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** FILE ** Pope Tawadros II, 60, sits on the throne of St. Mark, the Coptic Church's founding saint, wearing the papal crown, during an elaborate ceremony lasting nearly four hours and attended by the nation's Muslim prime minister and a host of Cabinet ministers and politicians, in the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Sami Wahib)

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Retired Army Spc. Sean Burke of Lincoln, Neb. who lost his leg from an I.E.D explosion in Afghanistan in 2009, right, watches as off duty men with the Navy Ceremonial Guard, who perform funeral services for service members at Arlington Cemetery, unfold an american flag as veterans and veteran supporters block protesters with the Westboro Baptist Church outside the main entrance to Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day, Arlington, Va., Monday, November 12, 2012. Approximately a hundred veterans and veteran supporters came out to block the protest by the Westboro Baptist Church, based in Topeka, Kan., which is known for extreme views and have caused an uproar over the past few years for their protests. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Cameron Coady, 7, of Philadelphia, Pa., right, helps veterans and veteran supporters use an american flag to block protesters with the Westboro Baptist Church, left, outside the main entrance to Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day, Arlington, Va., Monday, November 12, 2012. The Westboro Baptist Church, based in Topeka, Kan., is known for extreme views and have caused an uproar over the past few years for their protests. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Israeli police detain a Palestinian demonstrator as scuffles broke out between Israeli troops and Muslim worshippers prevented from entering the Al-Aqsa mosque compound for prayers, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. Israeli police was on high alert on Friday to prevent clashes following Friday prayers. (AP Photo/Omer Miron)

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Israeli police detain a Palestinian demonstrator as scuffles broke out between Israeli troops and Muslim worshippers prevented from entering the Al-Aqsa mosque compound for prayers, in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. Israeli police was on high alert on Friday to prevent clashes following Friday prayers.(AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

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Israeli police and Muslim worshippers who were prevented from entering the Al-Aqsa mosque compound for prayers, scuffle in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. Israeli police was on high alert on Friday to prevent clashes following Friday prayers. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean),

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Palestinian children walk through a damaged mosque after an Israeli airstrike in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

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Jordanian forces stand on alert near the Interior Ministry Circle in Amman on Wednesday during a protest after an announcement that Jordan would raise fuel prices. The protests are the largest and most sustained to hit since the start of the Arab Spring. (Associated Press)

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This film image released by Summit Entertainment shows, from left, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Peter Facinelli, MyAnna Buring, Casey LaBow and Christian Camargo in a scene from "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2." (AP Photo/Summit Entertainment, Andrew Cooper)

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Jordanian policemen prepare to disperse protesters blocking a main road in Amman on Wednesday during a demonstration against the spike in fuel prices after the government lifted subsidies. Protesters denounced the king and threw rocks at police. (Associated Press)

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An officer fires tear gas as police face demonstrators during a protest against government austerity measures in Turin, Italy, on Wednesday. Protesters clashed with police in various demonstrations in Rome, Milan, Turin, Padua and Brescia. (Associated Press)

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“As our schools are currently organized, we can’t achieve our goals,” D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson said Tuesday. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Cardinal Timothy Dolan, of New York, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Palestinians gather March 22, 2004, around a pool of blood and the remains of the wheelchair of Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, following an Israeli air strike that killed him, near his house in Gaza City. (Associated Press)