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Demonstrators run past burning tires during a protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010. Following days of rioting in northern Haiti over suspicions that U.N. soldiers introduced a cholera epidemic that has killed more than 1,000 people, protesters in Haiti's capital clashed with police Thursday lashing out at U.N. peacekeepers and the government, blocking roads and attacking foreigners' vehicles. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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An UN peacekeepers from Brazil falls from his vehicle next to demonstrators during a protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010. Following days of rioting in northern Haiti over suspicions that U.N. soldiers introduced a cholera epidemic that has killed more than 1,000 people, protesters in Haiti's capital clashed with police Thursday lashing out at U.N. peacekeepers and the government, blocking roads and attacking foreigners' vehicles (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Demonstrators set up a barricade during a protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010. Following days of rioting in northern Haiti over suspicions that U.N. soldiers introduced a cholera epidemic that has killed more than 1,000 people, protesters in Haiti's capital clashed with police Thursday lashing out at U.N. peacekeepers and the government, blocking roads and attacking foreigners' vehicles. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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earthquake refugees react after receiving tear gas during a protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010. Following days of rioting in northern Haiti over suspicions that U.N. soldiers introduced a cholera epidemic that has killed more than 1,000 people, protesters in Haiti's capital clashed with police Thursday lashing out at U.N. peacekeepers and the government, blocking roads and attacking foreigners' vehicles. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Muslim pilgrims cast stones at a pillar, symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called "Jamarat," the last rite of the annual hajj, in Mina near the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws 2.5 million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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Paul and Rachel Chandler arrive Sunday at Mogadishu's airport in Somalia after being released earlier from 388 days of captivity by pirates.

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French soldiers arrest suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia in November 2009. The influx of millions of dollars in ransoms has changed life in some coastal communities in Somalia, driving prices up and creating a schism between the pirate-haves and the local have-nots.

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Sen. John Kyl., Arizona Republican, came out against a new nuclear weapons treaty with Russia on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, dealing a setback for its ratification by the Senate. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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Palestinians gather around a destroyed car after an explosion in Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. Hamas officials say one person has been killed and four others wounded in the explosion. Hamas media reported the car was hit in an air strike. Israeli military had no immediate comment.(AP Photo/ Majed Hamdan)

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Palestinians gather around a destroyed car after an explosion in Gaza City, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. Hamas officials say one person has been killed and four others wounded in the car explosion. Hamas media reported the car was hit in an air strike. Israeli military had no immediate comment.(AP Photo/ Hatem Moussa)

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An Israeli army vehicle is seen in the village of Ghajar between northern Israel and Lebanon, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a plan to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday to withdraw from the northern half of Ghajar, recaptured during the 2006 war against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

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Binyam Mohamed, 30, foreground, a British resident freed from Guantanamo Bay prison returns to Britain a free man in this file photo dated Monday Feb. 23, 2009, as he leaves RAF Northolt in west London, after nearly seven years in U.S. captivity. After months of legal wrangling, Tuesday Nov. 16, 2010, the British government has agreed to pay hefty settlements to a group of former Guantanamo Bay detainees, including Binyam Mohamed, who together sued the government for alleged complicity in their torture, one of the first big pay-outs stemming from the US-led war on terrorism. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, FILE)

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A woman covers her face from the smoke of burning tires set up by demonstrators in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. Students in the capital protested burning tires and throwing stones at police, following demonstrations that began early Monday in the northern city of Cap-Haitien where protesters attacked with stones a U.N. base of Nepalese peacekeepers, whom they hold responsible for the outbreak of cholera that has killed around 1,000 people in three weeks. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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UN peacekeepers from Brazil patrols at a earthquake survivors refugee camp in the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday Nov. 15, 2010. Protesters who hold Nepalese U.N. peacekeepers responsible for an outbreak of cholera that has killed 1,000 in three weeks threw stones and threatened to set fire to a base in Cap-Haitien, the country's second-largest city Monday, Haitian radio and eyewitnesses reported.(AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Afghan men pray inside a mosque during Eid al-Adha festival in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice by sacrificial killing of livestock to commemorate the religious story of Abraham. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

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Afghan soldiers greet each other as they come out of a mosque after offering Eid al-Adha prayers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice by sacrificial killing of livestock to commemorate the religious story of Abraham. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

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A Muslim pilgrim has his head shaved, after throwing pebbles at a stone pillar representing the devil, during the Hajj pilgrim in Mina near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. The last stage of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the symbolic stoning of the devil, began on Friday. The first day of stoning also marks the start of the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, or feast of sacrifice, when Muslims around the world slaughter sheep and cattle in remembrance of Abraham's near-sacrifice of his son. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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Iraqi Sunni Muslims gather for prayers as an Iraqi policeman stands guard on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims around the world gathered on Tuesday to celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

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Iraqi Sunni Muslims pray over the grave of a relative at a cemetery on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Muslims around the world gathered on Tuesday to celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice.(AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

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Iraqis enjoy a ride at Amusement City in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010 at the start of the Islamic festival Eid al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)