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In a Jan. 17, 2010, photo, Pastor Cedric Miller delivers the sermon during a service at Living Word Christian Fellowship in Neptune, N.J. Mr. Miller who barred church officials from using Facebook, saying it can lead to adultery, said Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010, he is temporarily stepping down from the pulpit following his admission that he engaged in a three-way sexual relationship a decade ago. (AP Photo/Asbury Park Press, Mary Frank)

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, Prime Minister of Nepal Madhav Kumar, center, and, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina attend the International Tiger Forum in St.Petersburg, Russia, on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

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Student protesters target a police van during a demonstration against an increase in university tuition fees, in Westminster, central London Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. Several thousand British students protested Wednesday against government plans to triple tuition fees, two weeks after a similar demonstration sparked a small riot. (AP Photo/Anthony Devlin/PA)

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** FILE ** A parishioner worships before Mass at St. Ignatius Catholic Church on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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Protesters let off a smoke flare as thousands of students protest against tuition fees at Whitehall in London, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

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Student protesters clash with police during a demonstration against an increase in university tuition fees, in Westminster, central London, Wednesday Nov. 24, 2010. Several thousand British students protested Wednesday against government plans to triple tuition fees, two weeks after a similar demonstration sparked a small riot. (AP Photo/Anthony Devlin/PA)

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Protesters break down a construction barrier as thousands of students protest against tuition fees at Whitehall in London, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

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Student protesters target a police van during a demonstration against an increase in university tuition fees, in Westminster, central London, Wednesday Nov. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Anthony Devlin/PA)

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Student protesters target a police van during a demonstration against an increase in university tuition fees, in Westminster, central London, Wednesday Nov. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Anthony Devlin/PA)

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Protesters gesture on top of a stranded police van as thousands of students protest against increased tuition fees at Whitehall in London, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

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An injured protester is treated by police medic as thousands of students protest against tuition fees at Whitehall in London, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

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Pope Benedict XVI delivers his blessing, flanked by his personal aide Rev. Georg Gaenswein, right, and Archbishop James Harvey, Prefect of the Papal Household, during his weekly general audience, in Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. The Vatican on Wednesday denounced China for ordaining a bishop without papal consent, accusing the government-backed church of gravely damaging the faith, and warning that the bishop himself risked excommunication. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful during an audience he held for newly appointed cardinals and their relatives, in the Pope Paul II hall at the Vatican, Monday, Nov. 22, 2010. At right is his personal aide Rev. Georg Gaenswein, and Archbishop James Harvey Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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A motorcycle police officer holds back Sinn Fein protesters who broke through the gates at Government Buildings, Dublin, Ireland, Monday, Nov. 22, 2010. The Sinn Fein protesters were calling for the Irish Prime Minister to resign, less than 24 hours after Irish cabinet ministers agreed to ask the International Monetary Fund and Europe for a multibillion bail-out. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

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Irish police officers remove Sinn Fein protesters from inside the gates of government buildings in Dublin, Ireland, Monday, Nov. 22, 2010. The Sinn Fein protesters are calling for the Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen to resign over the unfolding financial crisis. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

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Newly-appointed US Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, left, is congratulated by other cardinals after being elevated by Pope Benedict XVI during a consistory inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. Benedict XVI formally created 24 new cardinals on Saturday amid cheers in St. Peter's Basilica, bringing a mostly Italian group into the elite club that will eventually elect his successor. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)

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Pope Benedict XVI walks with the pastoral staff during a mass in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010. The Pontiff formally created 24 new cardinals on Saturday amid cheers in St. Peter's Basilica, bringing a mostly Italian group into the elite club that will eventually elect his successor. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)

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A Swiss guard looks on during a consistory inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI formally created 24 new cardinals on Saturday amid cheers in St. Peter's Basilica, bringing a mostly Italian group into the elite club that will eventually elect his successor. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)

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Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful at the end of a mass in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010. The Pontiff formally created 24 new cardinals on Saturday amid cheers in St. Peter's Basilica, bringing a mostly Italian group into the elite club that will eventually elect his successor. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)

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Cardinal-designate Archbishop of Washington Donald Wuerl, left, greets Pope Benedict XVI, right, as he arrives for a consistory inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. Benedict XVI formally created 24 new cardinals on Saturday amid cheers in St. Peter's Basilica, bringing a mostly Italian group into the elite club that will eventually elect his successor. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)