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Recruiting Center Bom_Lea.jpg

A woman walks past an Armed Forces Career Center in Catonsville, Md., on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. Antonio Martinez, also known as Muhammad Hussain, faces charges of attempted murder and attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction after he allegedly tried to detonate what he thought was a bomb at the center, authorities said. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

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Chile Prison Fire_Thir.jpg

An area of the San Miguel prison is burned after a fire killed at least 81 prisoners in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010. The prison fire set off during a riot also seriously injured at least 14 others, officials said. (AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez)

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chile_2011

An area of the San Miguel prison is burned after a fire killed at least 81 prisoners in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010. The prison fire set off during a riot also seriously injured at least 14 others, officials said. (AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez)

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chile_2010

Relatives of prisoners at the San Miguel prison react as they listen the list of names of inmates who died in a fire in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010. The prison fire set off during a riot killed at least 81 and seriously injured at least 14 others, officials said. (AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez)

chile_2009

chile_2009

Relatives of inmates at San Miguel prison embrace as they wait for news after a fire killed at least 81 prisoners in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010. The prison fire set off during a riot also seriously injured at least 14 others, officials said. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)

chile_2008

chile_2008

An inmate looks out of San Miguel prison where a fire killed at least 81 prisoners in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010. The prison fire set off during a riot also seriously injured at least 14 others, officials said. (AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez)

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chile_2007

Police stand guard outside the San Miguel prison where a fire killed at least 81 prisoners in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010. The prison fire set off during a riot also seriously injured at least 14 others, officials said. (AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez)

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chile_2006

Relatives of inmates in San Miguel prison react as they wait for news after a fire killed at least 81 prisoners in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010. The prison fire set off during a riot also seriously injured at least 14 others, officials said. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)

chile_2005

chile_2005

Relatives of inmates at San Miguel prison react as they wait for news after a fire killed at least 81 prisoners in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010. The prison fire set off during a riot also seriously injured at least 14 others, officials said. (AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez)

chile_2004

chile_2004

Relatives of inmates at San Miguel prison react as they wait for news after a fire killed at least 81 prisoners in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010. The prison fire set off during a riot also seriously injured at least 14 others, officials said. (AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez)

chile_2003

chile_2003

Chile's Justice Minister Felipe Bulnes enters an armored police vehicle as he leaves the San Miguel prison where a fire killed at least 81 prisoners in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010. A prison fire set off during a riot killed at least 81 inmates at the Chilean prison on Wednesday and seriously injured at least 14 others, officials said. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)

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haiti_1956

Aiming a weapon from the inside of a vehicle, a police officer patrols the streets during a protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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haiti_1949

Police officers patrol the streets during a protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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GAZA.jpg

Palestinian worker Ahmad Hejazi collects carnations for export at a green house in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. Israel has announced it will allow increased exports from the Gaza Strip, further easing its blockade of the Hamas-run territory. Israel's Security Cabinet approved the move on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)

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South Korea Koreas Cl_Thir.jpg

South Korean Marines patrol in the snow on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. The top U.S. military officer on Wednesday warned North Korea that the U.S. commitment to helping South Korea defend itself is "unquestioned," even as he pressed China to use its influence to rein in its ally Pyongyang. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim hyun-tae)

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Security officials examine the vehicle targeted by a suicide attacker in Kohat, 37 miles south of Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. The attack killed 15 people. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

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Wikileaks Britain_Thir.jpg

**FILE** In this photo taken Aug. 20, 2009, Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, gestures on his arrival at an airport in Tripoli, Libya. Diplomatic cables revealed by WikiLeaks show that the British government feared Libya would take harsh action against it if the Lockerbie bomber died in prison. (Associated Press)

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Palestinian security forces man a checkpoint in Nablus on the West Bank in late November. The U.S.-trained forces coordinate with Israeli troops, but some of them wonder if cooperation is sustainable and really helps their statehood goal. (Associated Press)

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Palestinian security officers simulate an arrest during training in Nablus on Monday. The competence of Palestinian forces, many of them ex-militants, is considered a prerequisite for statehood. (Associated Press)

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Hong Kong Nobel Prote_Thir.jpg

A pro-democracy protester wearing a mask of jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo protests outside the Chinese government liaison office in Hong Kong Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)