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A car is set on fire as protesters clash with police in Rome, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, as violence broke out during a demonstration, part of worldwide protests against corporate greed and austerity measures. The "Occupy Wall Street" protests, that began in Canada and spread to cities across the U.S., moved Saturday to Asia and Europe, linking up with anti-austerity demonstrations that have raged across the debt-ridden continent for months. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Anti-government protestors carry a wounded protestor from the site of clashes with security forces, in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011. Medical officials in Yemen say security forces have fired on protesters in the capital Sanaa, killing several and wounding dozens. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
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Defected army soldiers stand in line as they guard a street where protestors demonstrated to demand the resignation of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
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** FILE ** This Oct. 13, 2011, photo shows Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Capitol Hill in Washington. McCain is recommending that a special committee searching for ways to slash the deficit consider some of President Barack Obama’s proposed changes to health and retirement benefits for the military. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney makes his point during a Republican presidential debate on Oct. 11, 2011, at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. (Associated Press)
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A South Korean protester participates in a rally against a free trade agreement between South Korea and the United States near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Oct. 12, 2011. (Associated Press)
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Syrian regime supporters wave a big portrait of President Bashar Assad on Oct. 12, 2011, during a demonstration in Damascus, Syria, to show their support for Assad and to thank Russia and China for blocking a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Syria for its brutal crackdown. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** In this Sept. 6, 2011, file photo, new CIA director David Petraeus, right, speaks following his swearing-in ceremony with his wife Holly Knowlton Petraeus, center, and Vice President Joe Biden, left, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy gave impassioned speeches in a style that seems to be missing in modern politics. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta on Thursday tells the House Armed Services Committee of budget-cut concerns. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, in testifying to a House defense panel Thursday, voice their concerns about mandatory military cuts that may result from deficit-reduction problems. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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President Barack Obama offers a toast during a State Dinner with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama stand with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and first lady Kim Yoon-ok as they welcome them to a State Dinner at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and his wife Kim Yoon-ok as they welcome them to a State Dinner at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican presidential candidate, speaks at a GOP forum in Indianapolis on Wednesday. Backers are saying he failed to reach out to evangelical Christians and has done a poor job on using surrogates. (Associated Press)
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"We must stop looking at the drug cartels today solely from a law-enforcement perspective," said Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida Republican. (Associated Press)
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D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray has the support of Ralph Nader in the push to achieve states' rights for the District. (The Washington Times)
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Maryland linebacker Alex Twine made two stops on Tevin Washington after the Georgia Tech quarterback ran past him for a touchdown earlier in the Yellow Jackets' 21-16 win last Saturday. (Associated Press)
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A view of the East Room of White House where President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are hosting a state dinner for South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is applauded as he arrives to address to a joint meeting of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. Behind Lee are Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, right. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
