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Kevin Clash, seen here in January 2011 with the “Sesame Street” puppet Elmo, for whom he was the longtime voice, has been hit with yet another sexual-abuse lawsuit by a man who claims Mr. Clash seduced him when the plaintiff was a minor. (Associated Press)
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Nafissatou Diallo, who claimes she was sexually assaulted by former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn, arrives at a courthouse in the Bronx borough of New York on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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An Egyptian protester with a mask on his face and a sticker with Arabic that reads "No for the constitution of the Morshid" during a protest against President Mohammed Morsi near the presidential palace in Cairo on Dec. 7, 2012. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, walks through Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 7, 2012, before her news conference. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, speaks to reporters at Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 7, 2012. (Associated Press)
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“The only obstacle standing in the way of middle-income tax relief are the Republicans’ unwillingness to ask the top 2 percent to pay their fair share,” says Nancy Pelosi. (Associated Press)
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“Why is it that we don’t have a farm bill? It isn’t just the differences of policy. It’s the fact that rural America with a shrinking population is becoming less and less relevant to the politics of this country, and we had better recognize that and we better begin to reverse it.” - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (Associated Press)
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California gestures as she speaks to reporters at Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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High school English teacher Tiffany Santana listens as President Obama speaks to the media during a visit with middle class taxpayers to discuss the importance of extending income tax cuts for Americans and small businesses, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, in Falls Church, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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A pledge of $1 million helped singer Alicia Keys raise more than $1.3 million for her Keep a Child Alive charity. (Associated Press)
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People dressed as Zwarte Piet or Black Pete ride in a parade after St. Nicholas arrives by boat in Amsterdam. Foreigners visiting the Netherlands in winter are often surprised to see that the Dutch version of St. Nicholas’ helpers resemble a racist caricature of a black man. The Dutch, known for tolerance, are also starting to question the tradition. (Associated Press)
