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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, greets supporters during a campaign event at the Boilin...

Sean Parker, the former president of Facebook, has been concerned with his public image, in New York, Nov. 30, 2011. According to Forbes, Parker's net...

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, at a campaign event in Cherokee, Iowa, Dec. 16, 2011. Perry, who is on...

President Barack Obama is greeted by Rabbi Eric Yoffie during the 71st General Assembly of the Union for Reform Judaism at the National Harbor in Mary...

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the 71st General Assembly of the Union for Reform Judaism at the National Harbor in Maryland, Dec. 16, 2011...

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Sydney Beckman, dean of Duncan School of Law, in a classroom on campus in Knowville, Tenn., Nov. 28, 2011. As the debate about legal education focuses...

The city of Saada, in northern Yemen, Dec. 13, 2011. After years of coming under attack, Houthis, a group of rebels in the north, are expressing a wil...

Kristin Hanson, a jewelry designer, at her boutique in New York, Dec. 14, 2011. With so many financially stressed this year, the year-end expectations...

Kristin Hanson, a jewelry designer, at her boutique in New York, Dec. 14, 2011. With so many financially stressed this year, the year-end expectations...

FILE -- New York Mets Mookie Wilson bats against Boston Red Sox pitcher Bob Stanley during the 10th inning of Game 6 of the World Series at Shea Stadi...

A child walks in the ruins of a building blown apart by artillery in the city of Saada, in northern Yemen, Dec. 13, 2011. After years of coming under...

A man inside a mosque damaged by artillery in the city of Saada, in northern Yemen, Dec. 13, 2011. After years of coming under attack, Houthis, a grou...

Yemen children who were displaced by the wars in Yemen, take refuge at a camp in the city of Saada, in northern Yemen, Dec. 13, 2011. After years of c...

A local resident passes by the ruins of a building blown apart by artillery, in the city of Saada, in northern Yemen, Dec. 13, 2011. After years of c...

The ruins of century-old buildings blown apart by artillery in the city of Saada, in northern Yemen, Dec. 13, 2011. After years of coming under attack...

Yemen children who were maimed by fighting from the Yemen wars, in the city of Saada, in northern Yemen, Dec. 13, 2011. After years of coming under at...

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the 71st General Assembly of the Union for Reform Judaism at the National Harbor in Maryland, Friday, Dec....

Adam Broner, a tool lending specialist at the Berkeley public tool library, during work in Berkeley, Calif., Dec. 15, 2011.To avoid spending a lot of...

FILE -- Erica Wilson at her shop in New York, June, 17, 2005. Wilson, the Julia Child of needlework, who brought the gentle art of crewel -- as well a...

Workers examine pecans on a conveyer belt in the processing plant at Evans Farms in Fort Valley, Ga., Dec. 14, 2011. Nut theft has long been a reality...

Cesar Zavala examines a bag of pecans in the processing plant at Evans Farms in Fort Valley, Ga., Dec. 14, 2011. Nut theft has long been a reality her...

FILE -- Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, walks offstage after appearing on "The Tonight Show With Jay...

A worker examines pecans on a conveyer belt in the processing plant at Evans Farms in Fort Valley, Ga., Dec. 14, 2011. Nut theft has long been a reali...

Pecans on a conveyer belt in the processing plant at Evans Farms in Fort Valley, Ga., Dec. 14, 2011. Nut theft has long been a reality here in the nat...

Harvested pecans lie on the ground at Evans Farms in Fort Valley, Ga., Dec. 14, 2011. Nut theft has long been a reality here in the nation's pecan bel...

Charles "Chop" Evans of Evans Farms, the state's largest pecan grower, at home in Fort Valley, Ga., Dec. 14, 2011. Nut theft has long been a reality h...

A machine shakes a tree to harvest pecans at Evans Farms in Fort Valley, Ga., Dec. 14, 2011. Nut theft has long been a reality here in the nation's pe...

Socorro Zavala shovels mounds of pecans inside a shipping trailer at Evans Farms in Fort Valley, Ga., Dec. 14, 2011. Nut theft has long been a reality...

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks during a symbolic flag-lowering ceremony marking the end to U.S. military involvement in Iraq, in Baghdad, Dec....

A man looks through goods scavenged from closed U.S. bases at a market in Baghdad, on Dec. 12, 2011. After United States troops depart, Iraqis will be...

Jon Corzine, the former chief executive of MF Global, testifies before the House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on Capit...

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee backstage at the premier...

From left: U.S. Ambassador to Iraq James Jeffrey, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey during...

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee backstage at the premiere of "Gift of Life," a documentary produced by himself and Citizen's United, in Des Moines,...

A man walks with two live flamingos he purchased at an animal market in Baghdad, on Dec. 8, 2011. After United States troops depart, Iraqis will be le...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, arrives at the premiere of "Gift of Life," a documentary p...

U.S. military flag bearers during a symbolic flag-lowering ceremony marking the end to U.S. military involvement in Iraq, in Baghdad, Dec. 15, 2011. T...

U.S. military flag bearers during a symbolic flag-lowering ceremony marking the end to U.S. military involvement in Iraq, in Baghdad, Dec. 15, 2011. T...

A man with a cart of mirrors used to check for bombs under cars in the Sadoon Street area, known for its crowded markets, in Baghdad, on Dec. 8, 2011....

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks, as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, left, and Head of the U.S. Central Command Gen. J...

A soldier watches over the animal market in Baghdad, on Dec. 9, 2011. After United States troops depart, Iraqis will be left with a country that is no...

**EDS.: 15TH IN A SERIES OF 26 PHOTOS** Spc. Lauren Thompson of the 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Kentucky National Guard, rides in a convoy lea...

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks during a symbolic flag-lowering ceremony marking the end to U.S. military involvement in Iraq, in Baghdad, Dec....

U.S. military flag bearers retire the U.S. Forces in Iraq flag during a symbolic flag-lowering ceremony marking the end to military involvement in Ira...

Jon Corzine, the former chief executive of MF Global, is sworn before the House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on Capito...

Former MF Global executives, Jon Corzine, chief executive, left, and Bradley Abelow, chief operating officer, testify before the House Financial Servi...

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks at the premiere of "Gift of Life," a documentary produced by himself and Citizen's United, in Des Moines, Io...

Thomas Perez, right, the Justice Department's assistant attorney general for civil rights, with Roy Austin, the deputy assistant attorney general of t...

Former MF Global executives, Jon Corzine, chief executive, left, and Bradley Abelow, chief operating officer, are sworn in before the House Financial...