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Donald H. Rumsfeld, secretary of defense in the George W. Bush administration, speaking at CPAC Alaska 2011. (Emily Miller/The Washington Times)

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**FILE** In this photo from Aug. 31, 2011, President Obama speaks at White House in Washington. (Associated Press)

In this photo from Aug. 29, 2011, Yoshihiko Noda, new leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, speaks during a press conference shortly after his election at a voting by the party lawmakers in Tokyo. (Associated Press)

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In this citizen journalism image made on a mobile phone and provided by Shaam News Network, Anti-Syrian President Bashar Assad protesters hold a banner during a demonstration against the Syrian regime, at Kfar Nebel village, in Edlib province, Syria, on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011. The Associated Press is unable to independently verify the authenticity, content, location or date of this handout photo. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network)

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Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), secretary of defense in the George W. Bush administration is interviewed by The Washington Times's Emily Miller at CPAC Alaska 2011. (photo by Jo Anne Reed)

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Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), secretary of defense in the George W. Bush administration is interviewed by The Washington Times's Emily Miller at CPAC Alaska 2011. (photo by Jo Anne Reed)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS A technician conducts a cellphone test at the Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. headquarters in Shenzhen, a southern Chinese city bordering Hong Kong. The Pentagon contends the company's products are being used by the Chinese military.

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House Speaker John A. Boehner (Rod A. Lamkey/The Washington Times)

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"The [Postal Service] is fast-approaching default and without serious reforms it will collapse and be unable to meet payroll as early as next year." — Rep. Darrell E. Issa, California Republican and chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann greets American Legion officers Thursday after addressing their national convention in Minneapolis. She said she would be a "strong leader."

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"We will come to an agreement only if our conditions are accepted," Afghan President Hamid Karzai said.

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President Obama greets Hector Sealey (center), safety director for Ft. Myer Construction Corporation, and AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka (right) after speaking at the White House on Aug. 31, 2011, to urge Congress to pass a federal highway bill. (Associated Press)

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White House press secretary Jay Carney responds during a press briefing at the White House on Sept. 1, 2011, to questions about the flap over the timing of President Obama's address to Congress next week. (Associated Press)

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Presidential spokesman Jay Carney speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House on Aug. 31, 2011. (Associated Press)

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VARIANCE FILMS "Amigo" looks at the plight of fighters on both sides and civilians caught up in the Philippine-American War.

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**FILE** Ali Salman, secretary-general of the Wefaq National Islamic Society, speaks at a press conference on Oct. 24, 2010, in Manama, Bahrain. (Associated Press)

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy (right) talks with Libyan National Transitional Council Chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil (center) and Libyan Transitional National Council Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. Heads of state and top officials gathered in the French capital to work out how to support Libya's opposition leaders after Col. Moammar Gadhafi's fall from power. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Libyan Transitional National Council Chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil (center) and Libyan Transitional National Council Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, in Paris. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

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**FILE** In this photo from Feb. 18, 2011, supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamaat-u-Dawa burn a U.S. flag during a rally in Lahore, Pakistan, to condemn American CIA contractor Raymond Allen Davis, who shot dead two Pakistanis. (Associated Press)

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President Obama walks from the podium after speaking Aug. 31, 2011, at the White House to urge Congress to pass a federal highway bill. (Associated Press)