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An Israeli army tank advances Wednesday along the border between Israel and central Gaza Strip, seen in the background. Militants launched mortar shells into Israel and Israeli jets bombed targets in Gaza on Wednesday, just as Israeli and Palestinian leaders held peace talks in Jerusalem with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Associated Press)
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A classified 1969 map produced by the People's Republic of China official map authority lists the "Senkaku Islands" as Japanese territory, underming Beijing's more recent claims that the islands it calls the Daiyoutai Islands are Chinese territory. The map bolsters Tokyo's claims to the sovereignty.
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Kashmiri protesters hurl stones at government forces during a clash on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, on Wednesday. Leaders of India's main political parties searched for a strategy to end months of increasingly violent protests in the region. (Associated Press)
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Vice President Joe Biden, left, playfully hides behind President Barack Obama, center, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, as Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner looks on at right. Obama made a statement on the Senate cloture vote to allow a final vote on a bill setting aside a 30 billion dollar fund to help small U.S. businesses tide over a credit crunch, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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President Barack Obama, center, speaks as Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, right, listen during a new conference on the economy in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept., 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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U.S President Barack Obama speaks during a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington D.C. on September 15 2010. UPI/Olivier Douliery/Pool
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U.S President Barack Obama flanked by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates hosts a Cabinet Meeting as Secretary Of Defense Robert Gates looks on in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington D.C. on September 15 2010. UPI/Olivier Douliery/Pool
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Soldiers from the anti-terrorism force of the Yemeni Defense Ministry are training, with U.S. military assistance, to take on a more diverse, independent and scattered al Qaeda network. (Associated Press)
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Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell addresses supporters after winning the Republican nomination for Senate in Delaware, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, in Dover, Del. O'Donnell upset Rep. Mike Castle.. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)
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Supporters of Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell celebrate after she won the Republican nomination for Senate in Delaware, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, in Dover, Del. O'Donnell upset Rep. Mike Castle. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)
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Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell jokes with a supporter while waiting to be interviewed at her election-night party on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)
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Rep. Michael N. Castle, a Republican candidate for Senate from Delaware, here with his wife, Jane, addresses supporters after his defeat in the primary election on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, in Wilmington, Del. Mr. Castle lost to "tea-party" favorite Christine O'Donnell. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
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Rep. Mike Castle, left, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from Delaware, is helped off stage after addressing supporters after his defeat on primary election night Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, in Wilmington, Del. Christine O'Donnell defeated Castle. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
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Former Maryland Republican Gov. Bob Ehrlich is congratulated by a supporter as he claims the Republican nomination during a victory party at the Ropewalk Tavern Baltimore, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Ehrlich won the nomination for a rematch against the man who ousted him from office in 2006, Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley. Flanking Ehrlich are his wife Kendal Ehrlich, right, and his running mate Mary Kane. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley greets volunteer Carolyn D. Robinson after winning the Democratic primary for governor at his headquarters Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 in Baltimore.(AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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Democratic congressional candidate for the Massachusetts 10th District William Keating addresses supporters during his primary night victory campaign rally in Quincy, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Keating's wife Tevis, center, and daughter Kristen, left, look on. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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Republican Senate candidate hopeful Ovide Lamontagne addresses his supporters at Jillian's Billiard Club in Manchester, N.H., Tuesday, Sept 14, 2010. Lamontagne and former Attorney General Kelly Ayotte were locked in a tight race for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
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Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Kelly Ayotte talks to supporters with her husband Joe Daley at her side in Concord, N.H., Tuesday, Sept. 14,2010. Ayotte is in a close race with Ovide Lamontagne for the Republican nomination in a race still too close to call. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
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New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio speaks to supporters, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. his wife Alma and supporters toast his victory in the congressional primary, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 in New York. Rangel, a 20-term congressman battling 13 ethics charges, was challenged by four other Democrats, most notably Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell 4th. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)
