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Kashmiri Muslim protesters run for cover as Indian paramilitary soldiers fire live ammunition during a protest in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Indian police patrolled the streets of Kashmir on Tuesday, threatening to shoot anyone defying a rigid curfew in the disputed region a day after 19 people died in battles between troops and protesters. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

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In this photo released by the Palestinian President Office, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (second right), joined by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during bilateral talks Tuesday at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Convening a new round of negotiations Tuesday between Israel and the Palestinians, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the "time is ripe" for a Mideast peace. (Associated Press)

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Cameramen film Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, as Egypt hosts the second round of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

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Kashmiri protesters beat an effigy of President Obama after burning it in Srinagar, India. Indian forces battled Kashmiri protesters in the streets of the disputed territory Monday in demonstrations prompted in part by a report of the Koran being desecrated in the United States. (Associated Press)

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A policeman patrols as flames rise from a government building set on fire by protesters in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Police fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who attacked a police post and burned government offices in Kashmir on Saturday, as tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest Indian rule in the Himalayan region, officials said. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

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Key separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, seated center atop car, and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front leader Yasin Malik, seated front left, gesture to the crowd during a protest in Srinagar, India, Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. In an attempt to forge unity among separatists in Jammu and Kashmir, Malik and Farooq offered Friday prayers together, the first time the leaders have shared public space since September 2003 when the then Hurriyat Conference split, according to a news agency. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

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Kashmiri Muslim crowd rooftops and balconies as they participate in a protest rally after Eid al-Fitr prayers in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Police fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who attacked a police post and burned government offices in Kashmir on Saturday, as tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest Indian rule in the Himalayan region, officials said. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

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Masked Kashmiri protesters display the victory sign during a protest rally after Eid al-Fitr prayers in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Police fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who attacked a police post and burned government offices in Kashmir on Saturday, as tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest Indian rule in the Himalayan region, officials said. Scarf reads "Allah is great," top, and "There is no God but Allah and Prophet Mohammad is his messenger," bottom. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

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A Kashmiri Muslim protester waves an Islamic flag standing on top of a building during a protest rally after Eid al-Fitr prayers in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Police fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who attacked a police post and burned government offices in Kashmir on Saturday, as tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest Indian rule in the Himalayan region, officials said. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

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A masked Kashmiri protestor looks on during a protest rally after Eid al-Fitr prayers in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Police fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who attacked a police post and burned government offices in Kashmir on Saturday, as tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest Indian rule in the Himalayan region, officials said. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

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An elderly Kashmiri Muslim cries as he offers Eid al-Fitr prayers in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. The mostly Muslim region has seen near-daily anti-government demonstrations and clashes between protesters and security forces in the past three months which has claimed dozens of lives. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

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Firefighters try to douse flames at a government building set on fire by protesters in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Police fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who attacked a police post and burned government offices in Kashmir on Saturday, as tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest Indian rule in the Himalayan region, officials said. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

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Indian forces patrol as flames rise from a government building set on fire by protesters in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Police fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who attacked a police post and burned government offices in Kashmir on Saturday, as tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest Indian rule in the Himalayan region, officials said. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

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Kashmiri protesters beat the remains of an effigy of U.S. President Barack Obama after burning it during a protest in Srinagar, India, Monday, Sept. 13, 2010. Indian forces battled Kashmiri protesters in the streets of the disputed territory Monday in demonstrations fueled in part by a report of the Quran being desecrated in the United States. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

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Kashmiri protesters lift burn an effigy of U.S. President Barack Obama during a protest in Srinagar, India, Monday, Sept. 13, 2010. Indian forces battled Kashmiri protesters in the streets of the disputed territory Monday in demonstrations fueled in part by a report of the Quran being desecrated in the United States. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

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Kashmiri protesters beat the remains of an effigy of U.S. President Barack Obama after burning it during a protest in Srinagar, India, Monday, Sept. 13, 2010. Indian forces battled Kashmiri protesters in the streets of the disputed territory Monday in demonstrations fueled in part by a report of the Quran being desecrated in the United States. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

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A young Kashmiri boy shouts slogans during a protest on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Monday, Sept. 13, 2010. Indian forces battled Kashmiri protesters in the streets of the disputed territory Monday in demonstrations fueled in part by a report of the Quran being desecrated in the United States. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

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A slurry bomber drops retardant on a burning ridge as the sun sets behind it as a wildfire burns west of Loveland, Colo., on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

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An Indian paramilitary soldier checks the papers of family at a temporary checkpoint on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, during a curfew on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)