), Michigan Democrat, chats with Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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Mason Graham (42) celebrates with teammates after Navy's 24-17 victory over SMU on Saturday. The Midshipmen can clinch a trip to the Military Bowl with two more wins. (Associated Press)

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A 1971 photo of a woman holding pingpong paddles bearing caricatures of President Nixon and China's Mao Zedong recalls that year's Chinese-U.S. match in Dortmund, Germany, which led to Nixon's historic visit to Beijing. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Rep. Donald Manzullo, Illinois Republican and chairman of the Asia and the Pacific subcommittee, presides over a hearing on Capitol Hill on Sept. 21, 2011. (Associated Press)

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House Speaker John Boehner (right), Ohio Republican, speaks Nov. 15, 2011, during a news conference on Capitol Hill as House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (left), California Republican, and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Washington Republican, look on. (Associated Press)

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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta testifies on Capitol Hill on Nov. 15, 2011, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on security issues relating to Iraq. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** A campaign flier with an image of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez is held Sept. 24, 2011, by a supporter during a campaign rally where Lopez launched his presidential bid in Caracas, Venezuela. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain talks to reporters on Nov. 14, 2011, before greeting supporters at a fundraising event before an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings in Green Bay, Wis. (Associated Press)

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

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks Nov. 14, 2011, during the Scott County Republican Party's Ronald Reagan Dinner in Bettendorf, Iowa. (Associated Press)

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"Today's news that the Supreme Court will hear arguments, possibly as soon as March, is reassuring news that we will soon reach finality on this critically important issue," said Gov. Bob McDonnell, Virginia Republican. (Associated Press)

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Nathan Raab, left, and his father Steven Raab, talk about their recently discovered White House communications tapes involving Air Force One in flight from Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, during an interview at their office, in Philadelphia, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)

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Police officers order Occupy Wall Street protesters to leave Zuccotti Park, their longtime encampment in New York, early Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. Protesters were told they could return, but without sleeping bags, tarps or tents. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)