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Members of Christian faith organizations kneel in prayer in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on Sunday as part of "Encircle the Court in Prayer" on the eve of the Supreme Court arguments on President Obama's health care legislation. (Associated Press)

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Pilgrims joyously await Pope Benedict XVI's arrival Sunday to celebrate Mass in Silao, Mexico. "We pray for him to help us, that there be no more violence in the country," said one participant, Lorena Diaz.

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The crowd cheers as Monsignor Georg Gaenswein puts a sombrero on Pope Benedict's XVI head as they arrive at Bicentennial Park to celebrate a Sunday Mass in Silao, Mexico. The pope rides in a vehicle, dubbed the “popemobile,” used especially for his public appearances. (Associated Press)

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Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman (right), chief of the Pakistani religious party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, heads a meeting of opposition leaders on Saturday, March 24, 2012, in Islamabad to discuss strategy for the forthcoming Parliament debate on the terms of re-engagement with United States. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

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Pope Benedict XVI, wearing a Mexican sombrero, waves from the popemobile as he arrives to celebrate Mass in Bicentennial Park near Silao, Mexico, on Sunday, March 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

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A man hands a baby to Pope Benedict XVI for his blessing as the pontiff makes his way by popemobile to the Plaza de la Paz in Guanajuato, Mexico, on Saturday, March 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2012 file photo, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton yells during the first half of an NFL wild card playoff football game against the Detroit Lions, in New Orleans. The NFL has suspended Payton for the 2012 season, and former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams is banned from the league indefinitely because of the team's bounty program that targeted opposing players. Also Wednesday, March 21, 2012, Goodell suspended Saints general manager Mickey Loomis for the first eight regular-season games of 2012, and assistant coach Joe Vitt has to sit out the first six games. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)

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Protesters in support of undocumented youth march March 14, 2012, in Philadelphia from Love Park to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Pope Benedict XVI waves March 23, 2012, as he boards a plane at Rome's Fiumicino Airport to begin a six-day visit to Mexico and Cuba. (Associated Press)

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British writer on evolution and biology Richard Dawkins (Associated Press) **FILE**

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** FILE ** This Dec. 26, 2011 file photo shows New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton during an NFL game against the Atlanta Falcons. The NFL has suspended Payton for the 2012 season, and former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams is banned from the league indefinitely because of the team's bounty program that targeted opposing players. (AP Photo/Rusty Costanza, File)

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Buddhist nun Palden Choetso set herself on fire on a street in Tawu, in China's Sichuan Province, in November to protest China's rule of Tibet

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A French police officer inspects a window at Mohamed Merah's apartment in Toulouse on Thursday after the Islamic extremist, wanted in the deaths of three paratroopers, three Jewish schoolchildren and a rabbi, died in a shootout with police. He was shot in the head as he jumped out of his apartment window after a 32-hour standoff. (Associated Press)

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A French police officer inspects a window at Mohamed Merah's apartment in Toulouse on Thursday after the Islamic extremist, wanted in the deaths of three paratroopers, three Jewish schoolchildren and a rabbi, died in a shootout with police. He was shot in the head as he jumped out of his apartment window after a 32-hour standoff. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** French President Nicolas Sarkozy stands by soldiers carrying a coffin during a ceremony in Montauban, southwestern France, on March 21, 2012, to pay homage to the three soldiers killed by a suspect claiming al Qaeda links and also suspected in the killings of three Jewish children and a rabbi. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2010, file photo, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton, foreground, and defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, background, look on during an NFL football game at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, La. The NFL has suspended Payton for the 2012 season, and former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams is banned from the league indefinitely because of the team's bounty program that targeted opposing players. Also Wednesday, March 21, 2012, Goodell suspended Saints general manager Mickey Loomis for the first eight regular-season games of 2012, and assistant coach Joe Vitt has to sit out the first six games. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy pays respect during a ceremony Wednesday for three slain paratroopers. Authorities think they were killed by the gunman also thought to be responsible for the deaths of three Jewish children and a rabbi. A 24-year-old Frenchman of Algerian descent is the chief suspect in the seven slayings.

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Igbo people demonstrate on Feb. 29 following the death of their leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, in Nnewi, Nigeria. Assaults by the Boko Haram have sent many Igbo, one of the three dominant ethnic groups in Nigeria, fleeing. Based in the eastern states, most Igbo became Catholic after being colonized by the British. Many became successful traders. (Associated Press)

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Igbo people demonstrate on Feb. 29 following the death of their leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, in Nnewi, Nigeria. Assaults by the Boko Haram have sent many Igbo, one of the three dominant ethnic groups in Nigeria, fleeing. Based in the eastern states, most Igbo became Catholic after being colonized by the British. Many became successful traders. (Associated Press)

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A woman kisses the tomb of Pope Shenouda III tomb after his interment at the St. Bishoy Monastery in the desert northwest of Cairo. "After God, he was our only protector" in the majority Muslim country, one mourner said.