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One hundred soldiers from the Army's 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment salute during the national anthem at a welcome home ceremony, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 at Fort Stewart, Ga. Overall about 2,200 soldiers from Fort StewartÃs 3rd Infantry Division have deployed to Afghanistan this year. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)

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Patricia Parra, left, spots her son PFC Fabian Castrillon in formation along with his fiancee Marivel Penalea, right, during a welcome home ceremony for soldiers from the Army's 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 at Fort Stewart, Ga. One hundred troops returned home after their first deployment to Afghanistan. Overall about 2,200 soldiers from Fort StewartÃs 3rd Infantry Division have deployed to Afghanistan this year. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)

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FILE - In this Nov. 9, 1979 file photo, one of the hostages being held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran is displayed blindfolded and with his hands bound to the crowd outside the embassy. Fifty-two of the hostages endured 444 days of captivity. On the 30th anniversary of their release, at least 10 former hostages have said they will join each other for a reunion hosted by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Jan. 20, 2011. (AP Photo, File)

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A man carries an assault weapon as others run, Feb. 14, 1979, in Tehran, during the siege on the U.S. Embassy. Ambassador William Sullivan and 101 other Americans were taken hostage in the attack. Photo was taken from video monitor showing CBS-TV. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis)

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U.S. Marine Gen. John Allen (left), the top commander in Afghanistan, speaks with German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere during a round-table meeting of NATO defense ministers at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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A burned car is seen on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, after an attack the day before on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, by protesters angry over a film that ridicules Islam's Prophet Muhammad. The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were killed. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri)

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta attends a meeting of NATO defense ministers at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (left) shakes hands with Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith (right) as U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder (second from left) and NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen look on during a round-table meeting of NATO defense ministers at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Mrs. Merkel speak before their meeting Tuesday at the Maximos Mansion in Athens. Amid draconian security measures and a mass protest, Mrs. Merkel was making her first visit to Greece since the eurozone crisis began there three years ago. (Associated Press)

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Rafah residents burned tires in August to protest a deadly attack. Egypt is struggling to rein in rampant lawlessness and uproot Islamic militants who have attacked military troops and neighboring Israel. (Associated Press)

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Egyptian military tanks are moved into the northern Sinai Peninsula, where Bedouin leaders are pushing to take matters in their own hands and urging the government to arm their tribesmen for security. (Associated Press)

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Pakistani troops carry an injured Pakistani girl, Malala Yousufzai, from a helicopter to a hospital Tuesday in Peshawar, Pakistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for a gunman’s attack on the teen, who has championed the education of girls. (Associated Press)

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Blindfolded and handcuffed suspected al Qaeda members are led away to detention centers in an Iraqi army base in Hillah, Iraq, about 60 miles south of Baghdad, on Friday, July 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)