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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/43/1nq62h.St.138.jpg|415MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 24: Victoria Azarenka of Belarus plays a forehand in her quarter final match against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland during day nine of the 2012 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 24, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/51/1bMiE9.St.138.jpg|416People sit in sun and chat in old part of Peshawar city during a cold winter in Pakistan on Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/51/387LQ.St.138.jpg|416Pakistani cardiac patients who have been admitted to the Mayo hospital, Lahore, Pakistan on Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012. A government health official says bad drugs are suspected of killing at least 25 heart patients over the last month in the Pakistani city of Lahore. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/49/1obEvn.St.138.jpg|498A sign warns skaters to stay off the ice at White Park Pond, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 in Concord, N.H. Hockey players are hoping the above average temperatures change to freezing for this weekends scheduled pond hockey tournament. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/49/15GJfW.St.138.jpg|525Ralative carries a poster of Abdelwahab Zaydoun, a 27-year-old Moroccan who set himself on fire to protest his unemployment , died from his burns Tuesday, Jan. 24 2012 in a Casablanca hospital. Zaydoun was part of a group of unemployed graduates who occupied an Education Ministry building in Rabat, the Moroccan capital, to protest their unemployment and threatened to set themselves fire when police didn't let supporters deliver them food. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/49/ksPhs.St.138.jpg|416A relative, right, and Essaidia, left, the mother of Abdelwahab Zaydoun a 27-year-old Moroccan who set himself on fire to protest his unemployment, and who died from his burns, react at the morgue of the hospital in Casablanca Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Zaydoun was part of a group of unemployed graduates who occupied an Education Ministry building in Rabat, the Moroccan capital, to protest their unemployment and threatened to set themselves fire when police didn't let supporters deliver them food. (AP Photo / Abdeljalil Bounhar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/48/S9GDc.St.138.jpg|380Protestors against the Keystone XL pipeline dressed as referees throw red penalty flags during a rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/48/1mppNq.St.138.jpg|415In this photo provided by Barrett-Jackson, the white hearse used to transport President John F. Kennedy's body following his assassination in Dallas is shown at auction Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 in Scottsdale, Ariz. It sold for $160,000 to a collector and real estate developer from Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/ Barrett-Jackson)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/48/y0LlU.St.138.jpg|525ADVANCE FOR MONDAY JAN 30 AND THEREAFTER - In this Thursday Jan. 12, 2012 photo Dan Greene displays the 18 bags of bird feed that it takes to fill his large birdfeeder at his home in Keister, W. Va. Greene, who takes part in the annual National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count and the West Virginia Winter Bird Count, decided he needed a larger bird feeder to enhance his citizen science projects and improve his overall bird-watching experience. (AP Photo/The Charleston Gazette, Kenny Kemp)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/48/sTeu0.St.138.jpg|441Gabon kids play soccer next to the Central Omnisport stadium in "Petit Paris" district of Libreville, Gabon, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. The Omnisport Stadium is the home of the Gabonese soccer team but redevelopement work was not completed in time for it to host the final of the African Cup of Nations. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/47/HOEG.St.138.jpg|525Mali's soccer supporter sings during their African Cup of Nations Group D soccer match against Guinea at the Stade de Franceville in Franceville, Gabon, Tuesday Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/47/gy984.St.138.jpg|403Players take to the field at the annual Snow Polo competition in Klosters, Switzlerland, part of a weekend of luxury and entertainment that precedes the World Economic Forum in Davos. Illustrates BOGUS-BONDS (category F), by A. Craig Copetas (c) 2012, Bloomberg News. Moved Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. (MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg News photo by Scott Eells).Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/47/1aECv6.St.138.jpg|415Charging cables for Apple iPads are lined up in a cart at Grant Beacon Middle School in Grant, Colo. on Jan. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, Andy Cross) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; TV OUT
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/47/EypIF.St.138.jpg|525Russia's Polina Korobeynikoca performs in the women's preliminary competition at the European Figure Skating Championships in Sheffield, England, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/47/unsET.St.138.jpg|374Aaron Smith separates second year calving cows from third year calving cows while working on The Hogan Ranch in Boulder, Colo. on Jan. 23, 2012. The City of Boulder is exploring creating a brand of natural beef for cattle raised on open space property. (AP Photo/The Daily Camera, Mark Leffingwell ) NO SALESStore |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/47/1iUmQA.St.138.jpg|450COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this photograph taken by AP Images for Avaaz, men dressed up as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin are seen as global campaigning organization Avaaz protests outside the United Nations Security Council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 in New York. The group delivered a petition from more than 600,000 world citizens demanding the security council refer the Assad regime to the International Criminal Court for prosecution. (Brian Ach /AP Images for Avaaz)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/46/rMglw.St.138.jpg|425Austria's Marcel Hirscher crashes on the protection barrier after winning an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom, in Schladming. Austria, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/46/12x1h2.St.138.jpg|415COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this photograph taken by AP Images for AIDS Healthcare Foundation, AIDS protestors are seen outside the Hershey Company Corporate Office on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, in Hershey, PA. (Larry French/AP Images for AIDS Healthcare Foundation)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/44/11enj2.St.138.jpg|416LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 24: (UK TABLOID NEWSPAPERS OUT) Daniel Radcliffe attends the world premiere of The Woman In Black at The Royal Festival Hall on January 24th, 2012 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/44/19tPKk.St.138.jpg|525CAIRO, EGYPT - JANUARY 24: Men unfurl a banner ahead of the first anniversary of the revolution on January 24, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. Tomorrow tens of thousands of Egyptians are expected to converge on Tahir Square, to mark the first anniversary of Egypt's uprising against Hosni Mubarak's regime. The former president is standing trial, with prosecutors pressing for the death penalty. The Egyptian parliament, chaired by Mahmoud el-Saqqahm, met yesterday and elected leading Muslim Brotherhood member Saad al-Katatnias as speaker. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/44/UlCad.St.138.jpg|415NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 24: Uggie, a Jack Russell Terrier, visits The Empire State Building with his trainer Omar von Muller on January 24, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/44/qocjD.St.138.jpg|416CAIRO, EGYPT - JANUARY 24: Members of the Muslim Brotherhood hold prayers in Tahir Square ahead of the first anniversary of the revolution on January 24, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. Tomorrow tens of thousands of Egyptians are expected to converge on Tahir Square, to mark the first anniversary of Egypt's uprising against Hosni Mubarak's regime. The former president is standing trial, with prosecutors pressing for the death penalty. The Egyptian parliament, chaired by Mahmoud el-Saqqahm, met yesterday and elected leading Muslim Brotherhood member Saad al-Katatnias as speaker. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/43/yOPE.St.138.jpg|525NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 24: Country music singer Kellie Pickler attends the unveiling of the Fresh Step Limited-Edition cat sweater at the ASPCA Adoption Center on January 24, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/43/nWooy.St.138.jpg|525ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 24: Tiger Woods of the USA during a practice round at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club prior to the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship on January 24, 2012 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/12/vfpuP.St.138.jpg|416The Swedish team boat crewed by Benjamin Peterson and Philip Carlson races in the Star series of the Miami Olympic Classes Regatta on Biscayne Bay in Miami, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. More than 500 sailors from 44 countries are competing in the steppingstone to the Olympic Games. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/19/gtTlW.St.138.jpg|416Tokyo Sky Tree, Tokyo's new landmark under construction, looms over other buildings that are covered with overnight snow in Tokyo on Tuesday Jan. 24, 2012. Snow fell in metropolitan Tokyo and its vicinity from Monday night through early Tuesday. The tower, Japan's tallest at 634 meters (2,080 feet), is set to open in May this year. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/11/1b1G2z.St.138.jpg|444A Chinese performer dressed as a leader jumps as he performs with female drummers during the Chinese New Year at the Dongyue Temple in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/19/16bMg7.St.138.jpg|359Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbour to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in Hong Kong Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/19/HWPGW.St.138.jpg|415French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers his New Year wishes to the world of Culture during a visit in Marseille, South France, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/18/1afKWL.St.138.jpg|335A man walks through snow in Lofer, Austrian province of Salzburg, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Heavy snowfall caused traffic problems in many parts of Austria and causing a higher risk of avalanches in alpine regions. (AP Photo/ Kerstin Joensson)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/17/shKch.St.138.jpg|431Venezuela's opposition politician Henrique Capriles Radonski speaks to the press in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday Jan. 24, 2012. Leopoldo Lopez bowed out of Venezuela's presidential race on Tuesday, saying he will support front-runner Capriles. The announcement gives a significant boost to Capriles, who has a commanding lead in the polls ahead of the Feb. 12 opposition primary, which will choose a single challenger to face President Hugo Chavez in the Oct. 7 presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/17/12ApEQ.St.138.jpg|525Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses lawmakers and supporters of his party at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, a day after the French Senate voted to make it a crime in France to deny that the killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire nearly a century ago was a genocide. Turkey sees the allegations of genocide as a threat to its national honor and may prompt retaliatory sanctions from Turkey, complicating their already delicate relationship. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/16/E2IMZ.St.138.jpg|390Sultana Mumith snaps a photo of a swimming shark during a visit to the Dallas World Aquarium in downtown Dallas, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/16/XUMQW.St.138.jpg|409Sri Lankan prisoners climb onto neighboring buildings during a clash between prison guards and inmates in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. A clash between guards and inmates at a Sri Lankan prison on Tuesday has injured at least 21 people, officials said. They said the inmates began rioting to demand the replacement of the prison chief. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/16/ifxJS.St.138.jpg|525Michael Skakel looks up while listening to a statement from John Moxley, brother of victim Martha Moxley in court in Middletown, Conn., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Skakel is seeking a reduction in his sentence of 20 years to life in prison for killing his neighbor Martha Moxley. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, Pool)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/15/13eeRo.St.138.jpg|436Second grade teacher Monica Finley cries after retrieving personal photos from the heavily damaged Center Point Elementary School in Center Point, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. The school was hit by a tornado on Monday. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/15/1p3tF.St.138.jpg|432Mangled street signs lie among fallen timber in Center Point, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. A series of tornadoes struck Alabama Monday, killing two people and destroying over 400 homes. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/15/18CBqz.St.138.jpg|525Mourners line up a block from the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center on the Penn State campus for the viewing for former Penn State coach Joe Paterno Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 in State College, Pa. Paterno died Sunday morning. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/14/I3USM.St.138.jpg|447Former Penn State assistant football coach Mike McQueary departs the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center on the Penn State campus after the viewing for former Penn State coach Joe Paterno, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 in State College, Pa. Paterno died Sunday morning. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/14/Oi7VZ.St.138.jpg|416Two men pause to pay their respect in front of the casket of legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno during a viewing in the Worship room of the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center on the Penn State University campus, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, in State College, Pa. Standing beside the casket are Penn State football players John Duckett, left, and Terrell Golden. Paterno died Sunday, Jan. 22. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/14/31Wp1.St.138.jpg|416Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer and former Penn State running back Franco Harris, left, visits after attending a viewing for legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center on the Penn State University campus, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/14/bGzV3.St.138.jpg|380Mourners file through the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center on the Penn State campus during the viewing session for former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 in State College, Pa. Paterno died Sunday morning. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/14/7STFd.St.138.jpg|405Scott Paterno, second from left, and Jay Paterno, second from right receive mourners as they file through the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center on the Penn State campus for the viewing for their father, former Penn State coach Joe Paterno, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 in State College, Pa. Paterno died Sunday morning, Jan. 22. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/13/7U81n.St.138.jpg|525People look at a bullet casing sitting in a pool of blood and bullet holes in a house at the center of a gun battle early Tuesday morning in the city of Kano, Nigeria, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Witnesses at the house said security forces surrounded it and forced their way inside shooting, killing a man and a pregnant woman while searching for members of a radical Islamist sect known as Boko Haram. Police declined to immediately comment about the shooting.(AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/08/ySuGT.St.138.jpg|525Australia's Michael Clarke celebrates his double century during the fourth cricket test against India in Adelaide, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/David Mariuz)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/08/DxFDS.St.138.jpg|525Australia's Ricky Ponting, left, celebrates his double century with teammate Mike Hussey during their fourth cricket test match against India in Adelaide, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/David Mariuz)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/13/rJRMD.St.138.jpg|404Demonstrators, rallying in the spirit of the Occupy movement, marched in the Minnesota State Capitol rotunda as part of their Occupy the Capitol rally as the 2012 legislative session got underway Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/13/DVMiI.St.138.jpg|444Riot police approach Bahraini anti-government protesters during clashes Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, in the eastern village of Ma'ameer, Bahrain. Clashes erupted as residents began a procession to mark the third day after the death of Yaseen al-Asfoor, 14, whose death the opposition blames on tear gas inhalation. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/12/rBzgu.St.138.jpg|416Oil recovery experts climb onto the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. A large platform carrying a crane and other equipment hitched itself to the toppled Costa Concordia on Tuesday, signaling the start of preliminary operations to remove a half-million gallons of fuel from the grounded cruise ship before it leaks into the pristine Tuscan sea. Actual pumping of the oil isn't expected to begin until Saturday, but officials from the Dutch shipwreck salvage firm Smit were seen on the bow of the Concordia and in the waters nearby making preparations to remove the fuel, while the search for missing passengers continues. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/12/115xHx.St.138.jpg|377In this undated photo released by the Italian Navy, scuba divers inspect the Costa Concordia cruise ship grounded off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. A large platform carrying a crane and other equipment hitched itself to the toppled Costa Concordia on Tuesday, signaling the start of preliminary operations to remove a half-million gallons of fuel from the grounded cruise ship before it leaks into the pristine Tuscan sea. Actual pumping of the oil isn't expected to begin until Saturday, but officials from the Dutch shipwreck salvage firm Smit were seen on the bow of the Concordia and in the waters nearby making preparations to remove the fuel, while the search for missing passengers continues. (AP Photo/Italian Navy)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/12/19vpjV.St.138.jpg|500A swan passes by the skyline including the European Central Bank, seen centre, on the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/12/1hDzwN.St.138.jpg|416In a Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 photo, Corbin Miller, left, and Jackson Taylor, first grade classmates of fire victim Paige Ford, 8, comfort one another during a ceremony held in her memory and that of her little sister Jymera, 4, at West Side Elementary School in Cumberland, Md. The sisters were killed in a fire early Friday, Jan. 20. (AP Photo/Cumberland Times-News, Ed DeWitt)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/11/rWb7v.St.138.jpg|416Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends the inauguration of the new Minister of Science and Technology at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday Jan. 24, 2012. Lula is currently receiving radiation treatment for throat cancer, which was detected in Oct. 2011. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/09/Fp5Hv.St.138.jpg|370New Jersey Devils' Ilya Kovalchuk, of Russia, makes a slide to try to stop a loose puck against the Buffalo Sabres during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/18/lPPEu.St.138.jpg|419Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark serves to Kim Clijsters of Belgium during their quarterfinal at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/John Donegan)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/18/1cNiMi.St.138.jpg|357Switzerland's Roger Federer makes a backhand return to Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro during their quarterfinal at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Sarah Ivey)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/17/14fJf2.St.138.jpg|525Switzerland's Roger Federer serves to Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro during their quarterfinal at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012.(AP Photo/John Donegan)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/10/KzK4N.St.138.jpg|525Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after defeating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during their quarterfinal at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/12/1c55sr.St.138.jpg|525A model wears a creation by French fashion designer Stephane Rolland as part of his presentation Women's Spring Summer 2012 Haute Couture fashion collection presented in Paris, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/08/SGaqJ.St.138.jpg|525A model wears a creation by Andre Lima during the Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/08/1dudgF.St.138.jpg|525A model wears a creation by Andre Lima during the Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/10/xcvci.St.138.jpg|525A model wears a creation by Neon at Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/10/wKw8G.St.138.jpg|416A model wears a creation by Neon during Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/11/vF0tm.St.138.jpg|525A model wears a creation by Neon during Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/09/RhsZj.St.138.jpg|525Marquette head coach Buzz Williams reacts against South Florida during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/09/bxS.St.138.jpg|525Purdue forward Robbie Hummel, right, and Michigan forward Jordan Morgan compete for a rebound in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in West Lafayette, Ind., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Michigan defeated Purdue 66-64. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/10/bGluX.St.138.jpg|525Tennessee forward Jeronne Maymon (34) tries to knock the ball away from Vanderbilt forward Lance Goulbourne, left, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/09/qhyxG.St.138.jpg|463New York Knicks' Amare Stoudemire, left, and Charlotte Bobcats' Tyrus Thomas, right, battle for a rebound during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/47/RqNgn.St.138.jpg|525COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this photograph taken by AP Images for Greater Fort Lauderdale, tourist Nadine Hilbig, of Frankfurt, Germany, has fun with a frozen bikini displayed in New York's Times Square as part of the "Defrost Your Swimsuit" campaign by the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Visit www.sunny.org/findyoursunny for a chance to win a trip to south Florida. (Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Greater Fort Lauderdale)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/43/NzP1q.St.138.jpg|525TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 24: Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney delivers a speech at the National Gypsum Company January 24, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Romney's speech was billed as a "prebuttal" to tonight's State of the Union speech by President Barack Obama (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/15/1m6Yzu.St.138.jpg|337Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at National Gypsum Company in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/08/c6IBd.St.138.jpg|415Jim Wilson, of Buckingham Va., makes sure all of his signs and flags are in order before Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks to a crowd outside of a foreclosed home in Lehigh Acres, Fla., on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Naples Daily News, Scott McIntyre)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/45/1dPns5.St.138.jpg|416WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union adddress on January 24, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama said the focal point his speech is the central mission of our country, and his central focus as president, including "rebuilding an economy where hard work pays off and responsibility is rewarded." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/08/YmHfG.St.138.jpg|422President Barack Obama gestures while giving his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listen at rear. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/44/R3wAU.St.138.jpg|415WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on January 24, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama said the focal point his speech is the central mission of our country, and his central focus as president, including "rebuilding an economy where hard work pays off and responsibility is rewarded." (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/50/ZLcQ3.St.138.jpg|388Guests applaud first Lady Michelle Obama during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Front row, from left are, Adm. William McRaven, Jackie Bray, Obama, retired Capt. Mark Kelly and Jill Biden. Second row, from left are, Bruce Cochrane, Eric Schneiderman, Juan Jose Redin, Debbie Bosanek, Laurene Powell Jobs and Alicia Boler-Davis. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/45/5gh1S.St.138.jpg|415WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: U.S. President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) delivers his State of the Union address on January 24, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama said the focal point his speech is the central mission of our country, and his central focus as president, including "rebuilding an economy where hard work pays off and responsibility is rewarded." (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/52/bDwD.St.138.jpg|415U.S. President Barack Obama greets Representative Gabrielle Giffords, a Democrat from Arizona, before his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Obama vowed to restore the promise of broad-based U.S. prosperity and "fight obstruction with action" in dealing with Congress, as he runs for re-election with the economy still struggling to recover from the recession. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Barack Obama; Gabrielle GiffordsStore |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/44/TKQAm.St.138.jpg|416SARASOTA, FL - JANUARY 24: People recite the Pledge of Allegiance as they wait to listen to Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speak during a campaign event at Dolphin Aviation on January 24, 2012 in Sarasota, Florida. Newt Gingrich campaigns for votes in Florida before the January 31st primary. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/43/14cN9a.St.138.jpg|416ST PETERSBURG, FL - JANUARY 24: A supporter holds up a sign as Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich arrives for a campaign event at Tick Tock Restaurant on January 24, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Gingrich is campaigning ahead of Florida's January 31, primary. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Store |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/51/107XRB.St.138.jpg|422Workers walk past painted float statues after finshing a shift at the Cidade do Samba factory shed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. Rio Carnival is a 4 day celebration which starts 40 days before Easter and finishes on Fat Tuesday with the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Photographer: Dado Galdieri/BloombergStore |
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/01/24/23/51/jJVDn.St.138.jpg|525An internet activist with a tape over her mouth protests against the international copyright agreement ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, in front of the European Parliament office in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. The Polish government plans to sign the agreement and Poland's support for ACTA has sparked days of protest, including attacks on government sites, by groups who fear it could lead to online censorship. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
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