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Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, during a campaign stop at the Historic Clinton Engines Building in Ma...

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, during a campaign stop at the Historic Clinton Engines Building in Ma...

FILE -- Jacob Goldman, left, with Edward Gelsthorpe, during a United Brands news conference at the Pan Am Building in New York, Feb. 10, 1975. Goldman...

Jessica Strignano brushes the hair of her sister Katie Strignano, who is severely mentally retarded and whose medication dosage was recently increased...

Katie Strignano, who is severely mentally retarded and whose medication dosage was recently increased without her family's consent, sits on the floor...

President Barack Obama speaks at a news conference urging members of Congress to reconvene to vote on a short-term compromise to extend the payroll ta...

Beatrice Sibblies, one of the developers of 88 Morningside, a Harlem condominium, in New York, Dec. 5, 2011. Sibblies, who started a building blog to...

Katie Strignano, who is severely mentally retarded and whose medication dosage was recently increased without her family's consent, tries to run towa...

Sharon Klinger, a life coach at The Arc of Delaware County, helps to calm Deb with hugs and positive reinforcement instead of excess medication at The...

Michele Hodges, the president of the Troy Chamber of Commerce who supports the construction of the city's planned transportation center, holds a model...

The Amtrak train station on the border of Birmingham and Troy, Mich., Dec. 23, 2011. In what could be a new high water mark of anti-Washington sentime...

Michele Hodges, the president of the Troy Chamber of Commerce who supports the construction of the city's planned transportation center, in Troy, Mich...

Yale University volleyball player Kendall Polan during an NCAA match against the University of Southern California at the Galen Center in Los Angeles,...

Yale University volleyball player Erica Reetz (6) forms a circle with teammates after an NCAA match against the University of Southern California at t...

Yale University volleyball player Erica Reetz, center, during an NCAA match against the University of Southern California at the Galen Center in Los A...

A vendor sells fish near the scene of where an explosion occurred earlier, in Baghdad, Dec. 22, 2011. A wave of coordinated explosions ripped across B...

Broken glass and a child's toy along the window of a residence where an explosion occurred earlier nearby, in Baghdad, Dec. 22, 2011. A wave of coordi...

FILE -- Iraq's Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi speaks to journalists after a meeting of Iraq's main political players in Baghdad, May 20, 2010....

Safaa Yasin Abood lies wounded in a hospital in Baghdad, Dec. 22, 2011. A wave of coordinated explosions ripped across Baghdad early on Thursday, kill...

Ammar Thayaaldeen sits at the Medical City hospital with his hands covered in what he says is his brother's blood, who was badly injured in a bombing,...

Ammar Thayaaldeen, with blanket, who says he rescued his badly-injured brother from a building after a bomb blast, in Baghdad, Dec. 22, 2011. A wave o...

Security forces and first responders near the scene of an explosion in the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad, Dec. 22, 2011. A wave of coordinated explo...

People inspect the scene of where an explosion occurred earlier, in Baghdad, Dec. 22, 2011. A wave of coordinated explosions ripped across Baghdad ear...

A wounded man is wheeled into Medical City hospital in Baghdad, Dec. 22, 2011. A wave of coordinated explosions ripped across Baghdad early on Thursda...

Spools of thread at Park Cleaners in Rutherford, N.J., Dec. 21, 2011. The Park Cleaners have been the launderer of choice for the New York Giants and...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, makes a campaign stop in Richmond, Virginia, Dec. 22, 201....

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, during a campaign stop in Richmond, Va., Dec. 22, 201. On...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, during a campaign stop in Richmond, Va., Dec. 22, 201. On...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, greets a supporter during a campaign stop in Richmond, Va....

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, during a campaign stop in Richmond, Va., Dec. 22, 201. On...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, during a campaign stop in Richmond, Va., Dec. 22, 201. On...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, greets a campaign volunteer during a campaign stop in Rich...

Sale signs posted in the window of a Ann Taylor store in New York, Dec. 22, 2011. While scattered markdowns are standard every year, discounts across...

Barry Barone, the owner of Park Cleaners, alters a New York Giants jersey at his sewing machine, in Rutherford, N.J., Dec. 21, 2011. The Park Cleaners...

Barry Barone, the owner of Park Cleaners, looks over a rack of New York Giants jerseys at his cleaners in Rutherford, N.J., Dec. 21, 2011. The Park Cl...

Kathie Barone, of Park Cleaners, with a rack of New York Jets jerseys, in Rutherford, N.J., Dec. 21, 2011. The Park Cleaners have been the launderer o...

Kathie Barone, of Park Cleaners, with a rack of New York Jets jerseys, in Rutherford, N.J., Dec. 21, 2011. The Park Cleaners have been the launderer o...

Kathie Barone, of Park Cleaners, with a rack of New York Jets jerseys, in Rutherford, N.J., Dec. 21, 2011. The Park Cleaners have been the launderer o...

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill with fellow House Republicans about the payroll tax extension, in Wash...

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) prior to a news conference about the payroll tax extension, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 22, 2011. On Thurs...

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) speaks to reporters after attending a news conference about the payroll tax extension, in Washington, Dec. 22,...

Rep. Sander Levin (D-Mich.) speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill with fellow lawmakers about the payroll tax extension, in Washington, Dec. 22,...

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill with fellow House Republicans about the payroll tax extension, in Wash...

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) arrives at a news conference about the payroll tax extension on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 22, 2011. On Thur...

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) prepares to speak at a news conference in Washington, Dec. 22, 2011. House Republican leaders bowed to intense pre...

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) walks to a news conference in Washington, Dec. 22, 2011. House Republican leaders bowed to intense pressure from m...

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is seen on a television while he speaks at a news conference in Washington, Dec. 22, 2011. House Republican leader...

President Barack Obama speaks a news conference in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, Dec. 22, 2011. Obama urged House Repub...

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill with fellow lawmakers about the payroll tax extension, in Washingt...

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) speaks at a news conference in Washington, Dec. 22, 2011. House Republican leaders bowed to intense pressure from...