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Kenza Drider, wearing an Islamic face veil, announces late last month in front of Meaux courthouse, east of Paris, that she will be candidate in the 2012 French presidential elections. Ms. Drider declared her longshot candidacy on the same day that a French court fined two women who refused to remove their veils. (Associated Press)
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Former President Bill Clinton is greeted by well-wishers as he arrives at a celebration of the 20th anniversary of his announcement that he would run for President of the United States, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, in Little Rock, Ark. Bill Clinton is using the 20th anniversary of the launch of his presidential bid to offer a vigorous defense of President Barack Obama against what he calls the same anti-government stance he faced during his campaign and presidency. (AP Photo/Brian Chilson)
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** FILE ** An Afghan policeman and security forces stand guard in front of former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani's house after he was killed in suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
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A defected army soldier stands guard while protestors attend a demonstration to demand the resignation of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Sept. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
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President Obama delivers his remarks at the Human Rights Campaign’s 15th annual national dinner in Washington on Oct. 1, 2011. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** In this March 24, 2011, file photo U.S. Army Gen. Carter Ham, the top U.S. Commander for Africa, speaks at a press conference at the the Sigonella airbase in Sicily, Italy. Ham told the Associated Press the military mission in Libya is largely complete and NATO's involvement could begin to wrap up as soon as next week, when allied leaders meet in Brussels. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
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** FILE ** Afghan President Hamid Karzai talks to one of elders during the funeral ceremony of former president Burhanuddin Rabbani at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday Sept. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
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**FILE** In this photo from Sept. 24, 2011, Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry addresses the Republican Leadership Conference on Mackinac Island, Mich. (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney holds a town meeting at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Republicans aren’t hot on Romney’s presidential bid, but the former Massachusetts governor isn’t sweating it. Those same voters say they’d back him, eventually. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)
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**FILE** Florida Gov. Rick Scott, the keynote speaker at a Florida Republican Party Presidency 5 convention, delivers a speech on Sept. 24, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. (Associated Press)
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Libyan revolutionary fighters are seen during their attack on the city of Sirte, Libya, on Sept. 30, 2011. (Associated Press)
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President Obama delivers his remarks at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's awards dinner in Washington on Saturday. "I expect all of you to march with me and press on," Mr. Obama said. "Take off your bedroom slippers, put on your marching shoes. Shake it off. Stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying." (Associated Press)
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ALARMED: Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has warned repeatedly in recent weeks of a weakened, or "hollow," military as a result of mandatory budget cuts if a congressional supercommittee fails to agree on other deficit reductions by Nov. 23. (Associated Press)
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The Obama administration is seeking to extend federal protections to hundreds of animals, including the Texas kangaroo rat. (Associated Press)
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"Obama Grammar: Using the President's Bloopers to Improve Your English" was written by Harvard-educated historian William Proctor. (Provided by Inkslingers Press)
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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich outlines his 2012 campaign platform on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Associated Press)
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President Obama speaks during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Foundation Annual Phoenix Awards in Washington on Sept. 24, 2011. (Associated Press)
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Redskins linebacker Brian Orakpo jars the ball from the grasp of Arizona quarterback Kevin Kolb while sacking him Sept. 18. Washington says it won't shy away from its blitzing schemes despite losing on a gamble Monday night. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Sen. Claire McCaskill, Missouri Democrat, who won her seat narrowly in 2006 and is up for re-election in 2012, has no shortage of would-be GOP challengers. (Associated Press)
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Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman and Michael Morse will be at the forefront of the Nationals' attack next year. Pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training on Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
