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In this Saturday Nov. 3, 2012 photo, young boys wait anxiously to hear which one of them will be selected to chose the new pope in a ceremony where the lucky boy will be blindfolded and pull one of three names from a crystal chalice. Egypt's ancient Coptic Christian church named a new pope on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Mohammed Abu Zeid)

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In this Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 photo, Coptic Bishops pray prior to a press conference held to announce the three finalist candidates for the new Coptic Pope in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/George Mohsen, El Shorouk Newspaper)

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Bishop Tawadros, 60, soon to be Pope Tawadros II greets well-wishers, not shown, after being named the 118th Coptic Pope in the Wadi Natrun Monastery complex northwest of Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. Egypt's ancient Coptic Christian church named a new pope on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 to spiritually guide the community through a time when many fear for their future with the rise of Islamists to power and deterioration in police powers after last year's uprising. (AP Photo/Roger Anis, El Shorouk Newspaper)

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Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh speaks Jan. 1, 2010, during a news conference in Honolulu. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Acting Coptic Pope Pachomios (center) displays the name of 60-year-old Bishop Tawadros, soon to be Pope Tawadros II, during the papal election ceremony at the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo on Sunday. Egypt’s ancient Coptic Christian church chose a new pope in an elaborate Sunday ceremony meant to invoke the will of God. (Associated Press)

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Coptic Bishops pray prior to a press conference held to announce the three finalists for the new Coptic pope in Cairo last week. (Associated Press)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) walks with religious leaders of various denominations at Red Square in Moscow as they go to place flowers at a statue of Minin and Pozharsky, the leaders of a struggle against foreign invaders in 1612, to mark the National Unity Day on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)

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A coalition of Catholic groups is calling on a D.C. nonprofit to return its $50,000 grant to the Catholic Church because the group linked to a pamphlet called "Hey Grrl!" that it says instructs young girls on how to get away with prostitution, truancy, car sex, and illegal drug possession.

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Police officers participate in early morning prayers inside a mosque at the police academy in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

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An investigator looks over a car that was crashed into the Greater Sweethome Missionary Baptist Church in Forest Hill, Texas, by a man who then assaulted and killed the Rev. Danny Kirk Sr. on Monday. The suspect, whose name hasn’t been released, died after being subdued by police using a Taser. Mr. Kirk often greeted parishioners with a big hug. (Associated Press)

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Verna Oates (right) and Flora Ford comfort each other outside the Greater Sweethome Missionary Baptist Church in Forest Hill, Texas, where an attacker killed the church's pastor on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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FILE - The body of Pope Shenouda III lies in a casket at the Coptic Orthodox cathedral during his funeral in Cairo, Egypt, in this Tuesday, March 20, 2012 file photo. A council of Egypt's Coptic Christians is voting Monday Oct 29 2012 on a new spiritual leader to the ancient church as the community grapples with the rising powers of Islamists. The charismatic Pope Shenouda III died in March, at the age of 88 and after 40 years as the leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The congregation represents the majority of Egypt's Christians, who make up about 10 per cent of the country's 83 million people. About 2,400 clergymen, community leaders, and Coptic church notables are voting Monday to short-list three candidates from among three monks and two bishops. The final selection is due Sunday. (AP Photo/Mohammed Asad, file)

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Two Coptic clergymen, center, register for voting with election workers during the new Coptic Pope elections at the main Coptic cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. A council of Egypt's Coptic Christians is voting Monday in a process that will elect a new spiritual leader for the ancient church as the community struggles to assert its identity and role amid a rising tide of Islamism that has left many Copts fearful for their future. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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An election worker pays his respects to Coptic Bishop Bishoy, left, while he registers for voting during the new Coptic Pope elections at the main Coptic cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. A council of Egypt's Coptic Christians is voting Monday in a process that will elect a new spiritual leader for the ancient church as the community struggles to assert its identity and role amid a rising tide of Islamism that has left many Copts fearful for their future. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)