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President Obama gestures during a news conference in the East Room of the White House on June 29, 2011. (Associated Press)

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President Obama gestures during a news conference in the East Room of the White House on June 29, 2011. (Associated Press)

Libyans celebrate on Monday, June 27, 2011, in Benghazi, Libya, after receiving news that the International Criminal Court in The Hague had issued arrest warrants for Col. Moammar Gadhafi, his son and his intelligence chief for crimes against humanity in the early days of the regime's struggle to cling to power. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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Anti-government protestors hold posters of former Yemeni President Ibrahim Al-Hamdi and Argentine-born Cuban revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara during a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Taiz, Yemen, on June 28, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Egyptian protesters escort an injured demonstrator who suffered severe burns during clashes with security forces at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Wednesday, June 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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Some Syrian refugees in Turkey say they are dedicated to continuing the fight for freedom from across the border. "We weren't ready earlier." one said. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** The Obama administration recently decided to release 30 million barrels of oil from the country's emergency reserve as part of a broader international response to lost oil supplies caused by turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)

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Visitors make their way up a makeshift grass path across the Ellipse to the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday. The entire area, also called President's Park South, is set to be revamped after the National Capital Planning Commission invited five architectural-design firms from around the country to present plans for a new design. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Riot police arrest a protester during a demonstration in Athens. Greece's beleaguered government is bracing for a 48-hour general strike as lawmakers debate a new round of austerity reforms designed to win the country additional rescue loans needed avoid bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

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A demonstrator sits on a step next to graffiti that reads "don't live like slaves" during a demonstration in Athens. Greece's beleaguered government is bracing for a 48-hour general strike. ( AP Photo)

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"The situation that the workers are going through is tragic and we are near poverty levels," one Greek protester said. "The government has declared war and to this war we will answer back with war." (Associated Press)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks with reporters following a weekly Republican policy luncheon, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 28, 2011. ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Flanked by Republican New Jersey state Sen. Thomas H. Kean (left) and Democratic state Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney (right), New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie answers a question after signing public employee benefits legislation into law on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Hungarian sculptor Istvan Mate created a statue of former President Ronald Reagan to honor "the unchallengeable role played by the United States and President Reagan in bringing the Cold War to a conclusion," according to a government statement.

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Bahraini anti-government protesters chant slogans in Manama, Bahrain in June, 2008. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Hungarian sculptor Istvan Mate created a statue of former President Ronald Reagan to honor "the unchallengeable role played by the United States and President Reagan in bringing the Cold War to a conclusion," according to a government statement.

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Sen. John Kerry (left), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Sen. Richard G. Lugar, the ranking Republican on the panel, listen to testimony during a committee hearing on Libya and the War Powers Resolution on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, June 28, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Harold Koh, a State Department lawyer, testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Libya and the War Powers Resolution on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, June 28, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Marine Lt. Gen. John R. Allen (right), President Obama's choice to lead U.S. forces in Afghanistan, prepares to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee at his nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Navy Vice Adm. William H. McRaven, nominated as commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, sits at left. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)