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Egyptian supporters of former Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman surround his car as it is escorted by military police outside the Higher Presidential Elections Commission in Cairo on April 8, 2012. (Associated Press)
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Army officials say military industry is ready now to begin developing the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle for the service. But while multiple prototype JLTV vehicles exist, the Army has yet to choose one as the service's newest vehicle. (U.S. Army graphic)
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**FILE** Two civilian contractors (right) in 2009 work on an AH-64 Apache helicopter in Afghanistan. (Associated Press)
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A man stands in front of a damaged house after a bomb exploded on a road in Kaduna, Nigeria, on Sunday. Kaduna has seen hundreds killed in religious and ethnic violence in recent years. Diplomats had warned of possible terrorist attacks over the Easter holiday, police said. (Associated Press)
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Supporters of Gen. Omar Suleiman chant in front of his posters outside the Higher Presidential Elections Commission in Cairo on Sunday, April 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
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Onlookers gather at the site of a bomb explosion on a road in Kaduna, Nigeria, on Sunday, April 8, 2012. Diplomats had warned of possible terrorist attacks over the Easter holiday, police said. (AP Photos/Emma Kayode)
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**FILE** Gen. Abdul Rahim Wardak, the Afghan defense minister, speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 14, 2012. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Nigerians gather around a car used by a suicide bomber at a Catholic church in Jos, Nigeria, on Sunday, March 11, 2012. (AP Photo, File)
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A video posted online Saturday, April 7, 2012, purports to show Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the highest ranking member of Saddam Hussein's ousted regime still at large, lashing out against Iraq's Shiite-led government. It was not possible to verify the authenticity of the video or determine when it was made. (AP Photo/AP Video)
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Ugandan opposition members, vowing to resist their criminalisation by the government, demonstrate in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, April 5, 2012. The Ugandan government on Wednesday outlawed the group "Activists for Change" that since last year has led popular protests against official corruption and the high cost of living, saying it had become a force for instability. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera)
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In this Friday, April 6, 2012, photo, Free Syrian Army fighters gather on a corner during fighting with Syrian troops in a suburb of Damascus, Syria. (AP Photo)
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**FILE** People wait for coup leader Capt. Amadou Haya Sanogo to make an appearance March 28, 2012, at the office of the Prime Minister in Bamako, Mali, as thousands rallied in a show of support for the recent military coup. (Associated Press)
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A police boat patrols near one of Japan's PAC-3 Patriot missiles, part of its ballistic-missile shield, in Okinawa this week in preparation for North Korea's rocket launch later this month. (Kyodo News via Associated Press)
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Israeli police stand next to a rocket that landed in the resort town of Eilat in southern Israel, early April 5, 2012. At least one rocket hit Eilat near the Egyptian and Jordanian borders, Israeli police said, causing no injuries. A police spokesperson said the rocket was likely launched from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. (Associated Press)
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Mourners walk past open graves at a cemetery during the funeral for four people killed in a raid by government forces in a neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Thursday, April 5, 2012. Syrian troops launched a fierce assault Thursday, days ahead of a deadline for a U.N.-brokered cease-fire, with activists describing it as one of the most violent attacks around the capital since the year-old uprising began.(AP Photo)
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Akbar Hasanov (right), whose foot was destroyed during the Khojaly Massacre, says he is still willing to fight to be able to return to his homeland. (Eric J. Lyman/Special to The Washington Times)
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Aloysat Gasimov, one of the first Azeri officials to reach the scene of the Khojaly Massacre 20 years ago, shows photos where he is seen alongside victims of the massacre. (Eric J. Lyman/Special to The Washington Times)
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Aloysat Gasimov, one of the first Azeri officials to reach the scene of the Khojaly Massacre 20 years ago, shows photos where he is seen alongside victims of the massacre. (Eric J. Lyman/Special to The Washington Times)
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Aloysat Gasimov (right), seen here with one of his students, was one of the first Azeri officials to reach the scene of the Khojaly Massacre 20 years ago. The student holds a photo of Gasimov alongside victims of the massacre. (Eric J. Lyman/Special to The Washington Times)
