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**FILE** A line forms for entry into the Plaza 23 Event Center in Temple Hills. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Pope Benedict XVI spent more than an hour Sunday at Rome's Rebibbia prison meeting with detainees and calling for greater dignity for inmates everywhere. (L'Osservatore Romano via Associated Press)

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Egyptian protesters protect themselves behind makeshift shields during clashes with army troops near Tahrir Square in Cairo on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Mohammed Abu Zaid)

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** FILE ** President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the 71st General Assembly of the Union for Reform Judaism, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, in National Harbor, Md. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

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President Obama speaks on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, during the 71st General Assembly of the Union for Reform Judaism at National Harbor in Oxon Hill. (Associated Press)

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Archbishop of Utrecht Wim Eijk speaks Dec. 16, 2011, during a press conference in Zeist, Netherlands. (Associated Press)

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This image released Dec. 14, 2011, by Time Magazine shows the Person of the Year issue featuring "The Protester." The magazine cited dissent across the Middle East that has spread to Europe and the U.S. and says these protesters are reshaping global politics. (Associated Press/Time Magazine)

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The minaret of a vandalized mosque in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood is seen Dec. 14, 2011, after unknown arsonists torched the inactive mosque, provoking calls in Israel for a more effective crackdown on Jewish extremists suspected in a string of increasingly brazen acts of violence. (Associated Press)

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Protesters in Oregon set up a picket line at a Port of Portland terminal on Monday, a "day of action" on the West Coast that affected shipping from California to British Columbia. The anti-Wall Street protesters had the idea that if they cut off the ports, they cut into corporate profits. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Occupy Oakland protesters march through the Port of Oakland, Calif., on Nov. 2, 2011. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Occupy Oakland protesters march through the Port of Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

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Protesters light flares during a mass rally against alleged vote rigging in Russia's parliamentary elections in Moscow on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

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Boston police officers remove an Occupy Boston protester from Dewey Square in Boston before dawn Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. More than 40 people were peacefully arrested as the park was cleared. The city had set a Thursday midnight deadline for protesters to leave or face eviction. (AP Photo/The Boston Globe, Essdras M Suarez, , Pool)

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Protesters hold a red banner that reads "Rot Front" as they shout anti-Putin slogans during a mass rally in Moscow on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, to protest alleged vote rigging in Russia's recent parliamentary elections. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham has 75 receptions for 1,046 yards and eight touchdowns this season. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)

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Occupy D.C. protesters stand off with police as they block 14th and K streets NW in Washington on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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A protest march organized by the Service Employees International Union winds through downtown on to I St. NW on the way to join an Occupy DC protest on K St. NW in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 7, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee defends his "Holiday Tree" declaration by saying it simply honors the state's origins as a sanctuary for religious diversity. "Use of the term 'holiday tree' is a continuation of past practice," he said. (Associated Press)

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Christian contemporary singer Michael W. Smith performs at Sean Hannity's Holiday Concert Salute to the Troops fundraiser on Capitol Hill on Saturday night. (Trish Keene)

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A crowd gathers during the Occupy L.A. protest in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Officers began a raid on the camp early Wednesday, two days after a deadline passed for protesters to clear out. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)