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Protesters hurl stones during clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi in Alexandria, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Opponents and supporters of Mohammed Morsi clashed across Egypt on Friday, the day after the president granted himself sweeping new powers that critics fear can allow him to be a virtual dictator. Thousands from the two camps threw stones and chunks of marble at each other outside a mosque in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria after Friday Muslim prayers. (AP Photo/Tarek Fawzy)

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Protesters hurl stones during clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi in Alexandria, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Opponents and supporters of Mohammed Morsi clashed across Egypt on Friday, the day after the president granted himself sweeping new powers that critics fear can allow him to be a virtual dictator. Thousands from the two camps threw stones and chunks of marble at each other outside a mosque in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria after Friday Muslim prayers. (AP Photo/Tarek Fawzy)

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Congolese policemen gather at the Mugunga police training center near the eastern Congolese town of Goma on Nov. 23, 2012. The officers were called by M23 rebel officials to receive an ideological briefing. Platoons of rebels were making their way across the hills from Sake to the next major town of Minova, where the Congolese army was believed to be regrouping. The militants seeking to overthrow the government vowed to push forward despite mounting international pressure. (Associated Press)

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This citizen journalist image made from video provided by Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels celebrating the takeover of Mayadeen military base near Deir el-Zour on Nov. 22, 2012. Syrian rebels strengthened their hold in an oil-rich strategic province bordering Iraq, capturing a key military base that was considered the last bastion for regime forces in the area. (Associated Press/Shaam News Network via AP video)

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A U.S. soldier stands guard at the site of suicide attack in the Wardak province of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 23, 2012. A car laden with explosives detonated, killing several civilians and wounding dozens of others, officials said. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the bombing. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** An Israeli soldier guides a tank to a new position at a staging area near the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel on Nov. 22, 2012. A cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers took effect the previous night, bringing an end to eight days of the fiercest fighting in years and possibly signaling a new era of relations between the bitter enemies. (Associated Press)

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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson, left, serves a hot Thanksgiving meal to Larissa Huhn, age 12, at Salvation Army headquarters, in Colorado Springs, Colo., Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Military volunteers from the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division, which General Anderson commands, cooked 3000 hot turkey dinners which were then donated to The Salvation Army. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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U.S. soldiers pray before eating a Thanksgiving meal at a dining hall at the U.S.-led coalition base in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. The dining hall at the U.S.-led coalition base in the Afghan capital served up mac-and-cheese along with traditional Thanksgiving Day fixings. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

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A dining facility worker, left, serves meat to soldiers and civilians for their Thanksgiving meal at the U.S.-led coalition base in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. The dining hall at the U.S.-led coalition base in the Afghan capital served up mac-and-cheese along with traditional Thanksgiving Day fixings. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

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U.S. soldiers, part of NATO forces, play ultimate football to mark the Thanksgiving at the U.S.-led coalition base in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012.(AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

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U.S. soldiers put their hands together before a football game to mark Thanksgiving at the U.S.-led coalition base in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

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Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Thursday granted himself far-reaching powers, prompting critics to call him the new “pharaoh.” A day earlier, he achieved a cease-fire to end eight days of fighting between Israelis and Palestinians. (Associated Press)

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President Obama returns a greeting to Bun Rany, wife of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, (center) before a gala dinner in Phnom Penh on Monday. Mr. Obama was in Cambodia on the final leg of his three-country tour of Southeast Asia. Below: Hun Sen, here in 1996, examines a grenade launcher reportedly surrendered by Khmer Rouge rebels. Hun Sen’s reputation for violence owes much to the fact that he staged a 1997 coup against his own coalition government. (Associated Press)

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Israeli army vehicles form a convoy as soldiers prepare to drive out of southern Israel, near the Israel Gaza Strip Border, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. A cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers took effect Wednesday night, bringing an end to eight days of the fiercest fighting in years and possibly signaling a new era of relations between the bitter enemies. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)