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    Tim Fischer - AP
    Midland police, fire and sheriffs respond to an accident where a trailer carrying wounded veterans in a parade was struck by a train in Midland, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Authorities say four people are dead and 17 others are injured after a Union Pacific train slammed into the parade float. . (AP Photo/Reporter-Telegram, Tim Fischer)
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    James Durbin - AP
    Parade participants react after a trailer carrying wounded veterans in a parade was struck by a train in Midland, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. "Show of Support" president and founder Terry Johnson says there are "multiple injuries" after a Union Pacific train slammed into the trailer, killing at least four people and injuring 17 others. (AP Photo/Reporter-Telegram, James Durbin)
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    Mark Humphrey - AP
    UAB guard Amber Jones, left, tries to call a timeout as she is defended by Vanderbilt forward Heather Bowe (3) during the first half of an NCAA basketball game on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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    Schalk van Zuydam - AP
    A striking farmworker intimidates others farm workers returning from work on the back of a truck as he runs after them with a cricket bat in the town of Swellendam, South Africa, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Farm workers angered over their minimum daily wages launched a second day of violent protests in the nation's Western Cape, setting fires and marching through the countryside. Most of the striking workers come from the vineyards of South Africa, the world's eighth largest overall producer of wine. They are asking for an increase in the minimum day wage to 150 rand ($13), up from about 70 rand ($8). (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)
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    Residents of the Kissy neighborhood pack their balconies as they wait to see opposition candidate Julius Maada Bio, as his campaign convoy passes en route to his final rally in Freetown, Sierra Leone Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Ten years after the end of a devastating civil war, Sierra Leone will go to the polls on Saturday to choose between candidates including Bio and incumbent President Ernest Bai Koroma. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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    A woman fills a clay lamps with oil during her visit to the shrine of the Sufi Bari Imam (1617–1705), the patron saint of Islamabad and the greater Pothohar region on outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. It is common practice for Sufis to visit or make pilgrimages to the tombs of saints, great scholars, and righteous people. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
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    Hassan Ammar - AP
    The Chinese duet team performs during the duet technical preliminary synchronized swimming at the 9th Asian Swimming Championships, in Dubai, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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    Hassan Ammar - AP
    Hiroko Makino of Japan swims on her way to winning the gold medal during the Women's 400-meter Individual Medley final at the 9th Asian Swimming Championships, in Dubai, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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    David Goldman - AP
    In this Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 photo, a suit worn by Martin Luther King Sr., stands on display at right, as King's portrait hangs in the lobby of the new Martin Luther King, Sr. Community Resources Complex dedicated in his honor, in Atlanta. The new Atlanta community center intended to help low-income residents become more financially secure has been envisioned as a living legacy for the Rev. Martin Luther King Sr., father of the civil rights icon. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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    Matt Dunham - AP
    Performers skate during a media launch ahead of the opening of the annual Somerset House festive season outdoor ice rink in London, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. The organizers claim Somerset House as the most glamorous of the winter ice rinks in London, boasting over 1 million visitors that have skated their since it first appeared in the year 2000. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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    Eraldo Peres - AP
    In this Nov. 13, 2012 photo, an onca pintada jaguar sits in the Jardim Zoo in Brasilia, Brazil. The scientists at Brazil's Embrapa agriculture research agency said this week they have spent two years building a gene library with hundreds of samples from eight native species, including the collared anteater, the bush dog, the black lion tamarin, the coati, and deer and bison varieties, as well as the onca pintada jaguar and the maned wolf, according to team leader Carlos Frederico Martins. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
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    David Goldman - AP
    Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offers the keynote speech at the Operation HOPE Global Financial Dignity Summit Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, in Atlanta. Bernanke said Thursday that banks' overly tight lending standards may be holding back the U.S. economy by preventing creditworthy borrowers from buying homes. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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    Nam Y. Huh - AP
    Mississippi Valley State guard Darius Tomlin, right, drives to the basket as Northwestern forward Drew Crawford defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Evanston, Ill., on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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    MIC SMITH - AP
    Boston College's Joe Rahon, left, fouls Baylor's Pierre Jackson, right, in an effort to steal the ball or stop the clock during late second half action of their NCAA basketball game at the 5th annual Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C. at TD Arena Thursday Nov. 15, 2012. Sixteenth ranked Baylor defeated Boston College 84-74. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)
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    Steve Helber - AP
    Virginia quarterback Michael Rocco (16) hurdles North Carolina cornerback Terry Shankle (24) during the first half of an NCAA college football game at Scott stadium Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 in Charlottesville, VA (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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    Darren Abate - AP
    New York Knicks' Jason Kidd slides out of bounds during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spur, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, in San Antonio. New York won 104-100. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
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    Ricardo Mazalan - AP
    Colombia's Millonarios' Wason Renteria celebrates after taking a penalty kick to score against Brazil's Gremio during a Copa Sudamericana quarterfinal soccer match in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Millonarios won 3-2 on aggregate. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
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    Al Powers - Al Powers/Invision/AP
    Pedro Fernandez performs "No Que No" at the 13th Annual Latin Grammy Awards at Mandalay Bay on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Al Powers/Powers Imagery/Invision/AP)
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    Jesse & Joy accept the best contemporary pop vocal album award for "Con Quien Se Queda el Perro" at the 13th Annual Latin Grammy Awards at Mandalay Bay on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Al Powers/Powers Imagery/Invision/AP)
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    Adam Pretty - Getty Images
    MUSCAT, OMAN - NOVEMBER 14: Oman fans sit under the scoreboard while the sun sets during the FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier match between Oman and Japan at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex on November 14, 2012 in Muscat, Oman. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***
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    ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 15: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waits before speaking at the ASC facilities on November 15, 2012 in Adelaide, Australia. Secretary Clinton is in South Australia to tour the Techport maritime defense facility and meet with the Governor and Premier of the state. (Photo by Morne de Klerk/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***
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    Nikolas Giakoumidis - AP
    Protesters clash with police before a conference of Greek and German mayors in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Dozens of anti-austerity protesters broke into a conference and clashed with police to demonstrate against the presence of a German government official. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)
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    Nikolas Giakoumidis - AP
    A protester, not seen, throws a coffee at the German consul in Thessaloniki, Wolfgang Hoelsche-Obermaier, center with the blue shirt, who arrives to attend a conference of Greek and German mayors as police and organizers try to protect him in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Dozens of anti-austerity protesters broke into a conference and clashed with police to demonstrate against the presence of a German government official. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)
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    Markus Schreiber - AP
    People enter the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Sixty years after a landmark accord started German government compensation for victims of Nazi crimes, fund administrators and German officials say payments to Holocaust survivors are needed more than ever as they enter their final years. In acknowledgement of that, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was to sign off officially Thursday on revisions to the original 1952 compensation treaty, increasing pensions for those living in eastern Europe and broadening who is eligible for payments. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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    Majdi Mohammed - AP
    A Palestinian demonstrator runs through a cloud of tear gas during clashes against Israel's operations in Gaza Strip, outside Ofer, an Israeli military prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012.(AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
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    Ariel Schalit - AP
    Explosion and smoke rise following an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip, seen from the Israel Gaza Border, southern Israel, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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    Hatem Moussa - AP
    Palestinian mourners carry the body of Hamas' top military commander Ahmed Jabari, killed in an Israeli strike on Wednesday, during his funeral in Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Israel barraged the Gaza Strip with airstrikes and shelling Wednesday and killed the Hamas military chief in a targeted strike, launching a campaign aimed at stopping rocket attacks from Islamic militants. The assault killed 10 other Palestinians, including two children and seven militants. On Thursday, militant rockets fired into Israel killed three Israelis, raising the likelihood of a further escalation. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
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    Nariman El-Mofty - AP
    A Egyptian woman waves the Palestinian flag during a protest in solidarity with Gaza after Israel launched its operation on Wednesday with the assassination of Hamas' top military commander in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Egypt asked the United States to push Israel to stop its offensive against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, warning that the violence could "escalate out of control," the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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    Eyad Baba - AP
    Palestinian women react during the funeral of Hisham Al Galban, a Hamas militant killed in an Israeli attack, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Israel barraged the Gaza Strip with airstrikes and shelling Wednesday and killed the Hamas military chief in a targeted strike, launching a campaign aimed at stopping rocket attacks from Islamic militants. The assault killed 10 other Palestinians, including two children and seven militants. On Thursday, militant rockets fired into Israel killed three Israelis, raising the likelihood of a further escalation.(AP Photo/Eyad Baba)
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    Hatem Moussa - AP
    A Palestinian boy holds a window pane taken from a damaged house hit in an Israeli strike, in Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Israeli aircraft, tanks and naval gunboats pounded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and rocket salvoes thudded into southern Israel, as residents on both sides of the frontier holed up at home in anticipation of heavy fighting on the second day of Israel's offensive against Islamic militants. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
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    Tsafrir Abayov - AP
    The Iron Dome defense system fires to interecpt incoming missiles from Gaza in the port town of Ashdod, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that the army is prepared for a “significant widening” of its operation in the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo /Tsafrir Abayov)
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    Hatem Moussa - AP
    Smoke rises following an Israeli attack on Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Israel barraged the Gaza Strip with airstrikes and shelling Wednesday and killed the Hamas military chief in a targeted strike, launching a campaign aimed at stopping rocket attacks from Islamic militants. The assault killed 10 other Palestinians, including two children and seven militants. On Thursday, militant rockets fired into Israel killed three Israelis, raising the likelihood of a further escalation. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
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    Ariel Schalit - AP
    A woman photographs Israeli soldiers on top an armored personal carrier close to the Israel Gaza Border, southern Israel,Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Israel's prime minister says the army is prepared for a "significant widening" of its operation in the Gaza Strip. Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters on Thursday that Israel has "made it clear" it won't tolerate continued rocket fire on its civilians. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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    Sebastian Scheiner - AP
    Ultra Orthodox Jewish men gather around the body of Mirah Sharf that was killed in the southern town of Kiryat Malachi by a rocket thought to have been fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip, during her funeral in Jerusalem, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Gaza militants led by the ruling Hamas Islamic group showered Israel with rockets Thursday in apparent retaliation for Israel's assassination of Hamas' powerful military chief a day before, and Israel's airforce struck dozens of Hamas-linked targets in Gaza with missiles on Thursday. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
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    Adel Hana - AP
    The parents of 11 month-old Palestinian baby Ahmed Masharawi, killed in an Israeli strike, hold his body during his funeral in Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
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    Tsafrir Abayov - AP
    Israeli soldiers take cover as an air raid siren warns of incoming rockets before the funeral of Aaron Smadja, one of the three Israelis killed by a rocket fired from Gaza, at a cemetery in the southern town of Kiryat Malachi, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. (AP Photo / Tsafrir Abayov)
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