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** FILE ** A World AIDS Day ribbon is seen on the North Portico of the White House in Washington on Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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ABOVE Mayor Adrian Fenty speaks to reporters at the intersection of Eastern and Kenilworth Aves. in NE Washington D.C., after a press conference to announce the replacement of Eastern Ave. bridge, Tuesday, November 10, 2009. (Allison Shelley/ The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Iranian clerics, who are members of the Basij militia affiliated with the Revolutionary Guard, gather during a 2009 ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Basij foundation. (Associated Press)

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MICHAEL CONNOR/THE WASHINGTON TIMES. Rep. Frank Kratovil Jr., Maryland Democrat, faces a rematch in 2010 against Republican Andrew P. Harris for his Eastern Shore seat.

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** FILE ** Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, who now is retired, was an Army vice chief of staff. (Associated Press)

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Then-New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Diana Taylor arrive for the State Dinner in honor of the Prime Minister of India at the White House in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (Michael Connor/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

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** FILE ** M. Night Shyamalan and his wife Bhavna Shyamalan arrive for the State Dinner in honor of the Prime Minister of India at the White House in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (Michael Connor/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (left) looks on as Afghan President Hamid Karzai (second from right) greets Richard C. Holbrooke, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/U.S. Embassy)

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Photos by Michael Connor / The Washington Times Clinton Portis has rushed for just 494 yards after recording 1,487 last season while starting all 16 games.

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**FILE** President Obama stands at attention with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 17, 2009. (Associated Press)

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Hip-hop singer Emmanuel Jal survived war and hunger in Sudan after being saved by the late British aid worker Emma McCune. Today, he is fasting to raise funds for a school in Sudan dedicated to his rescuer's memory. (Associated Press)

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Anita Dunn, senior adviser to President Biden. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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** FILE ** Former first lady Laura Bush and former President George W. Bush visit Southern Methodist University in Dallas, the future site of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, in November 2009. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** A Peace Corps volunteer works with local women in Liberia. About one-third of Peace Corps applicants are selected for service. (Peace Corps)

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East and West Berliners dance together on the top of the Berlin Wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate on Nov. 10, 1989, to celebrate the opening of the border between East and West Germany. Built in 1961 of concrete topped by barbed wire, the wall dividing Berlin became one of the most powerful symbols of the Cold War. (Associated Press)

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Twins Peter (right) and Daniel Belin look at a fish tank as their mom Jennifer watches at Bethesda's National Naval Medical Center, where the twins' father works. Dr. Eric Belin was referred to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center for his son's treatment by top military physicians.

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Former child soldiers, who were forced by militant Tamil Tigers to fight government forces, attend a lesson at a rehabilitation center in Sri Lanka. The government wants to ensure that the youths don't pick up arms again, offering classes in plumbing, metalwork, sewing and cooking.

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**FILE** Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (left) and Gen. Xu Caihou, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, listen to national anthems at an Oct. 27, 2009, welcome ceremony at the Pentagon. (Associated Press)

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Ken Cuccinelli, attorney general-elect; Bob McDonnell, governor-elect; and Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling (from left) receive cheers from supporters during a victory party at the Marriott in Richmond on Tuesday night.