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    John Moore - Getty Images
    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 28: Salvation Army volunteers dance for donations as preparations are made for the lighting of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center on November 28, 2012 in New York City. After two weeks of preparation, the 45,000 lights will be lit on the 80-foot high Norwegian spruce this evening during a celebration televised on NBC. The tree will remain lit every evening until January 7. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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    Wong Maye-E - AP
    Male Giant Panda "Kai Kai," one of two Giant Pandas from China, sits in its enclosure during the grand opening of the Giant Panda Forest exhibit at the River Safari, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, in Singapore. The two Giant Pandas will be residing at the River Safari, part of the Wildlife Reserves Singapore's new attraction opening in 2013. This is the organization's continuous efforts in boosting tourism and generating public awareness of the world's struggle in preserving its endangered species. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
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    Hagen Hopkins - Getty Images
    WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 28: Cate Blanchett, who plays Galadriel, emerges from from a Hobbit house before delivering a speech at the "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" World Premiere at Embassy Theatre on November 28, 2012 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
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    Alex Wong - Getty Images
    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 28: Lauren Ray (L) and Olivia Marlow (2nd L) of Northern Virginia look at ornaments on a Christmas tree during a preview of the 2012 White House holiday decorations November 28, 2012 at the White House in Washington, DC. The first lady welcomed military families, including Gold Star and Blue Star parents, spouses and children, to the White House for the first viewing of the 2012 holiday decorations. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    Rob Griffith - AP
    A young man pretends to balance on a piece of falling rock in a 3D chalk art drawing of a scene from "The Dark Knight Rises" film at a CBD shopping mall in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
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    Jacquelyn Martin - AP
    UN Ambassador Susan Rice, right, smiles as she is applauded, as President Barack Obama says what an excellent job she has been doing, before meeting with his cabinet, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. Earlier, Rice continued her fight on Capitol Hill to win over skeptics in the Senate who could block her chances at becoming the next U.S. secretary of state. Republican lawmakers said they were even more troubled after face-to-face meetings with her over the handling of the Sept. 11 deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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    JENS MEYER - AP
    Lengthy time exposure photo of the traditional Christmas Fair during heavy rain in front of the Mariendom (Cathedral of Mary), left, and St. Severi's Church in Erfurt, central Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. The Erfurt Christmas Market is one of the most beautiful Christmas Markets in Germany. The square is beautifully decorated with a huge, candle-lit Christmas tree and a large, hand-carved wooden nativity scene. (AP Photo / Jens Meyer)
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    Petros Giannakouris - AP
    Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras arrives for a news conference in Athens, on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012.Stournaras says a program whereby the country will buy back some of its bonds from private investors "must work" if the country's excessive debt load is to be reduced.The bond buyback is part of measures agreed on with European finance ministers earlier this week, including the release of Euro 44 billion ($57 billion) in critical rescue loans. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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    Tom Dorsey - AP
    An American White Pelican spreads its wings Wednesday morning Nov. 28, 2012, before taking flight from a floating fish feeder in Salina, Kan. (AP Photo/Salina Journal, Tom Dorsey)
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    Matt Rourke - AP
    Norn Phneo, 62, who sells Powerball tickets at her newsstand, poses for a photograph Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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    Michael Goulding - AP
    Karli Engel, 7 of Seal Beach rides a bodyboard as other children play atop the Seal Beach Berm near the pier on Nov. 27, 2012 in Seal Beach, Calif. The berm is built annually to protect against flooding at high tide. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Michael Goulding) MAGS OUT; LOS ANGELES TIMES OUT MBI
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    Aftab Alam Siddiqui - AP
    Two elephants reach out to each other at the Sonepur cattle fair in Saran district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. The fair, which is held annually, was originally a cattle and animal market where traders bought and sold livestock on the holy river Ganges. (AP Photo/Aftab Alam Siddiqui)
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    Channi Anand - AP
    Devotees whirl their heads to the beat of drums as a ritualistic performance during the annual Jhiri Fair at Kanachack village on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. According to legend, the fair is held in memory of Baba Jitu, an honest farmer who killed himself since he was not prepared to submit to the unjust demands of a landlord who wanted him to part with his crop. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
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    Kevin Frayer - AP
    A Hindu devotee offers prayers in the River Yamuna during Karthik Purnima in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Karthik Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu calendar month of Karthik and considered very auspicious by Hindus. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
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    Kevin Frayer - AP
    A Hindu devotee shields herself from the sun sitting on the banks of the Yamuna River during Karthik Purnima in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Karthik Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu calendar month of Karthik and considered very auspicious by Hindus. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
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    Altaf Qadri - AP
    Indian policewomen stand guard as an exiled Tibetan takes a break during a protest rally to express solidarity with Tibetan self-immolators and to appeal for immediate international intervention in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. At least 86 people have set themselves on fire since the immolations began in 2009.(AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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    Altaf Qadri - AP
    Exiled Tibetans shout slogans during a protest rally to express solidarity with Tibetans who have self-immolated and to appeal for immediate international intervention in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. At least 86 people have set themselves on fire since the immolations began in 2009. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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    Altaf Qadri - AP
    Exiled Tibetans shout slogans during a protest rally to express solidarity with Tibetans who have self-immolated and to appeal for immediate international intervention in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. At least 86 people have set themselves on fire since the immolations began in 2009. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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    Rafiq Maqbool - AP
    Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama adjusts his cap before delivering a talk on World Compassion Day at an event in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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    Junji Kurokawa - AP
    British guards of honor walk up on a stage after an unveiling ceremony of wax figures of Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge in Tokyo Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Madame Tussauds announced on Wednesday that its wax museum will be open in Tokyo in March, 2013. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)
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    Patrick Semansky - AP
    Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, center, steps out of a security vehicle as he is escorted into a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, for a pretrial hearing. Manning is charged with aiding the enemy by causing hundreds of thousands of classified documents to be published on the secret-sharing website WikiLeaks. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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    Muhammed Muheisen - AP
    An elderly Pakistani woman, works in a brick factory on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. According to workers at the factory, adults earn 300 Rupees ($3.17 cents), while children earn 250 Rupees ($2.64 cents), per day. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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    Muhammed Muheisen - AP
    Pakistani workers chat while taking a brake, after loading bricks into a tractor, in a brick factory on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. According to workers at the factory, adults earn 300 Rupees ($3.17 cents), while children earn 250 Rupees ($2.64 cents), per day. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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    Muhammed Muheisen - AP
    Pakistanis work in a brick factory on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. According to workers at the factory, adults earn 300 Rupees ($3.17 cents), while children earn 250 Rupees ($2.64 cents), per day. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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    Misha Japaridze - AP
    A woman walks past a souvenir stall in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. A snowfall hit Moscow on Wednesday with temperatures falling to about 0 degrees Centigrade, 32 degrees Fahrenheit. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
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    Juan Karita - AP
    Inmates look out through the bars at the San Pedro prison in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. In an effort to reduce the overcrowded prison population, Bolivia's government is working on the details for presidential pardons for elderly prisoners and those incarcerated for minor crimes. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
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    Juan Karita - AP
    A bird's eye view of the San Pedro prison in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. In an effort to reduce the overcrowded prison population, Bolivia's government is working on the details for presidential pardons for elderly prisoners and those incarcerated for minor crimes. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
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    Dieu Nalio Chery - AP
    Children suffering cholera symptoms lie on cots as they receive serum at a hospital run by the relief organization Doctors Without Borders in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Haiti and the Dominican Republic will require $2.2 billion over the next 10 years for an ambitious plan to eliminate cholera, an official from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. It's still unclear who will pay for what would be the biggest endeavor yet to develop Haiti's barely existent water and sanitation system. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
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    Aftab Alam Siddiqui - AP
    Indian cattle traders ride horses to attract prospective buyers at the Sonepur cattle fair in Saran district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. The fair, which is held annually, was originally a cattle and animal market where traders bought and sold livestock on the holy river Ganges. (AP Photo/ Aftab Alam Siddiqui)
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    Aftab Alam Siddiqui - AP
    A Hindu devotee puts a religious sign on his forehead on holy Karthik Purnima at the Sonepur cattle fair in Saran district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. The fair, which is held annually, was originally a cattle and animal market where traders bought and sold livestock on the holy river Ganges. (AP Photo/ Aftab Alam Siddiqui)
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    Channi Anand - AP
    Devotees observe a ritualistic bath during the annual Jhiri Fair at Kanachack village on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. According to legend, the fair is held in memory of Baba Jitu, an honest farmer who killed himself since he was not prepared to submit to the unjust demands of a landlord who wanted him to part with his crop. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
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    Channi Anand - AP
    A Sikh devotee rolls on the ground during a ritualistic performance during the annual Jhiri Fair at Kanachack village on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. According to legend, the fair is held in memory of Baba Jitu, an honest farmer who killed himself since he was not prepared to submit to the unjust demands of a landlord who wanted him to part with his crop. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
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    Channi Anand - AP
    Indian villagers watch stunt men ride their cars during the annual Jhiri Fair at Kanachack village on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. According to legend, the fair is held in memory of Baba Jitu, an honest farmer who killed himself since he was not prepared to submit to the unjust demands of a landlord who wanted him to part with his crop. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
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    Mahesh Kumar A - AP
    Indian Hindu devotees carry Tulsi or Tulasi plants (Ocimum tenuiflorum) through a religious procession during the holy month of Karthik in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Also known as the Holy Basil, the plant is worshipped by Hindus and used for medicinal purposes. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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    Aftab Alam Siddiqui - AP
    Hindu devotees offer prayers after taking holy dips in the River Ganges at Sonepur, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Karthik Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu calendar month of Karthik and considered very auspicious by Hindus. (AP Photo/ Aftab Alam Siddiqui)
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    Sandeep Sharma - AP
    Hindu devotees gather on the banks of the River Ganges to take holy dips during Karthik Purnima in Haridwar, India, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Karthik Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu calendar month of Karthik and considered very auspicious by Hindus. (AP Photo/Sandeep Sharma)
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    Kevin Frayer - AP
    Hindu devotees wait to get off a boat after visiting a temple on a small island in the River Yamuna during Karthik Purnima in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Karthik Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu calendar month of Karthik and considered very auspicious by Hindus. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
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    Manish Swarup - AP
    A Hindu devotee stands on the banks of the River Yamuna before taking a holy dip during Karthik Purnima in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Karthik Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu calendar month of Karthik and considered very auspicious by Hindus. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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    Manish Swarup - AP
    A Hindu devotee offers prayers after a dip in the Yamuna River, surrounded by industrial effluent, during Karthik Purnima in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Karthik Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu calendar month of Karthik and considered very auspicious by Hindus. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)
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    Sanjeev Syal - AP
    An Indian Sikh devotee offers prayers at the Golden Temple, Sikh’s holiest temple, during the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, in Amritsar, India, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Sikhism was founded in the 15th century by Guru Nanak, who broke away from Hinduism, India's dominant religion. He preached the equality of races and genders, and the rejection of image-worship and the caste system. (AP Photo/Sanjeev Syal)
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    Sanjeev Syal - AP
    An Indian Sikh devotee takes a holy bath in the sacred pond of the Golden Temple, Sikh’s holiest temple, during the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, in Amritsar, India, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Sikhism was founded in the 15th century by Guru Nanak, who broke away from Hinduism, India's dominant religion. He preached the equality of races and genders, and the rejection of image-worship and the caste system. (AP Photo/Sanjeev Syal)
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    Ashwini Bhatia - AP
    An exile Tibetan participates in a candlelit vigil to show solidarity with self-immolators in Tibet in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. At least 86 people have set themselves on fire since the immolations began in 2009. (AP Photo/ Ashwini Bhatia)
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    Ashwini Bhatia - AP
    An exile Tibetan woman carries her child on her back as she places her candle on the ground during a candlelit vigil to show solidarity with self-immolators in Tibet in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. At least 86 people have set themselves on fire since the immolations began in 2009. (AP Photo/ Ashwini Bhatia)
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    Altaf Qadri - AP
    An exiled Tibetan jumps on a burning Chinese flag during a protest rally to express solidarity with Tibetans who have self-immolated and to appeal for immediate international intervention in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. At least 86 people have set themselves on fire since the immolations began in 2009. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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    Al Behrman - AP
    Scuba Santa pets a sea turtle swimming by at the Newport Aquarium, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, in Newport, Ky. It is the ninth year for Scuba Santa at the aquarium where he is on view through Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
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    Wong Maye-E - AP
    A model showcases a wedding dress that lights up by Japanese designer Yumi Katsura on Wednesday Nov. 28, 2012 in Singapore during the Japan Couture 2012 Singapore fashion show.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
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    Wong Maye-E - AP
    A model showcases a creation by Japanese designer Yumi Katsura on Wednesday Nov. 28, 2012 in Singapore during the Japan Couture 2012 Singapore fashion show.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
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    - AP
    This undated publicity photo provided by courtesy of Opening Ceremony shows a pink mesh Cutout Shirt ($145) and white wool with contrast colored black hand Hand Trouser ($335) from Yoko Ono's new menswear collection. (AP Photo/Courtesy Opening Ceremony)
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    - AP
    This undated publicity photo provided by courtesy of Opening Ceremony shows a black bamboo jersey Eyelet Tank ($150) and white wool and padded mesh Cutout Trouser ($250) from Yoko Ono's new menswear collection. (AP Photo/Courtesy Opening Ceremony)
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    Ebrahim Norouzi - AP
    An Iran's newly launched Ghadir submarine moves in the southern port of Bandar Abbas in Persian Gulf, Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Ghadir class submarines can fire missiles and torpedoes at the same time, and can operate in the Persian Gulf's shallow waters. (AP Photo/Fars News Agency, Ebrahim Norouzi)
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    Alessandro Trovati - AP
    Guiliermo Fayed from France, flies through the air during a training run for the men's World Cup downhill ski race in Beaver Creek, Colo., on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
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