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**FILE** Bishop Eddie Long, pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church near Atlanta, has been accused by four men of luring them into sexual relationships. (Associated Press)
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German President Christian Wulff (left) and Chancellor Angela Merkel stand in front of the Rathous, or town hall, in Bremen, Germany, before celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of Germany's reunification on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/dapd/David Hecker)
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In this image distributed Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010 by the Israel Museum, an image of an 1920 drawing by Swiss artist Paul Klee . The drawing was seized by the Nazis during World War II and has completed a 73-year journey from the hands of its original German Jewish owner to the collection of a Jewish charity in Britain, Israel's national museum said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Israel Museum)
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New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton scratches his head after a play at the Louisiana Superdome as the Saints hosted the Atlanta Falcons in an NFL football game Sunday Sept. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/The Hattiesburg American, Matt Bush)
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Barcelona's Lionel Messi, left, and Rubin Kazan's Christian Noboa struggle for the ball during their Champions League Group D soccer match in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. Game ended with a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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India's Rapid Action Force soldiers patrol in front of a mosque in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. An Indian court ruled Thursday that a disputed holy site in Ayodhya that has sparked bloody communal riots across the country in the past should be divided between the Hindu and Muslim communities, a lawyer involved in the suit said. The Muslim community said it would appeal the ruling in the 60-year-old case to the Supreme Court. Muslims revere the compound in Ayodhya as the site of the now-demolished 16th century Babri Mosque, while Hindus say it is the birthplace of the god Rama. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
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A sadhu, or Hindu holy man, argues with policemen in Ayodhya, India, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. India braced for a spasm of violence Thursday ahead of a potentially explosive court verdict on whether Hindus or Muslims should control a disputed holy site over which deadly riots have broken out in the past. The 16th-century Babri Mosque in the town of Ayodhya was razed by Hindu hard-liners in 1992, setting off violence that killed 2,000 nationwide. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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A sadhu, or Hindu holy man, walks past policemen standing vigil in Ayodhya, India, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. India braced for a spasm of violence Thursday ahead of a potentially explosive court verdict on whether Hindus or Muslims should control a disputed holy site over which deadly riots have broken out in the past. The 16th-century Babri Mosque in the town of Ayodhya was razed by Hindu hard-liners in 1992, setting off violence that killed 2,000 nationwide. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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An Indian Muslim reads a newspaper as a policeman patrols a street, ahead of the verdict on whether Hindus or Muslims should control a disputed holy site in Ayodhya, India, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. A 16th-century Babri Mosque in the town of Ayodhya was razed by Hindu hard-liners in 1992, setting off violence that killed 2,000 nationwide. Hindus say the mosque, built in 1528 by the Mughal emperor Babur, was erected at the birthplace of their god, Rama and want to build a temple to Rama there. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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An Indian policeman stands vigil in the backdrop of a temple, ahead of a potentially explosive court verdict on whether Hindus or Muslims should control a disputed holy site in Ayodhya, India, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. Police have arrested more than 10,000 people to prevent them from inciting violence, while another 100,000 had to sign affidavits saying they would not cause trouble after the verdict, a top official said. A 16th-century Babri Mosque, Hindus claim was erected at the birthplace of their god Rama, stood at the disputed site in the town of Ayodhya before it was razed by Hindu hard-liners in 1992, setting off violence that killed 2,000 nationwide. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Hindu priests celebrate after hearing the first reports on the court verdict in Ayodhya, India, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. An Indian court ruled Thursday that a disputed holy site that has sparked bloody communal riots across the country in the past should be divided between the Hindu and Muslim communities. However, the court gave the Hindu community control over the section where the now demolished Babri Mosque stood and where a small makeshift tent-shrine to the Hindu god Rama rests. While both Muslim and Hindu lawyers vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court, the compromise ruling seemed unlikely to set off a new round of violence, as the government had feared. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Muslims prays for peace and communal harmony before the Ayodhya verdict, at a mosque in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday,Sept. 30, 2010. An Indian court ruled Thursday that a disputed holy site that has sparked bloody communal riots across the country in the past should be divided between the Hindu and Muslim communities.However, the court gave the Hindu community control over the section where the now demolished Babri Mosque stood and where a small makeshift tent-shrine to the Hindu god Rama rests. While both Muslim and Hindu lawyers vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court, the compromise ruling seemed unlikely to set off a new round of violence, as the government had feared. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
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Indian Muslims leave after offering prayers after the Ayodhya verdict in the old city area of New Delhi, India, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. An Indian court ruled Thursday that a disputed holy site that sparked bloody riots in the past should now be divided between the Hindu and Muslim communities. But in its compromise ruling, the court gave Hindus control over the area where the now-demolished Babri Mosque stood _ and where a makeshift tent-shrine to the Hindu god Rama now rests. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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Albert Snyder, 55, talks about his son, Matthew, a Marine who was killed in Iraq, and about the upcoming Supreme Court case that will focus on a lawsuit he filed against Rev. Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church for protesting his son's funeral Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010, in York, Pa. The court is set to decide whether members of a fundamentalist church in Kansas who picketed Matthew's funeral with signs bearing anti-gay and anti-Catholic invective have a constitutional right to say what they want. (AP Photo/Ann Foster)
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South African Judge Richard Goldstone's U.N. report on the Gaza conflict drew widespread criticism from the U.S. Jewish community. (Associated Press)
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This image distributed on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010, by the Israel Museum shows a 1920 drawing by Swiss artist Paul Klee. The drawing was seized by the Nazis during World War II and has completed a 73-year journey from the hands of its original German Jewish owner to the collection of a Jewish charity in Britain, Israel's national museum said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Israel Museum)
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Protesters march behind a Solidarity banner during a Solidarity trade union demonstration against budget cuts, in front of the Polish government office, in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. About 6,000 protesters marched in rainy Warsaw in one of many demonstrations that took place across Europe to protest government austerity plans aimed at cutting deficits. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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Protesters wearing "Solidarity" tops shout slogans during a Solidarity trade union demonstration against budget cuts, in front of the Polish government office, in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. About 6,000 protesters marched in rainy Warsaw in one of many demonstrations that took place across Europe to protest government austerity plans aimed at cutting deficits. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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A Jewish settler boy watches earth-moving equipment working at a construction site in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Ariel on Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. Senior Palestinian official Yasser Abed Rabbo said Monday that President Mahmoud Abbas remains ready to walk out on Mideast peace talks if Israel resumes construction in its West Bank settlements now that building restrictions have expired. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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** FILE ** A Jewish settler boy looks at earth-moving equipment working at a construction site in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Adam, near Ramallah, on Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)