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A rescue worker looks at the belongings of mourners left behind after a bomb blast in Matani near Peshawar, Pakistan, on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. A suicide bomber attacked a funeral attended by anti-Taliban militiamen in northwest Pakistan killing many mourners and wounding more than 100 others, police said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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Pakistani villagers search for the belongings of their family members after a blast in Matani near Peshawar, Pakistan, on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. A suicide bomber attacked a funeral attended by anti-Taliban militiamen in northwest Pakistan killing many mourners and wounding more than 100 others, police said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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Pakistani hospital staff help a person injured in a suicide attack, at a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. A suicide bomber attacked a funeral attended by anti-Taliban militiamen in northwest Pakistan killing many mourners and wounding more than 100 others, police said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Iqbal)
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A man helps a person injured in a suicide attack, at a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. A suicide bomber attacked a funeral attended by anti-Taliban militiamen in northwest Pakistan killing many mourners and wounding more than 100 others, police said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Iqbal)
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An injured boy rests at a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. A suicide bomber attacked a funeral attended by anti-Taliban militiamen in northwest Pakistan killing many mourners and wounding more than 100 others, police said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Iqbal)
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A Pakistani cameraman films an explosion as security forces blow up explosives found at the site of a suicide bomb blast in Matani near Peshawar, Pakistan, on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. A suicide bomber attacked a funeral attended by anti-Taliban militiamen in northwest Pakistan killing many people and wounding more than 100 others, police said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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** FILE ** Saudis wave and cheer to welcome Saudi King Abdullah as his convoy travels through the streets of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. The king was returning to Riyadh, the Saudi capital, after a three-month absence for back surgery in New York and convalescence in Morocco. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Rescue workers collect praying rug and other belongings of mourners after a bomb blast in Matani near Peshawar, Pakistan, on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. A suicide bomber attacked a funeral attended by anti-Taliban militiamen in northwest Pakistan killing many mourners and wounding more than 100 others, police said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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Rebels run as smoke rises from a house hit during an airstrike Tuesday in the oil port of Ras Lanouf in eastern Libya. Warplanes kept up attacks to prevent the opposition from advancing toward leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi's stronghold in the capital of Tripoli. (Associated Press)
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An anti-Gadhafi rebel holds a weapon Tuesday as he walks forward with other rebels to battle on the front line against pro-Gadhafi fighters near the town of Bin-Jawad in eastern Libya. Libyan warplanes launched at least three new airstrikes Tuesday near rebel positions in the oil port of Ras Lanouf, keeping up a counteroffensive to prevent the opposition from advancing toward leader Moammar Gadhafi's stronghold in the capital Tripoli. (Associated Press)
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Relatives of Salim Farooq, 18, carry his coffin during his funeral procession in Basra, Iraq, last month. Mr. Farooq was killed during a demonstration in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, his family said. (Associated Press)
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Iraqi security forces close a bridge leading to the heavily guarded Green Zone while protesters chant anti-government slogans during a demonstration in Baghdad on Friday. Hundreds of people gathered in central Baghdad for an anti-government demonstration despite a vehicle ban that forced many to walk for hours to attend the rally. (Associated Press)
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Libyan volunteers gesture as they raise a pre-Gadhafi flag on the outskirts of the eastern town of Ras Lanouf, Libya, on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Forces loyal to Col. Moammar Gadhafi have scored a significant victory, recapturing the closest city to the capital to have fallen in rebel hands. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
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An anti-Gadhafi rebel fires his anti-aircraft machine gun against warplanes of Col. Moammar Gadhafi's regime in the oil port of Ras Lanouf, Libya, on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. The warplanes launched at least three new airstrikes Tuesday near rebel positions, keeping up a counteroffensive to prevent the opposition from advancing toward Col. Gadhafi's stronghold in Tripoli, the capital. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Libyan rebels who are part of the forces against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi ride on an armored carrier near Ras Lanuf, eastern Libya, Monday, March 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates spoke to U.S. troops at Bagram air field in Afghanistan. Mr. Gates said U.S. and Afghan governments agree that the American military should remain involved after the planned 2014 end of combat operations. (Associated Press)
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Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is to report on Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing this week. (Associated Press)
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An anti-Gadhafi rebel runs away as smoke rises following an airstrike by Libyan warplanes in Ras Lanouf, Libya, a key oil port on the Mediterranean coast, on Monday. (Associated Press)
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STAYING?: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (left) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai discussed a pullout date for U.S. troops on Monday. Mr. Gates said some forces could stay after the 2014 pullout goal. (Associated Press)
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (left) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrive for a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, March 7, 2011. Mr. Gates visited Afghanistan to meet with U.S. troops, allied commanders and Afghan leaders to gauge war progress as the Obama administration moves toward crucial decisions on reducing troop levels. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool)