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International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde, left, talks with Tunisian Finance Minister Jelloul Ayed during the group photo at the Deauville partnership meeting in Marseille, southern France, Saturday, Sept.10, 2011. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

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Egyptian army officers arrest a suspected demonstrator at the site of clashes between protesters and anti-riot policemen near the Israeli embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Sept.10, 2011. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

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The Washington Nationals announced that they will beef up security for this weekend's games against the Houston Astros since Sunday marks the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Some hundreds of Egyptian activists demolish a concrete wall around a building housing the Israeli embassy in Cairo, Egypt, to protect it against demonstrators, Friday, Sept. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney shares a light moment Wednesday during the Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif. For now, he has relinquished his front-runner status to main rival Texas Gov. Rick Perry. (Associated Press)

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Associated Press photographs Above: Libyan rebels head to the front line Thursday through the last checkpoint before Bani Walid, Libya. Thousands of rebels have converged on Bani Walid and have threatened to attack if residents don't surrender by Saturday. A number of regime loyalists are thought to be in Bani Walid. Top: A rebel removes Gadhafi slogans from a roadside sign.

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Associated Press photographs Above: Libyan rebels head to the front line Thursday through the last checkpoint before Bani Walid, Libya. Thousands of rebels have converged on Bani Walid and have threatened to attack if residents don't surrender by Saturday. A number of regime loyalists are thought to be there. Top: A rebel removes Gadhafi slogans from a roadside sign.

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney shares a light moment Wednesday during the Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif. For now, he has relinquished his front-runner status to main rival Texas Gov. Rick Perry. (Associated Press)

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President Obama waves after speaking to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner applaud. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Associated Press photographs Above: Libyan rebels head to the front line Thursday through the last checkpoint before Bani Walid, Libya. Thousands of rebels have converged on Bani Walid and have threatened to attack if residents don't surrender by Saturday. A number of regime loyalists are thought to be in Bani Walid. Top: A rebel removes Gadhafi slogans from a roadside sign.

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Associated Press photographs Above: Libyan rebels head to the front line Thursday through the last checkpoint before Bani Walid, Libya. Thousands of rebels have converged on Bani Walid and have threatened to attack if residents don't surrender by Saturday. A number of regime loyalists are thought to be there. Top: A rebel removes Gadhafi slogans from a roadside sign.

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Construction of the One World Trade Center continues Sept. 1, 2011, at ground zero in New York. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Jerseys with the names of firefighters who were killed in the terrorist attacks 10 years ago hang above the bar at Paul Hurley's restaurant, P.D. O'Hurley's, at 72nd and Broadway in New York. "You still think those guys are going to walk through that door," Mr. Hurley said.

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The firehouse at 66th and Amsterdam has a small garden honoring the firefighters who gave their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York, NY, on Thursday September 1, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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The firehouse at 66th and Amsterdam has a small garden honoring the firefighters who gave their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York, NY, on Thursday September 1, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANDREW HARNIK/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Firefighter Mike Kotula lost 12 friends and firefighters in his station and says he could count 100 of the firefighters killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with whom he has had some contact with over the years.