Politics

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** FILE ** Israeli Defense Forces Sgt. Gilad Schalit has been held by Hamas since 2006. (AP Photo, File)

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Slovakian Prime Minister Iveta Radicova heads to a press conference after a governmental coalition meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

South Korean pop singer Rain gives a military salute to his fans before he enters the army to serve in front of an army training center in Uijeongbu, north of of Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

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** FILE ** Prisoners walk out of Myanmar's Insein Prison on Tuesday, May, 17, 2011, after they were granted amnesty by the government. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)

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Goalie Tomas Vokoun (29) and Alex Ovechkin (8) of the Washington Capitals celebrate after a shootout to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Alexander Semin (28) of the Washington Capitals celebrates with his teammates after scoring the second shot during a shootout to win the game against goalie Dwayne Roloson (30) of the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Alexander Semin (28) of the Washington Capitals makes the second shot during a shootout to win the game against goalie Dwayne Roloson (30) of the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Goalie Tomas Vokoun (29) of the Washington Capitals blocks Dominic Moore (19) of the Tampa Bay Lightning during a shootout at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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**FILE** Matt Hendricks (26) of the Washington Capitals makes the first goal in a shootout against goalie Dwayne Roloson (30) of the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Capitals' 6-5 home win on Oct. 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau, center, talks to his team during a time out in overtime against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Alex Ovechkin (8) of the Washington Capitals slams Mattias Ritola (21) of the Tampa Bay Lightning into the glass in the third period at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A puck is tossed out to fans in the first period as the Washington Capitals take on the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Troy Brouwer (20) of the Washington Capitals slams Bruno Gervais (27) of the Tampa Bay Lightning against the glass in the second period at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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In this undated photo, then-Washington Gov. Albert Rosellini begins a State of the State address in Olympia, Wash. Mr. Rosellini, who served from 1957 to 1965, died Monday at 101. (Associated Press)

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Former Sen. Judd Gregg, New Hampshire Republican, is one of two GOP ex-lawmakers who Monday threw their support behind Mitt Romney, a former governor of neighboring Massachusetts, in his bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nod. (Associated Press)

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Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. talks to reporters after a town-hall meeting Monday in Tilton, N.H. "Simply advocating more ships, more troops and more weapons is not a viable path forward," he said in a swipe at Mitt Romney, who has called for military increases. (Associated Press)

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Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis, longtime friend of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (left), was sworn in as ambassador to Hungary in January, 2010 by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (second from right). Also in attendance were her father, Angelo Tsakopoulos, (holding Bible) and Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. Mrs. Pelosi's husband, Paul, is a longtime business associate of Mr. Tsakopoulos. (State Department)

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Dyesha Johnson, of Boston, walks past a military recruiting poster during a jobs fair sponsored by U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., at Roxbury Community College in Boston, Friday, Oct. 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, stands next to Syrian Defense Minister Gen. Dawoud Rajha, right, and Chief of Staff Gen. Fahed al-Jasem el-Freij, left, during a ceremony to mark the 38th anniversary of the October 1973 Arab-Israeli war, in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday Oct. 6, 2011. Syrian troops stormed villages close to the border with Turkey on Thursday, hunting armed military defectors who fought back in clashes that left at least four soldiers and three others dead, activists said. (AP Photo/SANA)

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A man walks past a large banner during a protest affiliated with the "Occupy D.C." movement at Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., Monday, October 10, 2011. This protest which began here last week has occupied prime real estate in the nation's capitol with tents and sleeping bags. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)