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Whitney Houston fans gather outside Whigham Funeral Home in Newark, N.J. Miss Houston's funeral service is set for Saturday at Newark's New Hope Baptist Church, where Miss Houston sang. There will be no wake or public memorial. (Associated Press)

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A casino black book, or list of excluded persons, on display includes Anthony Spilotro, who is seen in other parts of the museum making his First Communion. He was the model for Joe Pesci's character in Martin Scorsese's "Casino." (Associated Press)

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British Prime Minister David Cameron says the Church of England should lead a revival of traditional Christian values to counter the nation's "slow-motion moral collapse." (Scanpix Sweden via Associated Press)

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High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay speaks Feb. 13, 2012, during a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters to discuss the human rights situation in Syria. (Associated Press)

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Russian representative Vitaly Churkin delivers remarks Feb. 13, 2012, during a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters to discuss the human rights situation in Syria. (Associated Press)

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President Obama speaks Feb. 13, 2012, about the "Community College to Career Fund" and his 2013 budget at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va. (Associated Press)

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President Obama speaks Feb. 13, 2012, about the "Community College to Career Fund" and his 2013 budget at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va. (Associated Press)

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Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby (left) and Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Althani (right), the Qatari prime minister, attend a meeting in Cairo on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, at which the organization considered a proposal to revive its suspended observer mission in Syria by expanding it to include monitors from non-Arab Muslim nations and the United Nations. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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** FILE ** President Obama, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, announces Feb. 10, 2012, at the White House the revamp of his contraception policy requiring religious institutions to fully pay for birth control. (Associated Press)

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Egyptian protesters wave national flags and chant anti-Supreme Council of Armed Forces slogans during a protest Feb. 10, 2012, after prayers in Cairo's Tahrir Square, the focal point of Egyptian uprising. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, speaks Feb. 9, 2012, at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in D.C. The annual political conference draws thousands of supporters and prominent conservative figures. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Deputy James Mee, who is Jewish, claims he suffered religious discrimination by superiors at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department after arresting actor Mel Gibson in 2006. (Associated Press)

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A Greek protester holds a banner with the word "resistance'' during a 24-hour strike in Athens on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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**FILE** Gay-marriage supporters outside the Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Center in Sacramento, Calif., listen during a news conference on the Proposition 8 decision on Feb. 7, 2012. (Associated Press/The Sacramento Bee)

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Mayor Vincent C. Gray stands quietly in the back during the invocation by Reverend Dexter Nutall, New Bethel Baptist Church, before delivering the 2012 State of the District Address at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 7, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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Parents bring their children to school as others protest outside Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. About three dozen parents and supporters staged a protest at the school, which has been rocked by abuse allegations. (Associated Press)