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An anti-Syrian-regime protester waves a Syrian revolutionary flag during a demonstration in Cairo on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, to show support for Syrian protesters. The Arabic placard reads, "Syrian people say: No for talks, get out." (AP Photo)

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Chris and Kristen Hogan of Biloxi, Miss., take a Sunday walk on the beach in Pass Christian, Miss., with their children, Sophie and Myers, after rains from Tropical Storm Lee forced them from their home when the Biloxi River flooded. (Associated Press)

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Chris and Kristen Hogan of Biloxi, Miss., take a Sunday walk on the beach in Pass Christian, Miss., with their children Sophie and Myers after rains from Tropical Storm Lee forced them from their home when the Biloxi River flooded. (Associated Press)

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Brandon Hicks show off his tattoo of the Serenity Prayer on his arms as he works at FareStart, The program is offering him a chance to start over.

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In this Aug. 31, 2011, photo, Rabbi Arele Harel studies in his home in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Shiloh, near Nablus. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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** FILE ** In this Aug. 6, 2011, file photo worshippers pray during The Response, a call to prayer for a nation in crisis in Houston. During the prayer rally for thousands, Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry read from the Bible, invoked Christ and broadcast the whole event on the Web, without so much as a symbolic nod to other American faiths. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

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In this photo from Aug. 31, 2011, some of an estimated 4,000 people wait to enter a job fair called the "For The People Jobs Initiative," where job seekers met employers, job counselors, skills trainers and others at Crenshaw Christian Center in South Los Angeles. (Associated Press)

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A Bahraini girl crosses the street in the midst of masked anti-government protesters in Sitra, Bahrain, on Aug. 31, 2011, hours after the death of 14-year-old Sitra protester Ali Jawad Ahmad. Bahraini security forces clashed with anti-government protesters after Wednesday morning prayers, and the teenager died after being hit by a police tear gas canisters, human rights activists said. (Associated Press)

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Job-seekers wait to enter a job fair at the Crenshaw Christian Center in South Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

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Libyans gather in Martyrs' Square, formerly Green Square, for the morning Eid prayer to mark the end of Ramadan and to celebrate their victory over embattled Col. Moammar Gadhafi in Tripoli, Libya, on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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Supporters of ANC Youth League chief Julius Malema protest Tuesday in downtown Johannesburg over a disciplinary hearing for Mr. Malema, who is accused of bringing the ANC into disrepute. Analysts say the hearing is a pretext to confront Mr. Malema's growing power. (Associated Press)

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Libyans pray in Martyr's Square, formerly known as Green Square, during the morning Eid prayer marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Tripoli, Libya, on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai is pictured after offering Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

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Syrian President Bashar Assad (right) prays during a service for Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, at the Hafez Assad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/SANA)

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Libyan people react to support the rebellion after the Friday muslim prayer at Jamal Abd Nasser Mosque next to the Green square in Tripoli, Libya, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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Libyans show their support for the rebellion after Friday prayers at the Jamal Abd Nasser Mosque next to Green Square in Tripoli, Libya, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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Picasso's "Portrait of Jacqueline" and Van Gogh's "Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen" are two examples of stolen art masterpieces.

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AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka speaks with reporters Aug. 25, 2011, during a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor at the St. Regis Hotel in D.C. (Michael Bonfigli/Christian Science Monitor)

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Moammar Gadhafi's son, Seif al-Islam waves to troops loyal to his father in Tripoli, Libya, early Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills) ** FILE **

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Associated Press Pope Benedict XVI serves Communion to a girl wearing a T-shirt bearing his name while celebrating Mass at Cuatro Vientos airfield outside Madrid on Sunday. The pope was in Madrid for the four-day World Youth Day event that drew 1.5 million.