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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, and US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice wait for President Barack Obama to address the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas , right, listens to President Barack Obama address to the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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** FILE ** In this Feb. 11, 2009, file photo, actor Joaquin Phoenix arrives for a taping of "The Late Show with David Letterman" in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)

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In this photo released by CBS, actor Joaquin Phoenix, left, joins host David Letterman on the set of the "Late Show with David Letterman," Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010, in New York. This is Phoenix's first television appearance and first visit to the CBS broadcast since February 2009. (AP Photo/CBS, Jeffrey R. Staab)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS MANIPULATOR? Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seems unhinged with his ramblings, say some observers. Others see calculated provocation.

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Associated Press Some Georgia Republicans are calling for GOP gubernatorial candidate Nathan Deal to quit the race because of his personal financial difficulties.

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Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele is all smiles with polls showing the GOP holding the upper hand with less than six weeks to go before the midterm elections.

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Associated Press photographs The Republican National Committee is helping former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin pay off legal expenses dating back to her 2008 vice-presidential campaign.

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President Barack Obama addresses a summit on the Millennium Development Goals at United Nations headquarters Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos made it clear that he opposes allowing open homosexuals in the military. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** A reputed CIA "black site" prison for terrorism suspects is said to have been located near this airport in Szymany, Poland. Terrorism suspects purportedly were exposed to harsh interrogation methods there. (Associated Press)

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Jeffrey Sachs, special adviser to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (The Earth Institute Columbia University)

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President Barack Obama, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, center, talks in the backyard of a private residence to discuss the Patient's Bill of Rights and health care reform, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010, in Falls Church, VA. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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** FILE ** President Barack Obama, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, arrives in the backyard of a private residence in Falls Church, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010, to discuss the Patient's Bill of Rights and health care reform. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Paul Brayshaw, right, introduces President Barack Obama, in his backyard in Falls Church, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010, where the president discussed the Patient's Bill of Rights and health care reform. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius looks on at left as President Barack Obama speaks in the backyard of a private residence in Falls Church, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010, to discuss the Patient's Bill of Rights and health care reform. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)