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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL VIAL ASSOCIATED PRESS If Iran's supreme court puts aside Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani's stoning sentence, she could be executed by other means.

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President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, who rescued two members of his squad in October 2007 while fighting in the war in Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk down the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, with Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, before presenting him with the Medal of Honor during a ceremony in the East Room . Giunta, from Hiawatha, Iowa, is the first living veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to receive the award. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Giunta, from Hiawatha, Iowa, is the first living veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to receive the award. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Barack Obama smiles after he presented the Medal of Honor to Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Giunta, from Hiawatha, Iowa, is the first living veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to receive the award. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Barack Obama applauds after presenting the Medal of Honor to Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, who rescued two members of his squad in October 2007 while fighting in the war in Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Obama presents the Medal of Honor to Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Sgt. Giunta, from Hiawatha, Iowa, is the first living veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to receive the award. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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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 announcing their marriage, London, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. The couple are to wed in 2011.(AP Photo/Sang Tan)

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In this May 19, 2010, file photo, first lady Michelle Obama's Chief of Staff Susan Sher arrives for the State Dinner, at the White House in Washington. The first lady's office announced Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, that Ms. Sher will leave the White House and return to Chicago after the first of the year. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)

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Former President George W. Bush, right, speakes with his wife Laura Bush by his side during the ground breaking ceremony for the President George W. Bush Presidential Center at SMU in Dallas, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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John Scott cleans the podium on the stage in preparation for the groundbreaking ceremony for the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Former President George W. Bush, left, waves as he and his wife Laura Bush take the stage before the ground breaking ceremony for the President George W. Bush Presidential Center at SMU in Dallas, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Former President George W. Bush, center, places his hand on his chest during the national anthem before the ground breaking ceremony for the President George W. Bush Presidential Center at SMU in Dallas, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Protestors hold signs as they march to Southern Methodist University where a ground- breaking ceremony was being held for the George W. Bush Presidential Library in Dallas on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Mike Fuentes)

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Shawn Namdar, left, argues with Sylvia Benini, right, in front of an unidentified police officer, center, in Dallas on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. A group of about 100 protestors marched to SMU, where a ground- breaking ceremony was being held for the George W. Bush Presidential Library. Less than ten pro-bush supporters were on hand to counter protest. (AP Photo/Mike Fuentes)

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney waves during the groundbreaking ceremony for the President George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Former President George W. Bush, right, shakes hands with former Vice President Dick Cheney after Cheney introduced Bush during the groundbreaking ceremony for the President George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Laura Bush, right, and former President George W. Bush attend the ground breaking ceremony for the President George W. Bush Presidential Center at SMU in Dallas, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Former President George W. Bush, left,, and his wife Laura Bush pick up shovels of dirt during the ground breaking ceremony for the President George W. Bush Presidential Center at SMU in Dallas, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Britain's Prince William talks to soldiers before a remembrance day ceremony at Camp Bastion in southern Afghanistan, Sunday Nov. 14, 2010. Clarance House announced in London, Tuesday Nov. 16, 2010, that Prince William and Kate Middleton are engaged, and will be married in 2011. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, pool)