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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/43/H615Z.St.138.jpeg|416North Korean military officers bow at an image of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during a national meeting of top party and military officials on the eve of Kim's first death anniversary in Pyongyang, North Korea, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Large characters on vertical banner at left read "Hurrah to the Workers' Party of Korea." (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/43/er4TT.St.138.jpeg|416North Korean military officers attend a national meeting of top party and military officials on the eve of the first anniversary of the death of late leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, North Korea, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. North Korea parlayed the success of last week's rocket launch to glorify leader Kim Jong Un and his late father on Sunday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/43/w3up7.St.138.jpeg|416North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives for a national meeting of top party and military officials on the eve of the first anniversary of the death of late leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, North Korea, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/42/uHbeS.St.138.jpeg|379Fans of Brazil's Corinthians react as they watch the FIFA Club World Cup 2012 final soccer game between Corinthians and Britain's Chelsea, on a large screen at their team's clubhouse in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/42/iBvMu.St.138.jpeg|424A man walks near barbed wire set up by protesters in Tahrir Square, the focal point of the Egyptian uprising, in Cairo, Sunday, Dec.16, 2012. Key Egyptian rights groups called Sunday for a repeat of the first round of the constitutional referendum, alleging the vote was marred by widespread violations. Islamists who back the disputed charter claimed they were in the lead with a majority of “yes” votes. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/42/1nVIz5.St.138.jpeg|414Egyptian young women dance, as people gather for a Nile cruise on a boat, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Boat rides for many Egyptians are part of the nightlife culture. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/41/11AKZm.St.138.jpeg|355A young Egyptian girl arrives on a boat on the Nile river in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/41/11dvPb.St.138.jpeg|416A protester looks at graffiti on cement blocks in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Key Egyptian rights groups called Sunday for a repeat of the first round of the constitutional referendum, alleging the vote was marred by widespread violations. Islamists who back the disputed charter claimed they were in the lead with a majority of “yes” votes. Arabic writing on the cement block, right, reads, "no to the Muslim Brotherhood constitution," (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/41/mihZC.St.138.jpeg|400Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda bows before his press conference after his Democratic Party of Japan made a big loss in parliamentary elections in Tokyo Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Noda has resigned as chief of the DPJ to take responsibility for the party's loss in the elections. The main opposition Liberal Democratic Party won between 275 and 300 seats in the 480-seat lower house of parliament in Sunday's election, NHK exit polls projected. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/41/11pMXC.St.138.jpeg|451A family evacuate an area where Pakistani security forces gun-battle Taliban militants in Pawaka village on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Pakistani security forces cornered the last members of a group of Taliban militants who staged a deadly raid on an airport in the country’s troubled northwest, and all five died in the ensuing Sunday firefight, officials said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/40/Gm3P4.St.138.jpeg|340The presidential palace is seen through barbed wire in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Key Egyptian rights groups called Sunday for a repeat of the first round of the constitutional referendum, alleging the vote was marred by widespread violations. Islamists who back the disputed charter claimed they were in the lead with a majority of “yes” votes. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/40/1eM9Vb.St.138.jpeg|416Masked Palestinian militants from Islamic Jihad are seen during a training exercise on the outskirts of Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Eight days of fighting last month between Israel and Hamas ended with an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire. (AP Photo/Ashraf Amra)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/39/8yEta.St.138.jpeg|415In this Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army fighters react after an explosion during heavy clashes with government forces at a military academy besieged by the rebels north of Aleppo, Syria. Free Syrian Army fighters took control over the military academy after battling government forces for several hours. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/38/180Gwc.St.138.jpeg|416In this Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, photo, Syrian rebels question a suspected motorcycle thief, at their headquarters, in Maaret Misreen, near Idlib, Syria. The town is broke, relying on a slowing trickle of local donations. The rebels, a motley crew of laborers, mechanics and shopowners, have little experience in government. President Bashar Assad's troops still control the city of Idlib a few miles away, making area roads unsafe and keeping Maaret Misreen cut off from most of Syria.(AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/38/1aCn5r.St.138.jpeg|416In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, photo, Syrians wait outside a bakery shop to buy beard in Maaret Misreen, near Idlib, Syria. The town is broke, relying on a slowing trickle of local donations. The rebels, a motley crew of laborers, mechanics and shopowners, have little experience in government. President Bashar Assad's troops still control the city of Idlib a few miles away, making area roads unsafe and keeping Maaret Misreen cut off from most of Syria. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/38/yegk6.St.138.jpeg|423In this Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, photo, Syrian men, who fled their homes with their families due to government airstrikes and took refuge in a school, play volleyball in a field in Maaret Misreen, near Idlib, Syria. The town is broke, relying on a slowing trickle of local donations. The rebels, a motley crew of laborers, mechanics and shopowners, have little experience in government. President Bashar Assad's troops still control the city of Idlib a few miles away, making area roads unsafe and keeping Maaret Misreen cut off from most of Syria. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/38/mPEQP.St.138.jpeg|415In this Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012 photo, Free Syrian Army fighters aim their weapons as they chant religious slogans during heavy clashes with government forces at a military academy besieged by the rebels north of Aleppo, Syria. Free Syrian Army fighters took control over the military academy after battling government forces for several hours. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/37/Z7EW5.St.138.jpeg|427In this Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012 photo, a Free Syrian Army fighter takes cover during heavy clashes with government forces at a military academy besieged by the rebels north of Aleppo, Syria. Free Syrian Army fighters took control over the military academy after battling government forces for several hours. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/37/2kdYc.St.138.jpeg|425People dance after The Color Run 5K, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Runners start the race wearing white, but each kilometer of the race, volunteers throw different color powders on them. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/37/tZMtq.St.138.jpeg|415Racers make their way up a hill during the men's World Cup 30-kilometer Skiathlon in Canmore, Alberta, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canada Press, Jeff McIntosh)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/37/LsulV.St.138.jpeg|416Drake forward Morgan Reid, center, fights for a rebound with Iowa guard Kali Peschel, left, and guard Trisha Nesbitt, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/36/1pk5li.St.138.jpeg|525Georgia's Jasmine Hassell (12) attempts a shot while defended by Lipscomb's Erika Thornberry during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Athens, Ga., Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Georgia won 93-42. (AP Photo/ AJ Reynolds)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/36/1mfqgz.St.138.jpeg|525Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (11) and Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White (84) celebrate a Jones touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Rich Addicks)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/36/hsexf.St.138.jpeg|416Baltimore Ravens fullback Vonta Leach is crushed by Denver Broncos defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson (99), cornerback Champ Bailey (24) and outside linebacker Wesley Woodyard (52) during the first half of an NFL football game in Baltimore, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/36/193j6N.St.138.jpeg|416Denver Broncos running back Knowshon Moreno is stopped by Baltimore Ravens inside linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo, top, and defensive back James Ihedigbo, bottom during the first half of an NFL football game in Baltimore, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/35/RN8a8.St.138.jpeg|416Denver Broncos running back Knowshon Moreno leaps into the air to celebrate his touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/16/21/35/1armhP.St.138.jpeg|462Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stephen Burton, left, is sent flying by St. Louis Rams cornerback Janoris Jenkins after catching a pass for a 5-yard gain during the third quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
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