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    Garrett Gnade, 35, left, and Thomas Irwin , 40, leave on a journey that will take them to Key West, Fla. Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 in Memphis, Tenn.. Gnade left the headwaters of the Mississippi River four months ago and is hoping to secure a handful of stand up paddle board world records by completing the 5,100 mile trip. There is a Facebook page dedicated to the expedition called Tom N Huck. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Alan Spearman)
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    An Indian Hindu holy man brushes his teeth using a neem (native Indian tree) stick before performing morning rituals on the banks of the River Sarayu in Ayodhya, India, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Neem twigs are popularly used as toothbrushes in rural India where people have no access to modern dental care facilities. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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    Several bulls walk down a red carpet to kickoff the Professional Bull Riders stadium tour at Centennial Olympic Park Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 in Atlanta. The Professional Bull Riders kicks off their four-week stadium tour on Feb. 18 at the Georgia Dome. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal & Constitution, Jason Getz) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT
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    A moose tries to keep warm alongside the Glenn Highway near Palmer, Alaska on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Deep snow in Southcentral Alaska this winter has caused moose to congregate near roadways, according to Alaska Moose Federation president Gary Olson. (AP Photo/Chugiak-Eagle River Star, Matt Tunseth)
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    The moon rises behind the eagle on top of the New Hampshire Statehouse, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
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    Students from Springbrook Elementary school of Naperville, Ill, view the casket containing Springbrook teacher Shaun Wild at Brown Deer High School, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 in Brown Deer, Wis. Wild was stabbed to death in a Naperville, Ill. bar last week . (AP Photo/Daily Herald, George LeClaire) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; TV OUT
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    Colton, Jorgen and Tyler Adams, from left, catch large snowflakes after the Northern Oklahoma College Enid Lady Jets' bedlam victory over the Northern Tonkawa Lady Mavericks on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in Enid, Okla. (AP Photo/The Enid News & Eagle, Bonnie G. Vculek)
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    A boy peeks inside a tent where the carcass of whale shark is being kept in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Qasim Khan waged the unlikeliest of battles with Pakistani authorities Thursday over the right to charge hundreds of curious visitors 20 rupees (22 cents) each to see a roughly 40-foot whale shark he bought from a fisherman. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
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    Attorney General Eric holder listens at right as President Barack Obama speaks about a mortgage settlement,Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in the Eisenhower Executive Office building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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    Tourists admire the frozen IJsselmeer inland sea on Afsluitdijk, a dike closing off the Wadden sea and North Sea from IJsselmeer inland sea, northern Netherlands, Thursday Feb. 9, 2012. Organizers of the near-mythical Eleven Cities Tour dealt 16,000 skaters and the nation at large a crushing blow Wednesday when they decided the ice was too thin to hold the 125-mile (200-kilometer) skating marathon for the first time in 15 years. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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    Mourners carry a body during a funeral for a ten-year-old boy and rebel fighters killed during fighting in Idlib, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Syrian forces fired mortars and rockets that killed scores of people Thursday in the rebellious city of Homs, activists said, the latest strike in a weeklong assault as President Bashar Assad's regime tries to crush increasingly militarized pockets of dissent. (AP Photo)
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    Mourners carry the body of a ten-year-old boy during a funeral for the child and rebel fighters killed during fighting in Idlib, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Syrian forces fired mortars and rockets that killed scores of people Thursday in the rebellious city of Homs, activists said, the latest strike in a weeklong assault as President Bashar Assad's regime tries to crush increasingly militarized pockets of dissent. (AP Photo)
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    Syrian rebels are seen in Idlib, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Syrian forces fired mortars and rockets that killed scores of people Thursday in the rebellious city of Homs, activists said, the latest strike in a weeklong assault as President Bashar Assad's regime tries to crush increasingly militarized pockets of dissent. (AP Photo)
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    Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr chant anti-U.S. slogans and wave Iraqi flags as they celebrate the U.S. withdrawal in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. The U.S. completed its military withdrawal from Iraq in December 2011, but Sadrist lawmaker Jawad al-Shuhaili said the movement postponed celebrating it until the end of the Arbaeen, a 40-day period of mourning following the anniversary of the death of Imam Hussein, a revered Shiite figure. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
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    First lady Michelle Obama hugs her dance partners after doing the Interlude dance during a Let's Move event with children from Iowa schools, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at the Wells Fargo Arena in De Moines, Iowa, during her three day national tour celebrating the second anniversary of Let's Move. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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    Lava flows during an eruption of Mt. Etna volcano, near Catania, Sicily, in the early hours of Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Carmelo Imbesi)
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    An Indian Hindu devotee offers prayers to the sun god after taking a holy dip in the River Sarayu also known as the Ganges, in Ayodhya, India, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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    The flags of Greece, right, and European Union flutter from the roof of the Finance Minister at Athens' main Syntagma square, as in the background is seen the ancient Parthenon temple during in Athens on Thursday Feb, 9, 2012. Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and his coalition partners have struck a deal on new cuts demanded by creditors to secure a vital euro130 billion bailout. (AP Photo.Dimitri Messinis)
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    In this Wednesday Feb, 8, 2012 photo a man scavenges through rubbish in Athens. Greece's statistical authority says unemployment in the recession-bound country reached a record 20.9 percent in November, with more than a million people without a job. In the 15-24 age group, unemployment reached 48 percent. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)
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    A boat makes its way through floating ice on the river Elbe in Hamburg, northern Germany, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. A cold spell has reached Europe with temperatures plummeting far below zero. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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    German Chancellor Angela Merkel smiles as she is reflected in a glass panel during the presentation of a special edition of a two Euro coin at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)
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    Olympic gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps gets a kiss from his mother Debbie Phelps, who paused on the runway to greet her son as she modeled Adrianna Papell, during the Heart Truth Red Dress fashion show in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/StarPix, Amanda Schwab)
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    Bear 'Ze Colmeia' cools off from the intense summer heat with frozen grapes at Rio de Janeiro's city zoo, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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    Striking police officers and their relatives, left, walk past soldiers as they leave the state legislature building in Salvador, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. The strike had sparked an immediate spike in violence in Brazil's third-largest city, with murder rates more than doubling since it started last Jan. 31, scaring tourists away from Salvador in the run-up to the city's iconic Carnival festivities. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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    JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 09: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and McLaren drives during day three of Formula One winter testing at the Circuito de Jerez on February 9, 2012 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    YANGON, MYANMAR - FEBRUARY 9: Burmese men play Sepak Takraw, also known as kick volleyball, one of Myanmar's favorite sports February 9, 2012 in Yangon, Myanmar. As the country opens up to the outside world and Aung San Suu Kyi begins her campaign ahead of April 1 by-elections, her decision to stand for a seat in parliament is the latest sign of dramatic political changes taking place in the country. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) delivers a speech titled, "Is America Still an Exceptional Nation?" during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) February 9, 2012 in Washington, DC. Thousands of conservative activists are expected to attend the annual gathering in the nation's capital. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 09: A new 3D IMAX screen is installed at IMAX Darling Harbour on February 9, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. The new 3D screen at 29.5 metres by 35.7 metres will replace the former screen at IMAX Darling Harbour as the largest in the world. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 08: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge leaves after attending a preview of Lucian Freud paintings at the National Portrait Gallery on February 8, 2012 in London, England. The exhibition, which officially opens to the general public on February 9, 2012, features 130 artworks spanning the length of Freud's painting career from the early 1940s until his final, unfinished work. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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    LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 08: Anthony Daniels, the voice of C-3PO attends a special screening of Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace 3D at The Empire Leicester Square on February 8, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)
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    Colombia's Hector Buitrago, aka "Martin Llanos", right, and his brother Nelson Buitrago are escorted by National Guard officers during their deportation to Colombia at the Simon Bolivar airport in Maiquetia, near Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. The Buitrago brothers were captured last Feb 4 in Venezuela's eastern town of El Tigre. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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    Nine-year-old Ruby Garduno, right, holds a sign as students enter Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Children are returning to the school where the entire staff has been replaced following the arrests of two former teachers on charges of committing lewd acts with students in class. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    An adult accompanies two students into Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Children are returning to a Los Angeles-area elementary school where the entire staff has been replaced following the arrests of two former teachers on charges of committing lewd acts with students in class. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks at Oral Roberts University, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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    Paul McCartney holds a plaque as he is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during a dedication ceremony in Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    Tiger Woods hits from the fourth tee at Spyglass Hill Golf Course during the first round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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    Tom Gillis prepares to putt on the seventh green of the Pebble Beach Golf Links as playing partner Vijay Singh, right, looks on during the first round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am PGA Tour golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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    PEBBLE BEACH, CA - FEBRUARY 09: Steve Flesch watches his approach shot on the 14th hole during the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach Golf Links on February 9, 2012 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    Bradley James, right, reacts to a note his nine-year-old West James wrote while in the offices of Horizon Shipping after they were rescued from their sinking sail boat by a cargo ship, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 in Honolulu. The Canadian family was attempting their first voyage across the Pacific in a sailboat when rough seas damaged their boat hundreds of miles from land. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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    Enrique Pena Nieto, Mexico's presidential candidate for the Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI, center, poses for a photo with a supporter during a meeting with members of the party in Mexico City, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Mexico will hold presidential elections next July 1. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: Texas Gov. Rick Perry addresses the the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) February 9, 2012 in Washington, DC. Thousands of conservative activists are attending the annual gathering in the nation's capital. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    STRAELEN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 09: A worker of wholeseller Bloomways moves bins of roses that will go to customers after an auction at the Veiling Rhein-Maas wholesale flower auction center five days before Valentines Day on February 9, 2012 in Straelen, Germany. Valentines Day is among the busiest times of year for Germanys flower retailers. (Photo by Ralph Orlowski/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: Texas Gov. Rick Perry addresses the the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) February 9, 2012 in Washington, DC. Thousands of conservative activists are attending the annual gathering in the nation's capital. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    Illinois players celebrate after beating Ohio State 66-65 in an NCAA college basketball game at Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill., on Thursday Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/John Dixon)
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    Wisconsin's Mike Bruesewitz (31) scrambles for a loose ball against Minnesota's Ralph Sampson III (50) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Genevieve Ross)
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    Penn State's Nikki Greene, right, saves the ball from going out of bounds against Wisconsin's Anya Covington during an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in State College, Pa. Penn State won 69-54. (AP Photo/Centre Daily Times (Knight Ridder), Christopher Weddle) ALTOONA MIRROR OUT; MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
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