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    JASON FRANSON - AP
    Charlie Cobban walks down snow-covered stairs in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Wednesday Nov.7, 2012. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Capital Region. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jason Franson)
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    CORRECTS DATE TO NOV. 7, INSTEAD OF NOV. 9 - A homeless woman sits on the Coney Island boardwalk, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 in New York. Residents of New York and New Jersey who were flooded out by Superstorm Sandy waited with dread Wednesday and heard warnings to evacuate for the second time in two weeks as another, weaker storm spun toward them and threatened to inundate their homes again or simply leave them shivering in the dark for even longer. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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    Craig Ruttle - AP
    Mike Duvalle points out a clear high waterline as he stands in the lower level of his home Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in the Rockaway Beach neighborhood of the borough of Queens, New York. Duvalle was working to secure the property and close up openings to the building left in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, as a powerful nor'easter approached Wednesday. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 07: Manny Puzzoo carries blankets and other supplies he received from a Red Cross truck near his flood-damaged home on November 7, 2012 in the Staten Island borough of New York City. He and fellow residents of the seaside Midland Beach area of Staten Island braced for a Nor'Easter storm that could potentially re-flood areas devastated by Superstorm Sandy. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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    Waves crash into a seawall and buildings along the coast in Hull, Mass., Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. A high-wind warning is in effect in the state until Wednesday night, with gusts of up to 60 mph expected in some costal areas, and 50 mph gusts expected for Boston and western Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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    CORRECTS DATE TO NOV. 7, INSTEAD OF NOV. 9 - A woman with an umbrella passes a billboard for a Coney Island amusement park, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 in New York. Residents of New York and New Jersey who were flooded out by Superstorm Sandy waited with dread Wednesday and heard warnings to evacuate for the second time in two weeks as another, weaker storm spun toward them and threatened to inundate their homes again or simply leave them shivering in the dark for even longer. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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    Wokers from the Army Corps of Engineers look at the churning Atlantic Ocean from a high dune Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Harvey Cedars, on Long Beach Island N.J., as they work to build a protective dune along the length of Long Beach Island ahead of an incoming Nor'easter storm. The Atlantic shoreline of New Jersey has been left vulnerable by the devastating Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 07: U.S. Marines clean up debris from flooded homes on November 7, 2012 in the Staten Island borough of New York City. Residents of the seaside New Dorp area of Staten Island had been advised to evacuate ahead of the arrival of a Nor'Easter storm that could potentially re-flood areas devastated by Superstorm Sandy. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 07: A surfer rides a wave behind a piece of the destroyed boardwalk and piles of sand as a Nor’Easter approaches in the Rockaway neighborhood on November 7, 2012 in the Queens borough of New York City. The Rockaway Peninsula was especially hard hit by Superstorm Sandy and some are evacuating ahead to the coming storm. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 07: A man watches one of the last flights to arrive after many were cancelled due to a storm at LaGuardia Airport on November 7, 2012 in New York City. The Northeast suffered another storm today as a mix of snow, rain and high winds moved through the area, canceling flights and creating hazardous driving conditions. Six thousand households in the area are still without power for more than nine days following Superstorm Sandy. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 07: Cancelled flights due to a storm are viewed on a schedule board at LaGuardia Airport on November 7, 2012 in New York City. The Northeast suffered another storm today as a mix of snow, rain and high winds moved through the area, canceling flights and creating hazardous driving conditions. Six thousand households in the area are still without power for more than nine days following Superstorm Sandy. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 07: A resident clears out destroyed household belongings from his flood-damaged home as snow falls on November 7, 2012 in the Staten Island borough of New York City. Residents of the low-lying New Dorp area of Staten Island had been advised to evacuate ahead of the arrival of a Nor'Easter storm that could potentially re-flood areas devastated by Superstorm Sandy. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 07: Volunteer Pete Parisi stands in a snowstorm while supervising the clearing of debris from homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy on November 7, 2012 in the Staten Island borough of New York City. Residents of the low-lying New Dorp area of Staten Island had been advised to evacuate ahead of the arrival of a Nor'Easter storm that could potentially re-flood areas devastated by Superstorm Sandy. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 07: Volunteers walk through a snowstorm while bringing of food to residents of homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy on November 7, 2012 in the Staten Island borough of New York City. Residents of the low-lying New Dorp area of Staten Island had been advised to evacuate ahead of the arrival of a Nor'Easter storm that could potentially re-flood areas devastated by Superstorm Sandy. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 07: People walk around Battery Park City during a Nor'easter, also known as a northeaster storm November 7, 2012 in New York City. The storm will bring heavy winds, rain and sleep, and could potentially re-flood Battery Park and downtown Manhattan, areas that were affected by Superstorm Sandy. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
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    Mel Evans - AP
    A bulldozer climbs up to the beach as heavy machinery spreads sand from lines of dump trucks Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Harvey Cedars, on Long Beach Island, N.J., as they worked frantically to build a protective dune along the length of Long Beach Island ahead of an incoming nor'easter. The Atlantic shoreline of New Jersey has been left vulnerable by the devastating Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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    Bob Karp - AP
    .Michelle Miller, of Morristown, N.J., braces against the wind and snow as she and her 3-year-old son Mahlon walk down South Street in Morristown, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, as the northeast prepares for a nor'easter. The storm is expected to bring rain, sleet, snow and 50 mph wind gusts to Morris County, where 51,000 customers were still without power on Tuesday. (AP Photo/The Daily Record, Bob Karp) NO SALES
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    Kevin Frayer - AP
    Indian students react in front of photographers next to a cardboard cutout of President Barack Obama after he was projected as the winner during an event organized by the U.S embassy at the landmark Imperial Hotel in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Obama captured a second White House term, blunting a mighty challenge by Republican Mitt Romney as Americans voted for a leader they knew over a wealthy businessman they did not. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
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    Kevin Frayer - AP
    A woman wearing a sari watches during an event organized by the U.S. Embassy to mark the presidential elections at the landmark Imperial Hotel in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Obama captured a second White House term, blunting a mighty challenge by Republican Mitt Romney as Americans voted for a leader they knew over a wealthy businessman they did not. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
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    Students hold a poster of U.S. President Barack Obama as they watch the US election vote counting at SDN 01 Menteng elementary school where Obama studied in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Obama attended the school when he was a child while living in the Southeast Asian nation. (AP Photo)
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    Joel Page - AP
    Lauren Snead, right, hugs her partner Katy Jayne, left, as they celebrate the legalization of same-sex marriage Tuesday Nov. 6, 2012 in Portland, Maine. Snead and Jayne plan to marry in the near future. (AP Photo/Joel Page)
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    Chris Carlson - AP
    A supporter cheers at the election night party for President Barack Obama Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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    Matt Rourke - AP
    A supporter cries as President Barack Obama speaks during an election night party, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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    Pablo Martinez Monsivais - AP
    Supporters cheer as they wait for President Barack Obama at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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    M. Spencer Green - AP
    Vice President Joe Biden, right, talks to President Barack Obama at their election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. President Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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    David Goldman - AP
    A supporter reacts to voting results displayed on a television screen during Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's election night rally, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Boston. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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    Stephan Savoia - AP
    Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney walks away from the podium after conceding the race during his election night rally, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Boston. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, Pool)
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    WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) departs a news conference discussing the election results on Capitol Hill on November 7, 2012 in Washington, DC. Democrats retained control of the Senate, while Republicans will retain control of the House of Representatives. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
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    Al Behrman - AP
    Jaylen Williams, left, and Sean Tyus walk past a home made Obama sign on their way to school, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of downtown Cincinnati. President Barack Obama captured a second White House term on Tuesday over the challenge by Republican Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
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    BISWARANJAN ROUT - AP
    Cyclists ride on a beach passing by a sand sculpture congratulating U.S. president Barack Obama for a second term in office in Puri, India, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Obama captured a second White House term, blunting a mighty challenge by Republican Mitt Romney as Americans voted for a leader they knew over a wealthy businessman they did not. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)
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    Eduardo Verdugo - AP
    A newspaper vendor sells dailies with the front page showing President Barack Obama that reads in Spanish "Obama Wins" one day after U.S. elections in Mexico City, Wednesday Nov. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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    Carolyn Kaster - AP
    A woman holds a child and a photo of the first family as people wait for a glimpse of President Barack Obama's passing in the motorcade, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, the day after the presidential election. Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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    Matt Rourke - AP
    Supporters cheer at the end of President Barack Obama remarks during an election night party, early Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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    Richard Drew - AP
    A woman looks at Obama t-shirts for sale from a street vendor in New York's Times Square Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. President Barack Obama won the election capturing seven of the nine battleground states where the rivals and their allies poured nearly $1 billion into dueling television commercials. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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    Alvaro Barrientos - AP
    A man reads a Spanish newspaper with the smiling portrait of U.S. President Barack Obama on his front page, in Pamplona northern Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. It is announced early Wednesday that Obama has been re-elected to be U.S. President for next four years. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
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    Lefteris Pitarakis - AP
    A protester is seen outside the parliament in Athens, Wednesday Nov. 7, 2012. Greece’s fragile coalition government faces its toughest test so far when lawmakers vote later Wednesday on new painful austerity measures demanded to keep the country afloat, on the second day of a nationwide general strike. The euro13.5 billion ($17.3 billion) package is expected to scrape through Parliament, following a hasty one-day debate. (AP Photo / Lefteris Pitarakis)
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    Nikolas Giakoumidis - AP
    Fire fighters sprays water onto a burning bus ticket kiosk near the parliament during clashes in Athens on Wednesday Nov. 7, 2012. Greece’s fragile coalition government faces its toughest test so far when lawmakers vote later Wednesday on new painful austerity measures demanded to keep the country afloat, on the second day of a nationwide general strike. The euro13.5 billion ($17.3 billion) package is expected to scrape through Parliament, following a hasty one-day debate. But potential defections could severely weaken the conservative-led coalition formed in June with the intention of keeping Greece in the euro.(AP Photo Nikolas Giakoumidis)
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    Dimitri Messinis - AP
    A riot police officer is engulfed by petrol bomb flames thrown by protesters in front of the parliament during clashes in Athens, Wednesday Nov. 7, 2012. Greece’s fragile coalition government faces its toughest test so far when lawmakers vote later Wednesday on new painful austerity measures demanded to keep the country afloat, on the second day of a nationwide general strike. The 13.5 billion euro ($17.3 billion) package is expected to scrape through Parliament, following a hasty one-day debate. But potential defections could severely weaken the conservative-led coalition formed in June with the intention of keeping Greece in the euro. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)
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    Thanassis Stavrakis - AP
    Citizens attend a parliament meeting in Athens, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Greece's fragile coalition government faces its toughest test so far when lawmakers vote late Wednesday on new painful austerity measures demanded to keep the country afloat, on the second day of a nationwide general strike. (AP Photo / Thanassis Stavrakis)
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    Lefteris Pitarakis - AP
    A protester holds a Greek flag during a demo in front of the parliament in Athens on Wednesday Nov. 7, 2012. Greece’s fragile coalition government faces its toughest test so far when lawmakers vote later Wednesday on new painful austerity measures demanded to keep the country afloat, on the second day of a nationwide general strike. The euro13.5 billion ($17.3 billion) package is expected to scrape through Parliament, following a hasty one-day debate. But potential defections could severely weaken the conservative-led coalition formed in June with the intention of keeping Greece in the euro.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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    Rahmat Gul - AP
    Newly graduated Afghan police officers demonstrate their skills during a graduation ceremony at a National Police training center in Laghman province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Over 138 Local police officers graduated after receiving one months of training in Laghman. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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    Vincent Yu - AP
    A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. The Chinese Communist Party's 18th National Congress is scheduled to begin Nov. 8 in the Chinese capital. The once-a-decade event will install new leadership to run the world's second largest economy and newly assertive global power. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
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    Mustafa Karali - AP
    In this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 photo, Syrian rebels carry a wounded comrade in a blanket away from the frontline in the town of Harem, Syria. (AP Photo/Mustafa Karali)
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    Mustafa Karali - AP
    In this Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 photo, a Free Syrian Army fighter fires his weapon while running for cover in the Bab al-Nasr district of Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Mustafa Karali)
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    Mustafa Karali - AP
    In this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 photo, a Syrian rebel fires at sniper positions in the town of Harem, Syria, near the Turkish border. (AP Photo/Mustafa Karali)
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    Mustafa Karali - AP
    In this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 photo, Syrian rebels carry a wounded comrade in a blanket away from the frontline in the town of Harem, Syria. Despite two weeks of attacking a Roman-era citadel in which pro-Assad militia are dug in, the rebels failed to secure the town. (AP Photo/Mustafa Karali)
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    Mustafa Karali - AP
    In this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army fighters shout at a captured pro-Bashar Assad fighter in the town of Harem, Syria. The man was executed shortly after this picture. Despite two weeks of attacking a Roman-era citadel in which pro-Assad militia are dug in, the rebels failed to secure the town. (AP Photo/Mustafa Karali)
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    Nasser Ishtayeh - AP
    Israeli troops stand by a demolished Palestinian house, that they say has no proper permits, in the village of Hares near the West Bank city of Nablus, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)
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    Rahmat Gul - AP
    Newly graduated Afghan Local police officers demonstrate their skills during a graduation ceremony at a National Police training center in Laghman province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Over 138 Local police officers graduated after receiving one months of training in Laghman. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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    Natacha Pisarenko - AP
    Contestants wait to go on stage during the Miss Argentina contest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Camila Solorzano, from the Tucuman province, won the competition for a place in 2012 Miss Universe contest on December 19th in Las Vegas.(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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    Natacha Pisarenko - AP
    Estefania Weselak, representing Entre Rios province, sits backstage before participating in the final round of the Miss Argentina contest, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Representative of Argentina's Tucuman province Camila Solorzano, won the competition and will represent Argentina in the 2012 Miss Universe contest on December 19th in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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    Sergei Grits - AP
    The Belarus state flag, left and the Minsk city flag cover the faces of Belarusian honor guard soldiers as they attend the celebration of the anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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    Rajesh Kumar Singh - AP
    A Hindu devotee covers herself and her child in a blanket to protect themselves from the morning cold as she arrives to take a dip in the River Ganges in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Allahabad on the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna is one of Hinduism’s holiest sites. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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    Hasan Jamali - AP
    An unidentified official arrives to a meeting of Gulf foreign ministers in Manama, Bahrain, on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. The ministers are meeting to prepare for a December summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council at a time when many Gulf nations are facing challenges from restive populations. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
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    Bernat Armangue - AP
    Boats travel on the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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    Khalil Hamra - AP
    A Syrian family who fled from the violence in their village, sit next to their belongings at a displaced camp, in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border with Syria. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
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    Khalil Hamra - AP
    A Syrian girl who fled with her family from the violence in their village, washes clothes at a displaced camp, in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border with Syria. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
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    Vadim Ghirda - AP
    An elderly woman crosses a deserted boulevard as traffic is blocked by a farmers' protest, seen in the background, outside the government headquarters in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Some thousands of farmers gathered to demand more state subsidies for the country's agricultural sector.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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    Dmitry Lovetsky - AP
    People walk past as Communist party supporters gather near a monument to Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin during a Communist meeting marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in St.Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. This monument was moved from Varshavsky railway station to a yard of the Physical Education Academy. Nov. 7 was a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70-years of Soviet rule, but Russian President Vladimir Putin abolished the Nov. 7 holiday in 2005. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
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    Alexander Zemlianichenko - AP
    Red Army World War II vehicles parade in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Thousands of Russian soldiers and military cadets have marched across Red Square to mark the 71st anniversary of a historic World War II parade. The show honored the participants of the Nov. 7 1941 parade who then headed directly to the front to defend Moscow from the Nazi forces. The parade involved about 6,000 people, many of them dressed in World War II-era uniforms. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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    Misha Japaridze - AP
    Russian soldiers dressed in Red Army World War II uniform prepare to parade in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Thousands of Russian soldiers and military cadets marched across Red Square to mark the 71st anniversary of a historic World War II parade. The show honored the participants of the Nov. 7, 1941 parade who then headed directly to the front to defend Moscow from the Nazi forces. The parade Monday involved about 6,000 people, many of them dressed in World War II-era uniforms. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
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    Supporters of the Ukrainian Communist Party listen to their leaders during a rally marking the 95th anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution at the monument to Vladimir Lenin, Soviet founder, in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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    U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson waits to speak with supporters to concede the election Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 in Pewaukee, Wis. Thompson ran against Democratic challenger Tammy Baldwin who won the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Herb Kohl. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
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    Andrew Medichini - AP
    Pope Benedict XVI wipes his eye during a weekly general audience he held in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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    A model wears a creation by Acquastudio winter collection during Fashion Rio, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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    A model wears a creation from the Acquastudio winter collection during Fashion Rio, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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    Denis Gliksman - AP
    This photo dated Oct. 30, 2012, released Wednesday Nov. 7, 2012, by archeological group Inrap, shows unidentified archeologists working along the Changis-sur-Marne riverbank about 30 miles (50 Km) east of Paris, after unearthing the rare near complete skeleton of a mammoth, which has been christened “Helmut". The remains which include four connected vertebrae and a complete pelvis, dating back some 200,000-500,000 years ago, were discovered by accident during excavations at an Ancient Roman site. (AP Photo/Denis Gliksman/Inrap.)
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    Christian Thompson - AP
    Rescue workers clear rubble from the remainder of a collapsed building in Accra, Ghana, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. A five-story shopping center built earlier this year in a bustling suburb of Ghana's capital collapsed Wednesday, killing at least one person and leaving several dozen people trapped in the rubble, authorities and eyewitnesses said. (AP Photo/ Christian Thompson)
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    Stray dogs surround an Indian tea vendor and wait to be thrown some biscuits on a street in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. (AP Photo / Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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    Ed Andrieski - AP
    Brian Vicente co-director of the Yes on 64 campaign waits to start a news conference about the legalization of marijuana at Civic Center Park in Denver on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Colorado voters passed Amendment 64 on Tuesday legalizing marijuana in Colorado for recreational use. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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    Alexandre Meneghini - AP
    People gather in the street after evacuating their office buildings after an earthquake was felt in Mexico City, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. A strong earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Guatemala on Wednesday morning, rocking the capital and shaking buildings as far away as Mexico City and El Salvador. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
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    Alexandre Meneghini - AP
    People gather in the street after evacuating their office buildings after an earthquake was felt in Mexico City, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. A strong earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Guatemala on Wednesday morning, rocking the capital and shaking buildings as far away as Mexico City and El Salvador. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
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    Walter Bieri - AP
    A woman poses in front of a sculpture by Spanish artist Samuel Salcedo during the International Contemporary Art Fair "Kunst 12 Zuerich“ in Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. “Kunst 12 Zuerich” is a contemporary visual art fair showcasing 80 international galleries and runs from Nov. 8 to 11. (AP Photo/Keystone, Walter Bieri)
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    Walter Bieri - AP
    A man stands in front of a sculpture by Spanish artist Samuel Salcedo during the International Contemporary Art Fair 'Kunst 12 Zuerich' in Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. “Kunst 12 Zuerich” is a contemporary visual art fair showcasing 80 international galleries and runs from Nov. 8 to 11. (AP Photo/Keystone, Walter Bieri)
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    Jeff Taylor - AP
    Karina Arambulo, of Winchester, Va. found temperatures in the 30s chilly enough to break out the penguin hat she receiived for Christmas two years ago to keep her head warm as she waited for a bus in downtown Winchester Wednesday Nov. 7, 2012. (AP Photo, The Winchester Star, Jeff Taylor)
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