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House Speaker-desigante John Boehner of Ohio, left, poses for a photo with Rep. George Miller, California Democrat, and a flat Stacie doll, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, during the first session of the 112th Congress. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California reacts to the applause, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, during the first session of the 112th Congress. Assistant House Minority Leader-designate James Clyburn of South Carolina is at left, House Minority Whip-designate Steny Hoyer of Maryland is second from left. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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The House's first roll call of the 112th Congress is shown on the tally board on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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A family member of a House member sits on the floor during the first session of the 112th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Incoming House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia, right, and incoming House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of California look across the House floor during the first session of the 112th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. administers a ceremonial Senate oath during a mock swearing-in ceremony for Sen. Rand Paul (left), Kentucky Republican, accompanied by family members, on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Incoming House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, receives the gavel from his predecessor, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, during the opening session of the 112th Congress on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Rep. John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, who is speaker-designate, greets fellow House members during the first session of the 112th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, center, is surrounded by supporters in the Shi'ite city of Najaf, 100 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. Mr. al-Sadr, who led several Shi'ite uprisings against American forces in Iraq before going into exile in neighboring Iran almost four years ago, returned to Iraq Wednesday. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)

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The gavel and sound block for House Speaker-designate John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, is carried through Statuary Hall to the floor of the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, center, and Interior Minister Rehman Malik, right, arrive to attend the funeral of Punjab Gov. Salman Taseer in Lahore, Pakistan, on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. Thousands of Pakistani police were on high alert in Lahore ahead of the funeral for the outspoken provincial governor shot dead allegedly by a bodyguard reportedly enraged by his opposition to laws decreeing death for insulting Islam. Mr. Taseer, a high-profile, 66-year-old businessman and media tycoon, was a stalwart of the ruling Pakistan People's Party, and his assassination Tuesday sent nuclear-armed Pakistan reeling at a time of great political turmoil. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

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White House press secretary Robert Gibbs gestures during the daily briefing at the White House on Monday, Dec. 20, 2010 in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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House Speaker-designate John A. Boehner of Ohio walks out of his home on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, prior to the start of the 112th Congress. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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NEW MINORITY: Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California and outgoing House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland prepare Tuesday for changes on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

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Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah is seen on a big screen as he speaks in a Beirut suburb in November. He says the threat of indictments against Hezbollah for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri are not a concern, but analysts say otherwise. Mr. Nasrallah has called for other Lebanese to back his group. (Associated Press)