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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/25/12evXA.St.138.jpeg|415Actress Meryl Streep uses her iPhone to get a photo of her and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton following the State Department Dinner for the Kennedy Center Honors gala Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/25/1qcq0s.St.138.jpeg|429The 2012 Kennedy Center Honorees and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, second from left, wait for former President Bill Clinton, left, to join them for a group photo after the State Department Dinner for the Kennedy Center Honors gala Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 at the State Department in Washington. The 2012 Kennedy Center Honorees are, from left, John Paul Jones, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Page, Natalia Makarova, Robert Plant, Dustin Hoffman, and David Letterman. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/24/mxjWl.St.138.jpeg|525President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama leaves a reception in honor of the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors recipients, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. At the back left is Caroline Kennedy. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/24/QsO58.St.138.jpeg|416WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 2: (AFP OUT) Actor Dustin Hoffman departs the Kennedy Center Honors reception at the White House on December 2, 2012 in Washington, DC. The Kennedy Center Honors recognized seven individuals - Buddy Guy, Dustin Hoffman, David Letterman, Natalia Makarova, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant - for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/24/O55So.St.138.jpeg|415WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 2: (AFP OUT) Ballerina Natalia Makarova attends the Kennedy Center Honors reception at the White House on December 2, 2012 in Washington, DC. The Kennedy Center Honors recognized seven individuals - Buddy Guy, Dustin Hoffman, David Letterman, Natalia Makarova, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant - for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/24/9bk0m.St.138.jpeg|415WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 2: (AFP OUT) Musician Buddy Guy arrives at the Kennedy Center Honors reception at the White House on December 2, 2012 in Washington, DC. The Kennedy Center Honors recognized seven individuals - Buddy Guy, Dustin Hoffman, David Letterman, Natalia Makarova, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant - for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/24/NLITt.St.138.jpeg|489The 2012 Kennedy Center Honors recipients, rock band Led Zeppelin, guitarist Jimmy Page, right, and singer Robert Plant, leave a reception hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama for the honorees in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/23/17hElm.St.138.jpeg|355President Barack Obama is applauded by the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors recipients, from left, rock band Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, and keyboardist/bassist John Paul Jones, ballerina Natalia Makarova, comedian and television host David Letterman, actor and director Dustin Hoffman and bluesman Buddy Guy, at the conclusion of a reception hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama for the honorees in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. While Led Zeppelin is being honored as a band, surviving members John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant, each received the Kennedy Center Honors. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/23/14g4TX.St.138.jpeg|388President Barack Obama shakes hands with the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors recipients, from left, rock band Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, and keyboardist/bassist John Paul Jones, during a reception hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama for the honorees in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. While Led Zeppelin is being honored as a band, surviving members John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant, each received the Kennedy Center Honors. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/23/1lL0T8.St.138.jpeg|416WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 2: (AFP OUT) Violinist Yo-Yo Ma kisses the hand of another attendee at the Kennedy Center Honors reception at the White House on December 2, 2012 in Washington, DC. The Kennedy Center Honors recognized seven individuals - Buddy Guy, Dustin Hoffman, David Letterman, Natalia Makarova, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant - for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/23/f6f6c.St.138.jpeg|415WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 2: (AFP OUT) Actor Morgan Freeman greets another guest at the Kennedy Center Honors reception at the White House on December 2, 2012 in Washington, DC. The Kennedy Center Honors recognized seven individuals - Buddy Guy, Dustin Hoffman, David Letterman, Natalia Makarova, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant - for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/23/13KJeL.St.138.jpeg|416WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 2: (AFP OUT) Comedian Jimmy Kimmel attends the Kennedy Center Honors reception at the White House on December 2, 2012 in Washington, DC. The Kennedy Center Honors recognized seven individuals - Buddy Guy, Dustin Hoffman, David Letterman, Natalia Makarova, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant - for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/23/1dZ2a8.St.138.jpeg|415WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 2: Musician Lenny Kravitz arrives at the Kennedy Center Honors reception at the White House on December 2, 2012 in Washington, DC. The Kennedy Center Honors recognized seven individuals - Buddy Guy, Dustin Hoffman, David Letterman, Natalia Makarova, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant - for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/23/BaHHI.St.138.jpeg|415WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 2: (AFP OUT) Musician Lenny Kravitz attends at the Kennedy Center Honors reception at the White House on December 2, 2012 in Washington, DC. The Kennedy Center Honors recognized seven individuals - Buddy Guy, Dustin Hoffman, David Letterman, Natalia Makarova, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant - for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/23/BGz3x.St.138.jpeg|525LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 01: Singer Taylor Swift performs onstage during KIIS FM's 2012 Jingle Ball at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on December 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Clear Channel)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/23/jU5JV.St.138.jpeg|525LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 01: Singer Ne-Yo performs onstage during KIIS FM's 2012 Jingle Ball at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on December 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Clear Channel)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/22/ZcRNo.St.138.jpeg|393Aswan North, Lead Vocals for the band Paper Tongues takes his singing to the crowd during his band's performance in Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. "The Big Ticket" 12 hour multi band concert took place Sunday at Metropolitan Park in almost summer like weather as the crowd took in the early acts of the day. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Bob Self)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/22/ccrlg.St.138.jpeg|376NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 01: Musician DJ Lance Rock performs during Yo Gabba Gabba! LIVE! Performance at Madison Square Garden on December 1, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/22/CoZL9.St.138.jpeg|525Jessica Billings competes during the Miss Pennsylvania USA 2013 pageant on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, in Pittsburgh. Billings was crowned Miss Pennsylvania USA 2013. (AP Photo/Don Wright)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/22/1jBSon.St.138.jpeg|415First runner-up Laura DiFrancesco, left, holds Jessica Billings as Billings, is named Miss Pennsylvania USA 2013 during the pageant on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Don Wright)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/22/BYXwL.St.138.jpeg|525Jessica Billings waves to friends after being crowned Miss Pennsylvania USA 2013 during the Miss Pennsylania pageant on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Don Wright)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/22/1jk2NM.St.138.jpeg|415Candy, a 3 year old Lab mix gives Dawn Ojeda from the Humane Society of Northeast Florida a final lick as she took her from her cage and turned her over to her new family which included Isabella Simmons, 6 who gave Candy a hug. Sunday was the final day of the three day pet adoption hosted by First Coast No More Homeless Pets held at the Greater Jacksonville Fairgrounds in Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. Pet rescue groups from around Northeast Florida were all in one place with dogs and cats that were looking for new owners to take them home. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Bob Self)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/21/kMpDk.St.138.jpeg|461Brothers Gabriel,4, left, and Michael, 5, Bambenek, Champaign, smile at a gingerbread ornament at the The Junior League of Champaign-Urbana's 17th Annual Festival of Trees at the Hilton Garden Inn in Champaign, IL on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/The News-Gazette, Robin Scholz) MANDATORY CREDIT
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/21/gh8ab.St.138.jpeg|477Nathaniel Torres, 4, of Fullerton, sits with Santa during the “Caring Santa” event for special needs kids Sunday at Westminster mall Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012 in Westminster, Calif. Torres' dad Lee said the event was "good therapy" for Nathaniel who has autism. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Mindy Schauer)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/21/SdXj.St.138.jpeg|432Ian Hogerhuis, 7, of Fullerton gets a kiss from his mom Robin after meeting Santa during the “Caring Santa” event for special needs kids' at Westminster Mall Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012 in Westminster, Calif. Ian, who has autism, has been wearing his hair in a Mohawk since age three." (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Mindy Schauer)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/21/S96wL.St.138.jpeg|446Sophia Nerhood, 6, is all smiles as she gets to sit on Santa's lap with her mom Jackie Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012 in Westminster, Calif. The “Caring Santa” at Westminster Mall provided a calm environment for special needs kids before the mall opened to the public. The national event, created by Simon Property Group last year, was the first one in Orange County. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Mindy Schauer)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/20/DdzWB.St.138.jpeg|431In this photo taken on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, people skate on the ice rink opened on Red Square, with St. Basil Cathedral in the background, in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/20/oe85m.St.138.jpeg|416Internally displaced Congolese wait for food to be distributed by WFP at the Mugunga 3 camp outside the eastern Congolese town of Goma Sunday Dec. 2, 2012. Rebels say they will take back Congo's city of Goma if the government does not agree to negotiate with them by Monday. The M23 rebels completed their withdrawal of the eastern Congo city on Saturday, in compliance with an agreement reached between the rebel group and a regional body. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/20/AXWnh.St.138.jpeg|416An internally displaced Congolese boy waits for food to be distributed by WFP at the Mugunga 3 camp outside the eastern Congolese town of Goma Sunday Dec. 2, 2012. Rebels say they will take back Congo's city of Goma if the government does not agree to negotiate with them by Monday. The M23 rebels completed their withdrawal of the eastern Congo city on Saturday, in compliance with an agreement reached between the rebel group and a regional body. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/19/PoeR8.St.138.jpeg|400Supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans as riot police, left, stand guard in front of the entrance of Egypt’s top court, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. Egypt’s top court announced on Sunday the suspension of its work indefinitely to protest “psychological and physical pressures,” saying its judges could not enter its Nile-side building because of the Islamist president’s supporters gathered outside. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/19/mUFaM.St.138.jpeg|414A demonstrator chants slogans as several thousand supporters of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi surrounded the Supreme Constitutional Court on Sunday to prevent the judges from entering and ruling on the legitimacy of the nation's Islamist-dominated constituent assembly, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. A ruling from the court was postponed — but regardless of which way it goes — would be a direct challenge to Morsi, who last month gave himself near absolute powers, placing himself and the assembly above any oversight, including by the judiciary. (AP Photo/Ahmad Hammad)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/19/J3EbY.St.138.jpeg|404Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, center, is surrounded by children during celebrations for the successful bid to win U.N. statehood recognition for Palestine in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. Abbas has returned home to a hero's welcome after winning a resounding endorsement for Palestinian independence at the United Nations. Israel on Sunday roundly rejected the United Nations' endorsement of an independent state of Palestine, announcing it would withhold more than $100 million collected for the Palestinian government to pay debts to Israeli companies and earlier said it would start drawing up plans to build thousands of settlement homes. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/18/1anYNF.St.138.jpeg|407A Palestinian man works at a new housing development in the Jewish West Bank settlement of Maaleh Adumim, near Jerusalem, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. Israel on Sunday roundly rejected the United Nations' endorsement of an independent state of Palestine, and announced it would withhold more than $100 million owed to the Palestinians in retaliation for their successful statehood bid. Israel has a master plan to build 3,600 apartments and 10 hotels on the section of territory east of Jerusalem known as E1. The Palestinians have warned that such construction would kill any hope for the creation of a viable state of Palestine. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/18/1qK5Qm.St.138.jpeg|398A members of Hamas' Palestinian National Security personnel blows fire during a graduation ceremony in Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. Israel has rejected the borders of a future Palestinian state the U.N. endorsed last week and on Friday, Israel announced it would press ahead plans to build thousands of settler homes. And it is punishing the Palestinians further by withholding more than $100 million in taxes and other funds collected on their behalf. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/18/19OMCT.St.138.jpeg|416In this Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 photo, Syrian fighters of “The Beloved of Allah,” brigade hold their weapons before fighting with government forces on the outskirts of Aleppo. The Beloved of Allah began with ten men, five rifles, one rickety machine gun and a few rocket-propelled grenades soon discovered to be duds. It was born in Maaret Misreen, a town where tractors nearly outnumber cars between the provincial capital of Idlib and the Turkish border to the north. Their leader, 35-year-old Mustafa Filfileh, had no military experience and little idea how to face one of the Mideast's strongest armies. He didn't even know how to drive. They learned fast. In November, the brigade called “The Beloved of Allah” braced for its biggest challenge yet, one that would make clear how far its members had come and how far the war had brought them from their former lives. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/18/TBslZ.St.138.jpeg|427MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 02: A competitor crawls under barb wire during Hidden Warrior on December 2, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/17/1pN3Aq.St.138.jpeg|459Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan, right, disputes a call during the first half of a 81-56 win over California in an NCAA college basketball game on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/17/1oKvxD.St.138.jpeg|494Edwina Tops-Alexander of Australia, rides her horse Guccio, during the equestrian CSI 5* Gucci Grand Prix show jumping in Villepinte, east of Paris, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/17/1i7ceI.St.138.jpeg|525English midfielder Joey Barton of Marseille, left, challenges for the ball with Brest's midfielder Kamel Chafni of Morocco, during their French League One soccer match, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, in Brest, western France. Marseille won 2-1. (AP Photo/David Vincent)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/16/Aqalo.St.138.jpeg|517CARSON, CA - DECEMBER 01: David Beckham #23 of Los Angeles Galaxy walks off the field with his sons Romeo Beckham, Cruz Bekham and Brooklyn Beckham after the Galaxy defeat the Houston Dynamo 3-1 to win the 2012 MLS Cup at The Home Depot Center on December 1, 2012 in Carson, California. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/16/XrEhi.St.138.jpeg|401In this photo provided by GoPro, Jesse Hall, left, and Marshall Miller, right, parasail over the Birds of Prey World Cup ski course in Beaver Creek, Colo., Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/GoPro, Neil Amonson)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/16/XPPyq.St.138.jpeg|484Oakland Raiders wide receiver Rod Streater (80) hands the football to fans after scoring on a 64-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Carson Palmer during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/16/17iIzQ.St.138.jpeg|525CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 02: Charles Tillman #33 of the Chicago Bears gets his hands inside the facemask of Zach Miller #86 of the Seattle Seahawks while breaking up a pass at Soldier Field on December 2, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. The Seahawks defeated the Bears 23-17 in overtime. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/16/XURFN.St.138.jpeg|415GREEN BAY, WI - DECEMBER 2: Harrison Smith #22 of the Minnesota Vikings intercepts a pass intended for Greg Jennings #85 of the Green Bay Packers during the game at Lambeau Field on December 2, 2012 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers won 23-14. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/16/17F2O2.St.138.jpeg|414BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 02: Cornerback Cortez Allen #28 of the Pittsburgh Steelers and wide receiver Torrey Smith #82 of the Baltimore Ravens battle for a pass that was incomplete in the second quarter at M&T Bank Stadium on December 2, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/15/9tdrd.St.138.jpeg|448Pittsburgh Steelers running back Isaac Redman (33) is stopped by Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs (55), inside linebacker Jameel McClain (53), outside linebacker Courtney Upshaw (91) and cornerback Corey Graham (24) defense during the second half of an NFL football game in Baltimore, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/15/1oIZVY.St.138.jpeg|525Tennessee Titans quarterback Jake Locker (10) tackles Houston Texans inside linebacker Tim Dobbins (52) after Dobbins intercepted a pass by Locker in the second quarter of an NFL football game on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Joe Howell)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/15/109ERd.St.138.jpeg|377St. Louis Rams tight end Lance Kendricks (88) leaps over San Francisco 49ers inside linebacker Patrick Willis (52) to score on a two-point conversion during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, in St. Louis. The Rams won 16-13 in overtime. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/15/sHyvP.St.138.jpeg|407Cleveland Browns running back Trent Richardson (33) leaps in front of Oakland Raiders linebacker Miles Burris (56) during the third quarter of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/02/20/15/KnLne.St.138.jpeg|416Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson (13) celebrates a touchdown catch with fans during the second half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert)
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