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A boy stands among prayers during the Eid al-Adha service in Marseille, southern France, Tuesday Nov.16, 2010. The Eid al-Adha, meaning "Feast of Sacrifice," when Muslims around the world slaughter sheep and cattle in remembrance of Abraham's near-sacrifice of his son. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

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Muslim's pray as they are reflected on the water of a fountain outside the Athens University on Tuesday, Nov.16, 2010. Thousands of Muslim immigrants have gathered for outdoor prayer services across Athens to mark the festival of Eid-al-Adha. Despite repeated pledges from successive Greek governments, Athens still lacks an official place of worship for Muslims, who form the majority of the tens of thousands of immigrants who entered the country illegally in recent years. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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An Indian shepherd sells sheep at a makeshift livestock market ahead of Eid-al-Adha festival in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims will celebrate Eid al-Adha on Nov.17 by slaughtering animals to commemorate God's gift of a ram to substitute for Abraham's impending sacrifice of his son and is considered the most important holiday in the Islamic calendar. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

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Iraqi Sunni Muslims gather for prayers as an Iraqi policeman stands guard on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims around the world gathered on Tuesday to celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

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Iraqi Sunni Muslims pray over the grave of a relative at a cemetery on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims around the world gathered on Tuesday to celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice.(AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

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People choose sheep for sacrifice to celebrate the Eid al-Adha at a local market in the village of Ak-Bata outside the capital Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims throughout the world celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Adha, Feast of Sacrifice, when Muslims around the world slaughter sheep and cattle in remembrance of Abraham's near-sacrifice of his son. (AP Photo/Maxim Shubovich)

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A Palestinian girl visits a grave of her relative on the first day of Eid al-Adha in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice commemorating the religious story of Abraham. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

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Palestinian Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, bottom left, attends Eid al-Adha prayers in Palestine soccer stadium in Gaza City, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, by sacrificing sheep, goats, cows or camels. The slaughter commemorates the biblical story of Abraham, who was on the verge of sacrificing his son to obey God's command, when God interceded by substituting a ram in the child's place. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

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Sheep are seen through the window of a truck before being taken to the butchers on the first day of Eid al-Adha in the West Bank town of Aram, near Ramallah, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice by sacrificial killing of livestock to commemorate the religious story of Abraham. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

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Muslim pilgrims cast stones at a pillar, symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called "Jamarat," the last rite of the annual hajj, in Mina near the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. The last stage of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the symbolic stoning of the devil, began on Friday. The first day of stoning also marks the start of the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, or feast of sacrifice, when Muslims around the world slaughter livestock in remembrance of Abraham's near-sacrifice of his son. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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Woman pray during the celebration of the Muslim religious holiday, Eid al-Adha, in the city of Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Thousands of Muslims world wide celebrate Eid al-Adha yearly.(AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

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Afghan refugees living in Peshawar, Pakistan slaughter a buffalo on the occasion of the Eid al-Adha, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice by sacrificial killing of livestock to commemorate the religious story of Abraham. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

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A Filipino Muslim woman prays inside a mosque in suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines as they celebrate Eid al- Adha on Tuesday Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, by sacrificial killing of sheep, goats, cows or camels. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Muslims pray outside in a mosque in Grozny, Russia, as they celebrate Eid al- Adha, which Muslims in Russia call Kurban-Bairam, on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, by sacrificial killing of sheep, goats, cows or camels. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)

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An elderly Chechen man chooses a sheep for sacrifice in Grozny, Russia, during celebration of the Eid al- Adha, which Muslims in Russia call Kurban-Bairam, on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, by sacrificial killing of sheep, goats, cows or camels. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)

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Bishop Kevin Vann, left, of Fort Worth, Texas, congratulates Archbishop Timothy Dolan, right, of New York after Archbishop Dolan was elected president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops during the conference's annual fall meeting Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

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In this Tuesday, June 25, 2002, photo, Retired Archbishop Rembert Weakland, left, and Auxiliary Bishop Richard Sklba, center, congratulate Bishop Timothy Dolan, right, after a press conference announcing Bishop Dolan as the new Archbishop of Milwaukee at the Cousin Center in St. Francis, Wis. On Tuesday, Nov.16, 2010, Dolan, now archbishop of New York, was elected the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in an upset election in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Journal Times, Ron Kuenstler)

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Associated Press Catholic Cardinal Francis George, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, in Baltimore reiterated his warnings Monday that the new health care law will allow indirect subsidies for abortion.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS President Obama eats green tea ice cream on Sunday as he visits the Great Buddha of Kamakura with Michiko Sato, temple director, and Takao Sato, the 15th chief monk of the temple, at Kotokuin Temple in Kamakura, Japan.

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Mr. Morales knows how to properly harvest peyote, which grows wild near the border with Mexico. His customers are among tens of thousands of Native American Church members who use peyote in religious ceremonies.