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President Obama makes a statement Friday on Libya in the East Room of the White House. (Associated Press)

A Libyan rebel grimaces on the frontline near Sultan, south of Benghazi, Libya, Friday, March 18, 2011. The U.N. Security Council voted Thursday to impose a no-fly zone over Libya and authorize "all necessary measures" to protect civilians from attacks by Moammar Gadhafi's forces, hours after the Libyan leader vowed to crush the rebellion with a final assault on the opposition capital of Benghazi. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

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This image taken from video shows rebels on the back of a vehicle in the area of Benina, a civilian and military airport, outside Benghazi in eastern Libya on Thursday, March 17, 2011. Libyan rebels shot down at least two bomber planes that attacked the airport in their main stronghold of Benghazi Thursday, according to residents who witnessed the rare success in the struggle against Moammar Gadhafi's superior air power. (AP Photo/APTN)

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Sarah Palin is appearing in foreign forums this weekend in India and Israel to beef up her foreign policy bona fides and create global photo-ops for her political future. (Associated Press)

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Bagpipers play Thursday as President Obama leaves a St. Patrick's Day lunch with (from the left) House Speaker John A. Boehner, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny and Rep. Peter T. King. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Bagpipers play Thursday as President Obama leaves a St. Patrick's Day lunch with (from the left) House Speaker John A. Boehner, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny and Rep. Peter King. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Rep. Darrell Issa says a committee he heads will look into claims of cash payoffs made during D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray's campaign. (Associated Press)

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Libyans view what remains of a burning aircraft north of Benghazi on Thursday. Witnesses said the aircraft was piloted by anti-Gadhafi rebels and crashed for mechanical reasons. Gadhafi's warplanes went deeper into rebel-held territory to bombard Benghazi's airport Thursday, threatening an all-out offensive to bring down the rebellion. (Associated Press)

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Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez (left) announces results of a 10-month investigation that found New Orleans police officers engaged in unconstitutional conduct and violated federal laws. Also at the Thursday news conference were Mayor Mitch Landrieu (center) and Deputy Attorney General James Cole. (Associated Press)

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Camden, N.J., Fire Chief Mike Harper celebrates with police officers and firefighters outside the Camden Police Administration building Thursday after Mayor Dana Redd announced the city will rehire 50 of the police officers and 15 firefighters laid off earlier this year amid a budget crisis in the city. (Associated Press)

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Before World War II forced their departure, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor lived in France where they were photographed early in 1939 in Cannes. The duke, who abdicated the British throne in 1936, died in 1972 and his wife in 1986. (Associated Press)

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Raymond Clark III pleaded guilty Thursday to the murder of Yale graduate student Annie Le. (Connecticut Department of Correction via Associated Press)

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President Obama signs the condolence book as Ichiro Fujisaki, the Japanese ambassador to the U.S., looks on during his visit to the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Thursday. Mr. Obama placed a telephone call to Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Wednesday to discuss Japan's efforts to recover from last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami, and the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Dai-chi plant. (Associated Press)

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Exiled Tibetans light candles to honor the monk who set himself on fire in protest against China's government. (Associated Press)

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Randy Denchfield found this 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS to fill the void left when he sold his first car to go into the military. (Bill O'Brien/The Washington Times)

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Florida State's Derwin Kitchen talks during a news conference for the Southwest regional third round NCAA tournament college basketball game, Saturday, March 19, 2011, in Chicago. Florida State plays Notre Dame on Sunday. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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Anti-government protesters chant slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, the nation's capital, on Thursday, March 17, 2011. Witnesses said government supporters have attacked protesters camped out at a square in Sanaa. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

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** FILE ** Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide speaks during a press conference in Johannesburg on Friday, Jan. 15, 2011. (AP Photo, File)

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Rep. Doc Hastings, Washington Republican, chairs a House Natural Resources Committee hearing on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

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An Afghan woman walks past a shrine at a grave yard in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Insurgents killed more Afghan civilians last year than ever before, and their roadside bombs, suicide attacks and assassinations were responsible for the overwhelming majority of conflict-related deaths in 2010, the United Nations said. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)