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Sen. Nancy Jacobs, R-Harford County, speaks in opposition of the gay marriage bill on the State Senate floor Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 in Annapolis, Md prior to the bill clearing Thursday evening.(AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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Traders work the crude oil options pit at the New York Mercantile Exchange on Thursday as unrest in Libya sent prices up to nearly $100 a barrel. Traders are worried that revolt could spread to other countries in the Middle East, such as petroleum-rich Saudi Arabia. (Associated Press)
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Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley (left) and Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn announce the KC-46A tanker contract award to Boeing Co. during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington on Thursday. (Associated Press)
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Philippine demonstrators display placards during a rally in Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines, on Thursday to protest the country's celebration of the 1986 "People Power" revolution. They contend little has changed in the 25 years since. (Associated Press)
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Gunmen prepared to fight against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi stand on a small military truck with weapons taken from a Libyan military base, in Benghazi, Libya, on Thursday Feb. 24, 2011. Army units and militiamen loyal to Moammar Gadhafi struck back Thursday against rebellious Libyans who have risen up in cities close to the capital, attacking a mosque where many were holding an anti-government sit-in and battling others who seized control of an airport. Medical officials said 15 people were killed in the clashes. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Libyan citizens stand atop a destroyed armored vehicle at Al-Katiba military base, in Benghazi, Libya, Thursday Feb. 24, 2011. In cities across the east, residents rose up and overwhelmed government buildings and army bases, joined in many cases by local army units that defected. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Libyan boys flash "V" signs Thursday while standing over a destroyed cannon tank at Al-Katiba military base in Benghazi, Libya. The base was overtaken days earlier by anti-Gadhafi protesters. (Associated Press)
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Anti-government protesters march on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, to welcome newly released political prisoners to Pearl Square in Manama, Bahrain. The banner at center reads, "I love you, my country." (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
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Traders work the crude oil options pit at the New York Mercantile Exchange on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, in New York. Oil prices continue to climb as forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi violently clashed with protesters who have expanded their control over the country. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Libyan protesters stand on the rooftop of a burned police station during a demonstration against Moammar Gadhafi in Tobruk, Libya, on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. Heavy gunfire broke out in Tripoli as forces loyal to Col. Gadhafi tightened their grip on the Libyan capital while anti-government protesters claimed control of many cities elsewhere and top government officials and diplomats turn against the longtime leader. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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President Obama prepares to salute as he steps off the Marine One helicopter at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. On Capitol Hill, lawmakers are waiting for him to engage in the spending-cuts debate. (Associated Press)
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NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith, right, talks with members of the media as he arrives for labor talks with the NFL on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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President Obama speaks about the uprising in Libya with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton present in the Grand Foyer of the White House on Wednesday. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Sergey Kislyak, Russia's ambassador to the United States. (Associated Press)
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Kizza Besigye, leader of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change, displays pre-marked ballots during a news conference Saturday. He was Mr. Museveni's closest rival, winning about 22 percent of the votes. (Associated Press)
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Mr. Museveni shows the ink mark on the thumb after voting in Kiruhura, his home district. Voters in Uganda faced the choice of extending their president's 25-year grip on power or joining the anti-incumbent wave sweeping Africa and the Middle East. (Associated Press)
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A member of the Uganda Electoral Commission checks ballot boxes in Kampala. An African mission led by Zimbabwean Ambassador Simbi Veke Mubako was sent to observe the presidential election Friday. (Associated Press)
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Saudis cruise the streets with car covered with Saudi flags and pictures of the Saudi King Abdullad and Saudi Crown Prince Sultan after the convoy of the King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia passes from the Airport and through the streets of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. King Abdullah returned Wednesday from a three-month absence for back surgery in New York and convalescence in Morocco. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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A Libyan popular defence committee, holds his AK-47 as he flashes V sign in front an anti-aircraft missile at an abandoned Libyan military base near Tobruk, Libya, on Wednesday, Feb.23, 2011. Heavy gunfire broke out in Tripoli as forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi tightened their grip on the Libyan capital while anti-government protesters claimed control of many cities elsewhere and top government officials and diplomats turn against the longtime leader. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
