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A woman and two girls share a silent moment in prayer together as the Archbishop of Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl celebrates Christmas Mass held at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Christmas Day, Washington, D.C., Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Antonio Alarcon opens the door to a shrine for the Virgin of Charity outside his home decorated in Christmas lights on Christmas Eve in Havana, Cuba, late Saturday Dec. 24, 2011. Cuban faithful celebrating Christmas say they have plenty to cheer this year as they prepare for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI, the first visit by a pontiff to the Communist-run island since John Paul II's historic tour nearly 14 years ago. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)
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Pope Benedict XVI (seated) delivers his "Urbi et Orbi" (Latin for "To the City and to the World") speech from the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
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Onlookers gather around a destroyed car at the site of a bomb blast at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, Nigeria, on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Sunday Aghaeze)
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Pope Benedict XVI delivers his "Urbi et Orbi" (Latin for "To the City and to the World") speech from the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
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** FILE ** An unidentified member of the Oodua People's Congress militia walks with a gun on a major street during a protest against the radical Muslim sect Boko Haram in Lagos, Nigeria, on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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Archbishop Fouad Twal, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, carries a statuette of baby Jesus during the Christmas midnight Mass at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem early on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, Pool)
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A Christian pilgrim lines up to go inside the Grotto, at the Church of Nativity, believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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Protesters shout slogans during a protest against alleged vote rigging in Russia's parliamentary elections on Sakharov avenue in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
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Minnesota Vikings' Adrian Peterson breaks away for a 39-yard run during the first half against the New Orleans Saints Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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"I've got faith in two things. I have faith in Christ, and I've got faith in me. Beyond that, I have faith in nothing else. I'll be standing somewhere," Fletcher said about his prospects of returning next season. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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The musical act Good for the Jews -- David Fagin and Rob Tannenbaum -- takes the melancholy that imbues Jewish history, and spins it as a success story. The duo's most consistent gig takes place every year on Christmas Eve. Dec. 24 at Jammin' Java, in Vienna
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Washington Temple in Kensington glows against the night sky on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, during the church's 34th annual "Festival of Lights." Some highlights of this year's festivities include more than 500,000 lights, nightly musical performances, 16 decorated Christmas trees and a life-sized outdoor Nativity scene. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times) **FILE**
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Visitors are silhouetted as they view the Nativity scene during the 34th annual "Festival of Lights" at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Washington Temple in Kensington, Md., on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. (The Washington Times) ** FILE **
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Surrounded by lights, performers sing from high above the crowd during the 2011 Living Christmas Tree program "Christmas Is Relative" at the First Baptist Church of Alexandria on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. The production features traditional and contemporary holiday music and a 25-foot Christmas tree filled with 100 singers and more than 50,000 synchronized lights. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Mary, played by Sara Butler, waves to children en route to the stage for the performance of the 2011 Living Christmas Tree program "Christmas Is Relative" at the First Baptist Church of Alexandria on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Mrs. Butler's husband, David, plays Joseph. The production features traditional and contemporary holiday music and a 25-foot Christmas tree filled with 100 singers and more than 50,000 synchronized lights. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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TRANSFORMATIVE: Management guru W. Edwards Deming, seen here in February 1987, found an eager student during the last years of his life in the 1990s in Newt Gingrich. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Rabbi Abraham Shemtov (from right); Jacob Lew, director of the Office of Management and Budget; and Rabbi Levi Shemtov light the National Menorah on the Ellipse in Washington on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, to mark Hanukkah. (The Washington Times)
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Rabbi Abraham Shemtov, center, waits to enter the grounds of the National Chanukah Menorah Lighting on the Ellipse. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Rabbi Levi Shemtov, from left, Jacob J. Lew, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Rabbi Abraham Shemtov light the National Chanukah Menorah on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 20, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times) **FILE**
