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Israeli police officers are seen in front of the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. Palestinian took hostages in the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv Tuesday after shots were fired outside, Israeli police and a Foreign Ministry official said, in an incident that appeared to have only an indirect link to recent tensions between the two countries. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
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An Israeli border police officer secures the area in front of the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. Palestinian took hostages in the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv Tuesday after shots were fired outside, Israeli police and a Foreign Ministry official said, in an incident that appeared to have only an indirect link to recent tensions between the two countries. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
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A Palestinian man identified by a Turkish news agency as Nadim Injaz gestures through the window of the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. A Palestinian took hostages in the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv Tuesday after shots were fired outside, Israeli police and a Foreign Ministry official said, in an incident that appeared to have only an indirect link to recent tensions between the two countries.(AP Photo/Eli Dassa)
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Israeli police officers are seen in front of the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. A Palestinian took hostages in the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv Tuesday after shots were fired outside, Israeli police and a Foreign Ministry official said, in an incident that appeared to have only an indirect link to recent tensions between the two countries. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, speaks during a press conference on energy, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, speaks during a press conference on energy, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Pallbearers carry the casket of former Rep. Dan Rostenkowski into St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Chicago on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. Hundreds of mourners, including some former congressional colleagues and the city's mayor, packed the church to pay final tribute to the longtime politician. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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In this image from mobile phone video people look on the scene where at least 61 people were killed and 125 wounded in Iraq on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, when a suicide bomber blew himself up among hundreds of army recruits who had gathered near a military headquarters in the capital, Baghdad. (AP Photo)
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In this image from mobile phone video people look on the scene where at least 61 people were killed and 125 wounded in Iraq on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, when a suicide bomber blew himself up among hundreds of army recruits who had gathered near a military headquarters in the capital, Baghdad. (AP Photo)
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Iraqi security forces inspect the scene of a suicide attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. A suicide bomber blew himself up among hundreds of army recruits who had gathered near a military headquarters killing and wounding dozens of them, one of the bloodiest bombings in months in the Iraqi capital. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Iraqi recruits gather near the military headquarters where a suicide attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. A suicide bomber blew himself up among hundreds of army recruits who had gathered near a military headquarters killing and wounding dozens of them, one of the bloodiest bombings in months in the Iraqi capital. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, second from left, hosts a Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington. From left are National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial, Mr. Geithner, Ingrid Gould Ellen of New York University, and Alex Pollock of the American Enterprise Institute. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, shakes hands with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, right, during the Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pulls the cap off his pen before taking notes as he hosted a Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is silhouetted as he speaks at a Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner addresses the Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner addresses the Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, walks off stage after addressing the Conference on the Future of Housing Finance, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at the Treasury Department in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. Taking the podium at right is Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner talks on his cell phone as he walks towards the West Wing of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, July 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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A South Korean sailor in the honor guard holds an U.S. flag as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates lay a wreath at the Korean War Memorial, Wednesday, July 21, 2010, in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Paul J. Richards, Pool)