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Panos Moumtzis, the U.N. refugee agency regional coordinator, speaks during a Nov. 9, 2012, news conference at the headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva. (Associated Press)
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A Syrian boy who fled with his family from the violence in their village waits his turn Nov. 8, 2012, to fill water at a displacement camp, in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)
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A Syrian family who fled from the violence in their village sit on the ground at a displacement camp in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)
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A Syrian woman who fled from the violence in her village carries a water bucket on her head Nov. 7, 2012, at a displacement camp in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)
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Amina Al Sado, 5, who fled with her family from the violence in their village, poses Nov. 7, 2012, for a photograph inside a tent at a displacement camp in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)
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A Syrian family who fled from the violence in their village sits Nov. 5, 2012, in a tent at a displacement camp in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)
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Syrian families who fled from the violence in their villages sit Nov. 8, 2012, next to their belongings at a displacement camp in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Yayoflautas occupy the Barcelona headquarters of the Catalan private healthcare provider's association on Dec. 22, 2011, in protest against cuts in health spending. (Oscar Martinez/Special to The Washington Times)
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**FILE** Yayoflautas occupy the Barcelona headquarters of the Catalan private healthcare provider's association in protest against cuts in health spending on Dec. 22, 2011. (Oscar Martinez/Special to The Washington Times)
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**FILE** Syrian children, who fled their homes due to government shelling, take refuge Sept. 13, 2012, with their families at Bab Al-Salameh crossing border, hoping to cross to one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz. (Associated Press)
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"Well, here’s the choice — either you do it or the federal government’s going to do it for you." - State Senate Democratic Leader Richard L. Saslaw. (The Washington Times)
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“We want to make sure there’s a fair and open electoral process, and there’s some violations of Florida state law. There are some things that people have to answer for.” - Rep. Allen B. West, Florida Republican. (Associated Press)
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“With these demographics, it’s a very difficult sell for any GOP candidate.” - Former Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. — the state’s only Republican governor since Spiro Agnew held the office in 1969. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Senior citizens support others’ protests and stage “pranks” of their own in a fight for economic reform in Spain. (Oscar Martinez/Special to The Washington Times)
