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    Pope Benedict XVI arrives in St. Peter square, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, for a meeting with the young people of the community of Taize'. Thousands of faithful from across Europe met in Rome to pray on occasion of the 35th European meeting of young people. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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    Altaf Qadri - AP
    Indians participate in a candle lit vigil as they mourn the death of a gang rape victim in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. Indian police charged six men with murder on Saturday, adding to accusations that they beat and gang-raped the woman on a New Delhi bus nearly two weeks ago in a case that shocked the country. The murder charges were laid after the woman died earlier Saturday in a Singapore hospital where she has been flown for treatment. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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    Saurabh Das - AP
    Indians light candles as they mourn the death of a gang rape victim in New Delhi, India , Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. Indian police charged six men with murder on Saturday, adding to accusations that they beat and gang-raped the woman on a New Delhi bus nearly two weeks ago in a case that shocked the country. The murder charges were laid after the woman died earlier Saturday in a Singapore hospital where she has been flown for treatment. (AP Photo/ Saurabh Das)
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    Saurabh Das - AP
    Indian men and women lie down on the ground mimicking dead bodies as they mourn the death of a gang rape victim in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. Shocked Indians on Saturday were mourning the death of the woman who was gang-raped and beaten on a bus in New Delhi nearly two weeks ago in an ordeal that galvanized people to demand greater protection for women from sexual violence. (AP Photo/ Saurabh Das)
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    Altaf Qadri - AP
    Indians attend a gathering to mourn the death of a rape victim in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. Shocked Indians on Saturday were mourning the death of the woman who was gang-raped and beaten on a bus in New Delhi nearly two weeks ago in an ordeal that galvanized people to demand greater protection for women from sexual violence. Damini, seen on a banner, is a symbolic name given to the victim, taken from a Bollywood film of the same name about a woman's fight against society for justice for a rape victim.(AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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    Rafiq Maqbool - AP
    An Indian ties a black band as he arrives to attend a gathering to mourn the death of a 23-year-old gang rape victim, in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. Shocked Indians on Saturday were mourning the death of the woman who was gang-raped and beaten on a bus in New Delhi nearly two weeks ago in an ordeal that galvanized people to demand greater protection for women from sexual violence. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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    Rajesh Kumar Singh - AP
    Passengers rest as they wait for the arrival of a train at a railway station in Allahabad, India, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. North India continues to face extreme weather conditions with dense fog affecting flights and trains, according to local reports. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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    Rescuers work at the site where a plane careered off the runwaw at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. A Tu-204 aircraft belonging to Russian airline Red Wings careered off the runway at Russia's third-busiest airport on Saturday, broke into pieces and caught fire, killing several people. (AP Photo/Alexander Usoltsev)
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    Fareed Khan - AP
    A view of devastation caused by a blast in a passenger bus in Karachi, Pakistan on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. The blast that ripped through the bus set the vehicle on fire and reduced it to little more than a charred skeleton, killing scores of people and left many injured. Police were trying to determine whether the explosion was caused by a bomb or a gas cylinder, said police spokesman. Many buses in Pakistan run on natural gas. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
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    Fareed Khan - AP
    Pakistani volunteers look for survivors following a blast on a bus in Karachi, Pakistan on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. The blast that ripped through the bus set the vehicle on fire and reduced it to little more than a charred skeleton, killing scores of people and left many injured. Police were trying to determine whether the explosion was caused by a bomb or a gas cylinder, said police spokesman. Many buses in Pakistan run on natural gas. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
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    Shakil Adil - AP
    A Pakistani woman grieves after losing her son in a blast, at a local hospital in Karachi, Pakistan on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. The blast that ripped through the bus set the vehicle on fire and reduced it to little more than a charred skeleton, killing scores of people and left many injured. Police were trying to determine whether the explosion was caused by a bomb or a gas cylinder, said police spokesman. Many buses in Pakistan run on natural gas. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
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    In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, Mohammed Morsi addresses the newly convened upper house of parliament in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. Egypt's Islamist president warned against any unrest that could harm the drive to repair the country's battered economy in his first address before the newly convened upper house of parliament on Saturday, urging the opposition to work with his government. In the nationally televised speech, Mohammed Morsi said the nation's entire efforts should be focused on "production, work, seriousness and effort," now that a new constitution came into effect this week, blaming protests and violence the last month for causing further damage to an economy already in crisis since the fall of autocrat Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)
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    An Egyptian key maker smokes a water pipe as he watches President Mohammed Morsi speaks at the Shura Council, the country's upper house of parliament, in Cairo, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. Egypt's Islamist president has warned against any unrest that could harm the drive to repair the country's economy in a sharply worded speech pushing the opposition to work with his government. Mohammed Morsi has made the comments in his first speech to the newly convened upper house of parliament, saying it was time for the nation to turn to "production, work, seriousness" after two years of turmoil. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
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    Amr Nabil - AP
    The shadows of Egyptian protesters are reflected on the ground as they shout anti-Mohammed Morsi slogans near the Shura Council in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012 where Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi addresses the upper house of parliament. Egypt's Islamist president has warned against any unrest that could harm the drive to repair the country's economy in a sharply worded speech pushing the opposition to work with his government. Mohammed Morsi made the comments in his first speech to the newly convened upper house of parliament, saying it was time for the nation to turn to "production, work, seriousness" after two years of turmoil. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil))
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    Luca Bruno - AP
    Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi arrives at Milan's central train station, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. Italian Premier Mario Monti announced Friday he is heading a new campaign coalition made of up centrists, business leaders and pro-Vatican forces who back his "ethical" vision of politics, aiming for a second mandate in office if his fledging reform movement wins big in parliamentary elections. Monti was appointed premier 13 months ago after his scandal-plagued predecessor Silvio Berlusconi failed to stop Italy from sliding deeper into the eurozone debt crisis. He quit earlier this month after Berlusconi pulled his party's support from Monti's government, but is now continuing in a caretaker role until the next elections. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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    LUKE SHARRETT - NYT
    House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 29, 2012. President Barack Obama urged Congress on Saturday to find a last-minute solution to avert a fiscal crisis that would begin Jan. 1. (Luke Sharrett/The New York Times)
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    Michael Snell, left, and Steven Bridges speak to a reporter, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, outside City Hall before obtaining a marriage license under the state's new law in Portland, Maine. Bridges and Snell held a commitment ceremony six years ago but made marriage official under state law with a simple ceremony early Saturday as Maine's new law permitting same-sex marriage took effect at the stroke of midnight. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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    Lennart Preiss - AP
    A cross-country skier makes his way through the foggy winter landscape near Oberstdorf, southern Germany, Saturday, Dec. 2012. (AP Photo/dapd, Lennart Preiss)
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    Oli Scarff - Getty Images
    A vehicle drives through flood waters from the River Thames on December 29, 2012 in Sonning, England. The Environment Agency has issued widespread flood warnings across the UK whilst the Met Office has predicted further rain forecast for the remainder of 2012, which is likely to be recorded as the wettest year since records began in 1910. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
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    Butch Comegys - AP
    A walker treks along a snow-covered trail at The South Abington Township Park and Recreation Center in Chinchilla, Pa., Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. A mild but widespread winter storm has developed over the Northeast and the upper Ohio River Valley, the second in less than a week for the regions. (AP Photo/The Scranton Times-Tribune, Butch Comegys)
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    An athlete competes during the qualification round for the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup event of the 61th Four Hills ski jumping tournament at Erdinger Arena on December 29, 2012 in Oberstdorf, Germany. (Photo by Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images)
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    Alessandro Trovati - AP
    Italy's Dominik Paris speeds down the course to win an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill, in Bormio, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. Dominik Paris shared the victory with Hannes Reichelt of Austria in one of the closest races in skiing history, with the top four finishers separated by a mere two hundredths of a second. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
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    Matthias Schrader - AP
    Switzerland's Simon Ammann soars through the air during his qualifying jump of the first stage of the four hills ski jumping tournament in Oberstdorf, southern Germany, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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    Tim Krul of Newcastle United reacts after Theo Walcott of Arsenal scores their fourth goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium on December 29, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
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    Dave Thompson - AP
    Southampton's Rickie Lambert, right, celebrates with Southampton's Jason Puncheon after scoring during the English Premier League match at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke, England, Saturday Dec. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/PA, Dave Thompson)
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    Tim Krul of Newcastle United makes a save during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium on December 29, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
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    Theo Walcott of Arsenal celebrates scoring his hat trick and Arsenal's seventh goal with Olivier Giroud of Arsenal during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium on December 29, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
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    Kathy Willens - AP
    Syracuse wide receiver Jarrod West (88) and tight end Beckett Wales (85) begin to celebrate as running back Prince-Tyson Gulley (23) runs for a second-quarter touchdown against West Virginia during the Pinstripe Bowl NCAA college football game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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    Kathy Willens - AP
    Syracuse running back Prince-Tyson Gulley (23) scores a touchdown, leaving West Virginia defenders in his wake during the third quarter of the Pinstripe Bowl NCAA college football game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. Syracuse won 38-14. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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    Syracuse running back Prince-Tyson Gulley (23) and guard Zack Chibane (75) celebrate Gulley's third-quarter touchdown against West Virginia in the Pinstripe Bowl NCAA college football game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. Syracuse won 38-14. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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    LM Otero - AP
    Rice head coach Troy Calhoun is drenched in water by defensive end Jared Williams (97) after the end of the Armed Forces Bowl NCAA college football game against Air Force, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, in Fort Worth, Texas. Rice won 33-14. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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    David Zalubowski - AP
    New Mexico guard Antiesha Brown, front, tips the ball away from Colorado center Rachel Hargis for a steal during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Boulder, Colo., on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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    Timothy D. Easley - AP
    Louisville's Peyton Siva, right, goes over the top of Kentucky's Nerlins Noel for a layup during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, in Louisville, Ky. Louisville defeated Kentucky 80-77. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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    Josh Hairston #15 of the Duke Blue Devils goes to the hoop against Robert Garrett #35 and Marc Trasolini #15 of the Santa Clara Broncos at Cameron Indoor Stadium on December 29, 2012 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
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    Ted Richardson - AP
    Duke's Quinn Cook (2) collides with Santa Clara's Evan Roquemore, left, while chasing a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Ted Richardson)
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    James Michael McAdoo #43 of the North Carolina Tar Heels goes after a loose ball with Justin Hawkins #31 of the UNLV Rebels during their game at Dean Smith Center on December 29, 2012 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
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    N.C. State's Richard Howell (1) slams in two in the second half during N.C. State's 84-68 victory over Western Michigan Saturday, December 29, 2012, at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. ETHAN HYMAN - ehyman@newsobserver.com
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    Rick Bowmer - AP
    Virginia Tech forward Jarell Eddie, left, battles for a loose ball with Brigham Young forward Josh Sharp (12) during the first half during an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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    Joseph Bertrand #2 of the Illinois Fighting Illini gets tangled up while rebounding with Chris Denson #3 of the Auburn Tigers at United Center on December 29, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Illinois defeated Auburn 81-79. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
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    TED RICHARDSON - AP
    Santa Clara head coach Kerry Keating disputes a call during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Duke in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. Duke won 90-77. (AP Photo/Ted Richardson)
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    TED RICHARDSON - AP
    Duke's Seth Curry, who scored a game-high 31 points against Santa Clara, celebrates a 3-pointer during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. Duke won 90-77. (AP Photo/Ted Richardson)
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