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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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In this Aug. 11, 2014, file photo, people raise their hands in the middle of the street as police wearing riot gear move toward their position trying to get them to disperse, in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

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interpreter: U.S. Army Sgt. Skyler Rosenberry of Pennsylvania (left) and an interpreter speak to an Afghan man in a village in Afghanistan. U.S. visas are often awarded to Afghan translators in gratitude for their help in anti-Taliban efforts. (Associated Press)

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In this Oct. 23, 1983, file photo, British soldiers give a hand in rescue operations at the site of the bomb-wrecked U.S. Marine command center near the Beirut airport, Lebanon. A bomb-laden truck drove into the center collapsing the entire four story building. The blast _ the single deadliest attack on U.S. forces abroad since World War II _ claimed the lives of 241 American service members. (AP Photo/Bill Foley, File)

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Rep. Duncan Hunter, California Republican and a former Marine combatant in Iraq, said more MQ-1 Predators and the newer, higher-flying MQ-9 Reaper make sense. He said commanders need constant air surveillance to find on-the-move Islamic State fighters. (Associated Press)

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Congress is increasing the order for more MQ-9 Predator B and other drones to fight the Islamic State. (Associated Press)

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A soldier stands guard at the front gate entrance to Guantanamo's Camp 6 maximum-security detention facility at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba on May 12, 2009. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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This undated file image posted on a militant website on Jan. 4, 2014, which is consistent with other AP reporting, shows Shakir Waheib, a senior member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), now called the Islamic State group, left, next to a burning police vehicle in Iraq's Anbar Province. (AP Photo via militant website, File)

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This image made from militant video posted online by militants on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows Luke Somers, an American photojournalist born in Britain held hostage by al-Qaida's affiliate in Yemen. Somers has been killed in a failed rescue attempt, his sister said Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. Lucy Somers told The Associated Press that she and her father learned of her 33-year-old brother Luke Somers' death from FBI agents at 0500 GMT (12 a.m. EST) Saturday. (AP Photo/militant video)

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New York Police Department officer Joshua Jones wears a VieVu body camera on his chest during a news conference, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014 in New York. The nation's largest police department is beginning with an experimental deployment of the cameras which will record encounters between police and civilians. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) **FILE**

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The national parks and other land deals attached to the defense bill sparked a bitter dispute, with those on both sides of the aisle decrying a "land grab" being pushed as part of the bill to set benefit levels and military policy for U.S. troops. "It is offensive that this bill would be used to fund congressional pork," said Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican. (Associated Press)

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Despite many items on the chopping block, Congress' 2014 year-end defense spending bill maintains funding for the U.S. military's Guantanamo Bay detention center, which President Obama vowed to close as part of his 2008 campaign promises. (associated press)

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In this photo taken Dec. 3, 2014, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Calif. listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. House passes defense bill backing Obama's expansion of military operations against extremists (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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People gather to protest for an increased minimum wage outside a McDonald's restaurant n Highland Park, Mich. The protests are part of a campaign called "Fight for $15," which has included several rounds of actions. (AP Photo)

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This file image made from video posted on a militant website Saturday, July 5, 2014, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, delivering a sermon at a mosque in Iraq. (AP Photo/Militant video, File)

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Passage of a defense bill would put an official stamp on the contentious debate over how and where to recognize World War I by authorizing sculptural and landscape changes to Pershing Park, named for WWI Gen. John J. Pershing, so it can honor American soldiers who fought in the 1914-1918 war. (Washington Times)

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Secretary of State John F. Kerry led a meeting of the global coalition to counter the Islamic State militant group at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday. When Iraq pleaded for help in its fight against the Sunni extremists, France agreed to provide more military assistance. (Associated Press)

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A group of anti-Muslim protesters carrying signs that read "Ban Islam" and "Islam Wants No Peace!" gathered outside of Kennesaw City Hall as the council voted 4-1 against a Muslim group's request to rent a retail space in the city to be used as a mosque. (11 Alive News)

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During the Chicago Bears 1985-86 Super Bowl championship season, Jim McMahon became notorious for his headbands after the league fined him for displaying an Adidas logo in violation of rules that prohibited players from displaying corporate logos. During the Super Bowl, the "funky QB" wore a headband with the phrase POW-MIA to raise awareness of prisoners of war and "JDF-CURE" for juvenile diabetes.

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In 2004, Carlos Delgado, then of the Toronto Blue Jays, drew jeers in some parks after he decided he would remain in the dugout during the playing of "God Bless America," a tradition that began in Major League stadiums after the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Delgado objected to the U.S. invasion of Iraq and used the gesture to protest the war. (AP Photo/Jim Rogash)