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Former President Bill Clinton walks his daughter Chelsea down the isle for her wedding in Rhinebeck, N.Y on July 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Genevieve de Manio Photography,Genevieve de Manio, File)
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President Barack Obama, followed by, from second from left, Gen. David Petraeus, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Vice President Joe Biden, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, walks to the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 23, 2010, to announce that Petraeus would replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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** FILE ** Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, with his wife, Patti, talks to members of the media in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2010, after a federal jury found him guilty of one count of lying to FBI agents. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
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Russian arms trafficking suspect Viktor Bout, center, is in U.S. custody after being flown from Bangkok to New York in a chartered U.S. plane, extradited in manacles to face terrorism charges despite a final outraged push by Russian diplomats to persuade Thailand to release him on Nov. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Drug Enforcement Administration, File)
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** FILE ** Dan Choi (center) falls as he is arrested for handcuffing himself to the fence outside the White House in Washington during a protest against the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on Nov. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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Britain's Prince William and his fiancee, Kate Middleton, pose for the media at St. James's Palace in London after they announced their engagement on Nov. 16. The couple are to wed in 2011. (Associated Press)
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Rep.-elect, Tim Scott, R-S.C., left, leads following a Republican news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 18, 2010. From left are Scott, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor, Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, House Speaker-in-waiting John Boehner of Ohio, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Rep.-elect Kristi Noem, R-S.D. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)
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Failed U.S. Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell denies accusations that she misspent campaign funds and suspects a political smear. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** President Obama welcomes Chinese President Hu Jintao as he arrives for a Group of 20 summit dinner in Pittsburgh in September 2009. (Associated Press)
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Anti-Japan protesters march in Wuhan, China, on Oct. 18. Beijing-Tokyo relations soured over the detention of a Chinese fishing boat captain accused of ramming two Japanese patrol boats in September near a string of islands in the East China Sea claimed by both countries. (Associated Press)
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An emotional Chicago Mayor Richard Daley talks about firefighter Corey Ankum during Dec. 30 funeral services in Chicago. Ankum, the wife of Daley's longtime assistant Demeka Ankum, was one of two firefighters killed last week when a roof collapsed after a fire. (Associated Press)
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (left) and Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty (second from right) hold a news conference on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010 in the Bronx borough of New York to update New Yorkers about the city's snow-removal efforts following Sunday's blizzard. (AP Photo/Office of the Mayor, Samantha Modell)
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** FILE ** President Ronald Reagan has a word in the ear of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at a reception given by the British government at London's St. James's Palace for leaders attending an economic conference in 1984. (AP Photo, File)
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Washington Wizards guard Nick Young (1) follows through on his shot while guarded by Indiana Pacers guard Brandon Rush in the third quarter of the Wizards' 104-90 home win Wednesday. (Associated Press)
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Maryland head coach Ralph Friedgen celebrates with his players after Maryland's 51-20 win over East Carolina in the Military Bowl on Wednesday in Washington. (Associated Press)
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Southern Sudanese security forces wait outside the control room of the Petrodar oil facility in Paloich, southern Sudan. Sudan's oil industry may soon see a major shake-up. Southern Sudan holds an independence referendum in January that is likely to see the creation of the world's newest country. (Associated Press)
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Chinese technicians man drilling equipment on an oil rig in Paloich. China's interest here is high. Six government officials from the south's oil producing region flew to China earlier in the fall, and analysts say China is trying to improve ties with the south and maintain them with the north. (Associated Press)
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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (center) delivers a speech Wednesday on next year's foreign-policy plans in Seoul. South Korea's president is calling for urgency in dismantling neighboring North Korea's atomic weapons program. (Yonhap news agency via Associated Press)
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Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who leaves office Tuesday, will be remembered as a skilled politician who squandered his popularity as a Republican and fell victim to a bad economy, critics say. (Associated Press)
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Now-retired Sen. Byron L. Dorgan, North Dakota Democrat, says he "focused like a laser" to complete business affecting American Indians, including long-stalled bills on health care and crime. (Associated Press)
