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    Vincent Yu - AP
    A model presents a creation by Hong Kong designer Andy Ho during the Hong Kong Fashion Week Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, in Hong Kong. More than 1,800 exhibitors from 30 countries and regions are taking part in the 44th Hong Kong Fashion Week. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
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    A model presents a creation by designer Patrick Mohr at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week for autumn winter 2013 in Berlin, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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    Pope Benedict XVI greets U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta after the pontiff's weekly general audience in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Panetta was in the front row at Wednesday's weekly general audience in the Vatican auditorium. Panetta, a staunch Catholic, is in Rome as part of a weeklong swing across Europe, meeting with defense ministers to talk about ongoing conflicts in Afghanistan and Mali. This is expected to be Panetta's last overseas trip as Pentagon chief, as he long has planned to step down once his replacement is confirmed. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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    A demonstrator wears a mask in the colors of the Kenyan flag as he stands next to mock coffins, on which are written "State Burial, Ballot Revolution", before demonstrators carried the coffins to the Parliament and burned them, in Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Hundreds of demonstrators angered at outgoing Kenyan legislators, whose term ended earlier this week and who earn about $175,000 a year in a country where the average annual income is $1,700, doused 221 mock coffins with gasoline, one for each legislator, to protest against last week's attempt to award themselves a $110,000 bonus, which was vetoed by the president. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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    Anjum Naveed - AP
    Thousands of supporters of Pakistani Sunni Muslim cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri participate in an anti-government rally in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Pakistan's leaders received a powerful one-two punch Tuesday as the Supreme Court ordered the arrest of the prime minister in a corruption case and the firebrand cleric led thousands of protesters another day of anti-government demonstrations in the capital. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
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    Two swans look for edible water plants at Zaanse Schans area in Zaandam, north of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013. Zaanse Schans is not an open air museum but was designed to preserve the cultural heritage of Zaan river region and attracts around 1 million visitors annually. Temperatures in the center of the country went down to about -11 degrees Celsius (12 degrees Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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    An Iranian officer lashes a man, convicted of rape, at the northeastern city of Sabzevar, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Rape, like murder and treason, can be punished by the death sentence in Iran, but sometimes judges imposed a sentence of lashes before execution or imprisonment. (AP Photo/Hossein Esmaeli)
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    Hossein Esmaeli - AP
    An Iranian officer lashes a man, convicted of rape, at the northeastern city of Sabzevar, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Rape, like murder and treason, can be punished by the death sentence in Iran, but sometimes judges imposed a sentence of lashes before execution or imprisonment. (AP Photo/Hossein Esmaeli)
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    A journalist takes a picture of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and the President of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, left, during a joint press conference as part of a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
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    An Afghan midwife attends her graduation ceremony at the governor's house, in Jalalabad east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Over 52, midwives graduated after receiving 2 year of training in Jalalabad. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 16: Queiroz Dos Santos of Brazil looks exhausted after winning the Men's C1 1000 Final during day one of the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival at the Sydney International Regatta Centre on January 16, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    Dakar Rally Director Etienne Lavigne, right, covers his face from sand kicked up by a helicopter lifting the motorcycle of Herve Thierry of France after it fell in the river during the 11th stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally from La Rioja to Fiambala, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Bertrand Metayer, Le Parisien, Pool)
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    Ayrat Mardeev, Aydar Belyaev and Anton Mirniy, all of Russia, race their Kamaz truck behind the buggy of Jurgen Van Den Goorbergh of The Netherlands during the 11th stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally from La Rioja to Fiambala, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. The race finishes in Santiago, Chile, on Jan. 20. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
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    Carlos Sousa and co-driver Miguel Ramalho, both of Portugal, race across the desert under cloudy skies during the 11th stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally from La Rioja to Fiambala, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. The race finishes in Santiago, Chile, on Jan. 20. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
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    Pascal Larroque, co-driver of Pascal Thomasse, both of France, pulls their car with a cable from the bank of a river during the 11th stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally from La Rioja to Fiambala, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Bertrand Metayer, Le Parisien, Pool)
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    LA RIOJA, ARGENTINA: Ruben Faria of KTM Red Bull Factory Team competes in stage 11 from La Rioja to Fiambala during the 2013 Dakar Rally on January 16 in La Rioja, Argentina. (Photo by Photo Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    CORDOBA, ARGENTINA - JANUARY 15: Philippe Porcheron and co-driver Thierry Maury of team Buggy compete in stage 10 from Cordoba to La Rioja during the 2013 Dakar Rally on January 15, 2013 in Cordoba, Argentina. (Photo ShaunBotterill/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    Serena Williams of the US celebrates after defeating Spain's Garbine Muguruza in their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill)
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    MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 16: A coach picks up balls in the National Tennis Centre on day three of the 2013 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 16, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Marianna Massey/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 16: Arkady Shilkloper plays his three-metre long alphorn on the top of the largest sail of the Sydney Opera House as part of the Sydney Festival at the Sydney Opera House on January 16, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)
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    Gerry Broome - AP
    Duke's Alexis Jones (2) and Virginia Tech's Lauren Evans (10) reach for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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    Emilio Morenatti - AP
    FC Barcelona's Argentinian striker Lionel Messi holds the FIFA Men's World Player of the Year award before a Copa del Rey match against Malaga at the Camp Nou stadium, in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Messi was named FIFA Men's World Player of the Year for a record-breaking fourth successive year. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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    Alexander Agafonov - AP
    Jailed feminist punk band Pussy Riot member Maria Alekhina is seen in a cell at a court room in the town of Berezniki, some 1500 km (940 miles) north-east of Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. A Russian court on Wednesday turned down her attempt to defer serving her sentence until her preschool son becomes a teenager. Alekhina was convicted last year along with two other band members of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred for an anti-President Vladimir Putin stunt in Russia’s main cathedral. (AP Photo/Alexander Agafonov)
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    Richmond guard Cedrick Lindsay, bottom, and Butler forward Roosevelt Jones go to the court for a loose ball in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Butler won 62-47. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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    Patrick Semansky - AP
    Baltimore Ravens inside linebacker Ray Lewis speaks during a news conference at the team's practice facility in Owings Mills, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. The Ravens are scheduled to face the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship on Sunday. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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    A woman is rescued from being trapped inside a wall of the parking garage at the Gretchen Kafoury Commons in SW Portland, Ore., Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Portland firefighters worked for over three and a half hours cutting her free. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Brent Wojahn)
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    Matt Slocum - AP
    Villanova's James Bell, left, and Mouphtaou Yarou leap for a rebound against Pittsburgh's J.J. Moore during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, in Villanova, Pa. Pittsburgh won 58-43. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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    Muhammed Muheisen - AP
    Supporters of Pakistani Sunni Muslim cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, read local newspapers featuring Pakistan's Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, as they camp near the parliament, during an anti-government rally in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Pakistan's leaders received a powerful one-two punch Tuesday as the Supreme Court ordered the arrest of the prime minister in a corruption case and a firebrand cleric led thousands of protesters in a second day of anti-government demonstrations in the capital. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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    Patrick Semansky - AP
    Maryland forward Charles Mitchell, center, celebrates with fans after defeating North Carolina State 51-50 in an NCAA college basketball game in College Park, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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    Erik Schelzig - AP
    Republican state Rep. Joe Carr holds a news conference in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, to announce his bill seeking to make it a crime for federal agents to enforce potential federal firearm restriction in Tennessee. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)
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    Remy de la Mauviniere - AP
    French President Francois Hollande delivers his speech, during the New Year wishes ceremony to members of Parliament, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013.Hollande launched the surprise operation in Mali, a former West African colony, on Friday, with hopes of stopping al-Qaida-linked and other Islamist extremists he believes pose a danger to the world. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, Pool)
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    Kirsty Wigglesworth - AP
    Chelsea's Eden Hazard, second right, heads a ball past Southampton's Luke Shaw, right, during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Southampton at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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    A worker paints a Carnival float sculpture at the Grande Rio Samba school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Each year samba schools pick out a theme that may be based on a historic event or a social issue and then bring the idea to life through the use of colorful floats and glamorous costumes, mostly kept under wraps until the start of the pre-Lenten world famous festival, running this year from Feb. 9-12. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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    MEGEVE, FRANCE - JANUARY 16: (FRANCE OUT) Armin Niederer of Switzerland Conradign Netzer of Switzerland and Jean Frederic Chapuis of France during the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup Men's and Women's Ski Cross on January 16, 2013 in Megeve, France. (Photo by Michel Cottin/Agence Zoom/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    ALLAHABAD, INDIA - JANUARY 16: A man begs for donations as he stands with a cow on the banks of Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, during the Maha Kumbh Mela on January 16, 2013 in Allahabad, India. The Maha Kumbh Mela, believed to be the largest religious gathering on earth, is held every 12 years on the banks of Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati. The gathering is celebrated at the holy site of Sangam in Allahabad over 55 days and attracts over 100 million people. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 16: Tiger Woods of the USA in action during the Pro Am prior to the start of The Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship at Abu Dhabi Golf Club on January 16, 2013 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    Morry Gash - AP
    Marquette's Davante Gardner (54) is fouled by Seton Hall's Haralds Karlis as he goes up for a shot during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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    Fans react to a free throw attempt by Villanova's Darrun Hilliard during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, in Villanova, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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    Ecuador’s Miguel Parrales, left, fights for the ball with Peru’s goalkeeper Angelo Campos during a U-20 South American soccer championship match in San Juan, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Walter Moreno)
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    Walter Moreno - AP
    Brazil's Igor Juliao, back, and Venezuela's Jose Romo battle for the ball during an U-20 South American soccer championship match in San Juan, Argentina, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Walter Moreno)
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    Daniel Ochoa De Olza - AP
    A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. On the eve of Saint Anthony's Day, hundreds ride their horses trough the narrow cobblestone streets of the small village of San Bartolome during the "Luminarias", a traditional festival that dates back 500 years and is meant to purify the animals with the smoke of the bonfires, and protect them for the year to come. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
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    Susan Walsh - AP
    President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, left, hugs eight-year-old letter writer Grant Fritz during a news conference on proposals to reduce gun violence, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington. Obama and Biden were joined by law enforcement officials, lawmakers and children who wrote the president about gun violence following the shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., last month. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 16: U.S. President Barack Obama signs a series of executive orders about the administration's new gun law proposals as (L-R) Vice President Joe Biden and children who wrote letters to the White House about gun violence, Hinna Zeejah, Taejah Goode, Julia Stokes and Grant Fritz, look on in the Eisenhower Executive Office building January 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. One month after a massacre that left 20 school children and 6 adults dead in Newtown, Connecticut, the president unveiled a package of gun control proposals that include universal background checks and bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    Charles Dharapak - AP
    President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, talks about proposals to reduce gun violence, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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