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Protesters wave a large Syrian flag during a demonstration against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad in front of the Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou returns to an emergency Cabinet meeting after taking a short break at the Greek parliament in Athens on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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**FILE** An auction sign is shown outside the Fremont, Calif., headquarters for bankrupt solar company Solyndra headquarters on Oct. 31, 2011, before the auction on the following day. Solyndra received a $500 million loan guarantee from the government before filing for bankruptcy in September. (Associated Press)
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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou speaks with the media as he leaves a G-20 summit in Cannes, France, on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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President Obama (left) and French President Nicolas Sarkozy make statements to reporters at the G-20 summit in Cannes, France, on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Demonstrators hold petitions asking President Obama to protect Iranians at Camp Ashraf in Iraq during a rally at the White House on Saturday.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy (center) speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during arrivals for the G-20 economic summit in Cannes, France, on Wednesday. (Associated Press)
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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou huddled with European leaders furious about his call for a national vote on a Greece bailout deal that took months to hammer out. (Associated Press)
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D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray (right) chats with Mid-Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenters Deputy Public Affairs Director Thomas Blanton (left) and Rep. John Larson, Connecticut Democrat, on Nov. 2, 2011, at Georgetown Waterfront Park in D.C., as they wait for President Obama to address a crowd on the infrastructure portion of the American Jobs Act. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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A Congressional Gold Medal is presented to Japanese-American veterans from the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service in honor of their service in WWII in the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 2, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Isamu Ralph Kaneshiro, of Gardena, Calif., leans in for a close look at a Congressional Gold Medal that was presented to Japanese-American veterans from the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service during a ceremony honoring the veterans for their service in WWII in the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 2, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Japanese-American veterans from the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service attend a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring the veterans for their service in WWII in the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 2, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Harry Ishibashi, of Santa Clara, Calif., watches a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring Japanese-American veterans from the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service for their service in WWII in the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 2, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) speaks to an audience of Japanese-American veterans during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring the service of members in the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service in the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 2, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) speaks to an audience of Japanese-American veterans during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring the service of members in the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service in the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 2, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), second from left, presents a Congressional Gold Medal to Mitsuo Hamasu, representing the 100th Infantry Battalion, from left, Susumu Ito, representing the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and Grant Ichikawa, representing the Military Intelligence Service, during a ceremony honoring Japanese-American veterans for their service in WWII in the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 2, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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President Obama implores Congress to pass the infrastructure part of the American Jobs Act as he speaks on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, to a Washington audience that includes ironworkers and steamfitters at Georgetown Waterfront Park. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Former first lady Laura Bush and daughters Barbara Bush (left) and Jenna Bush Hager were named to Glamour magazine's 2011 Women of the Year list for their advocacy for "women, children and the world's neediest." When Laura and former President George W. Bush had their daughters, their odds of having twins were 3 in 100 — or 3%.
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T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times From left, Reps. Louie Gohmert of Texas and Dan Lungren of California listen Wednesday as fellow Republican Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas speaks in support of issuing a subpoena to the Department of Homeland Security.
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WARNING: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a nuclear Iran would be a "grave threat" and is trying to persuade his Cabinet to support a pre-emptive attack. (Associated Press)
