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**FILE** This photo from March 29, 2001, shows former National Football League offensive tackle Orlando Brown during a news conference at his attorney's office in New York to announce a $200 million lawsuit against the NFL. (Associated Press)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (right), Nevada Democrat, accompanied by House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, speaks Sept. 23, 2011, during a news conference on Capitol Hill to discuss the continuing resolution to keep the government open. (Associated Press)

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (left) addresses the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters on Sept. 23, 2011. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the assembly shortly after Abbas. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, gestures during a Sept. 22, 2011, news conference on Capitol Hill to discuss FEMA funding and the continuing resolution to fund the government. (Associated Press)

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a letter requesting recognition of Palestine as a state as he addresses the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 23, 2011, at U.N. headquarters. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Solyndra CEO Brian Harrison invokes his Fifth Amendment right as he appears before the House Oversight and Investigations subcommittee on Capitol Hill on Sept. 23, 2011. The panel is examining Solyndra's government loan. (Associated Press)

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (left) poses for a picture with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon after giving him a letter requesting recognition of Palestine as a state during the 66th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters on Sept. 23, 2011. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** President Obama stands with educators and students as he speaks Sept. 23, 2011, at the White House about No Child Left Behind Reform. Also seen are Education Secretary Arne Duncan (left), Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (second from right) and Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee (right). (Associated Press)

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"Assistance at a time of a natural disaster should not be a controversial issue. It hasn't been before. We're not going to balance the budget on the backs of people who have already been hit by a disaster," said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat. (Associated Press)

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry (left) makes a statement as former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney listens during a Republican presidential candidate debate on Sept. 22, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. (Associated Press)

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A supporter of Yemeni President Ali Abduallah Saleh chants slogans during a rally celebrating his return to Sanaa on Sept. 23, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (right) listens as Texas Gov. Rick Perry makes a statement during a Republican presidential candidate debate on Sept. 22, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. (Associated Press)

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Mitt Romney talks to a supporter after a town-hall meeting in Miami on Wednesday. He discussed his plans to improve the economy and create jobs. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential hopefuls acknowledge the audience Sept. 22 in Orlando, Fla., before a debate. They are (from left) former New Mexico Gov. Gary E. Johnson, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, businessman Herman Cain and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS German President Christian Wulff and Chancellor Angela Merkel welcome Pope Benedict XVI at Berlin's airport on Thursday, the start of a four-day visit.

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VULNERABLE TARGET: Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett, a Republican who has represented Western Maryland for 10 terms, may face a challenge next year because of redistricting aimed at moving more Democrats within the 6th District's borders. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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"As long as I have good health and the constituents give me their vote, then I'm serving," says Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett, Maryland Republican, leaving his office in the Rayburn House Office Building to head to a committee hearing on Capitol Hill this week. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)