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National Edition News cover for December 11, 2014 - OPEC’s civil war roils markets: Oil pumps work Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, in the Persian Gulf desert oil field of Sakhir, Bahrain. The price of oil struggled to advance much beyond $92 a barrel Tuesday on expectations that supplies will rise with ramped up output in Libya and the North Sea, along with more exports from Iran if a deal on its nuclear program succeeds. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

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National Edition News cover for December 10, 2014 - Kerry: Obama needs war powers: Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on the "Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against ISIL" in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, December 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on the "Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against ISIL" in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, December 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Sharon Tate 1943-1969 - Actress Sharon Tate, married to director Roman Polanski at the time, and four other individuals were murdered in her home by members of the Manson family on August 9, 1969. Actress Sharon Tate poses for a portrait in 1968. (AP Photo)

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Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on the "Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against ISIL" in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, December 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on the "Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against ISIL" in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, December 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on the "Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against ISIL" in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, December 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A woman in the audience with the CodePink activists group holds a sign which reads "No More War!" as Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on the "Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against ISIL" in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, December 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on the "Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against ISIL" in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, December 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on the "Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against ISIL" in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, December 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A woman in the audience with the CodePink activists group holds a sign which reads "Secretary of War?" as Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on the "Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against ISIL" in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, December 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A woman in the audience with the CodePink activists group holds a sign which reads "Secretary of War?" as Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on the "Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against ISIL" in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, December 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Members of the audience listen as Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on the "Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against ISIL" in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, December 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on the "Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against ISIL" in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, December 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Chairman Robert menendez (D-N.J.), center, Ranking Member Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), right, speak with Secretary of State John Kerry, second from right, as he arrives to testify on the "Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against ISIL" in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, December 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on the "Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against ISIL" in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, December 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Ranking Member Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), right, listens as Chairman Robert menendez (D-N.J.), left, questions Secretary of State John Kerry as he testifies on the "Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against ISIL" in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, December 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on the "Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against ISIL" in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, December 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on the "Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against ISIL" in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, December 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)