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Sheontay Smith, a single mother who works full time, is on a waiting list to receive a government subsidy for daycare, in Baltimore, Md., Dec. 6, 2011...

From left: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) prior to voting on...

Sheontay Smith, a single mother who is on a waiting list to receive a government subsidy for daycare, in Baltimore, Dec. 6, 2011. With states under pr...

Sheontay Smith, a single mother who works full time at the Baltimore Housing Authority, is on a waiting list to receive a government subsidy for dayca...

Students from Bravo Medical Magnet High School hold signs in a demonstration against budget cuts in front of the Los Angeles Unified School District o...

Sheontay Smith, a single mother who is on a waiting list to receive a government subsidy for daycare, in Baltimore, Dec. 6, 2011. With states under pr...

Alvin Plantinga, a writer, philospher and professor, in Holt, Mich., Dec. 6, 2011. In Plantinga's new book, he contends theists have been on the defen...

Students from Bravo Medical Magnet High School hold signs in a demonstration against budget cuts in front of the Los Angeles Unified School District o...

FILE-- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, at a debate in Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 10, 2011....

Losing tickets on the grandstand floor at the Aqueduct Racetrack in New York, on Nov. 9, 2011. The racetrack now connects to a new casino, but there i...

Lynne Brush, a retired social worker who served as chairwoman of a nonprofit provider, at her home in West Hurley, N.Y., Dec. 13, 2011. Money being re...

Lynne Brush, a retired social worker who served as chairwoman of a nonprofit provider, at her home in West Hurley, N.Y., Dec. 13, 2011. Money being re...

Esther Lustig, executive director of Human Care Services for Families and Children, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Dec. 9, 2011. Money being rei...

Visitors pose for photos in front of a water fountain in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Dec. 3, 2011. Myanmar's capital, Naypyidaw, is a costly monument to the f...

A girl carries rocks as she works on a construction site in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Dec. 4, 2011. Myanmar's capital, Naypyidaw, is a costly monument to th...

Day laborers ride in the back of a truck on their way to work in the morning in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Dec. 4, 2011. Myanmar's capital, Naypyidaw, is a c...

Romy Campos, a U.S. citizen who was sent to a California jail on an immigration detainer, in New York, Dec. 8, 2011. Campos is among a growing number...

Students from Bravo Medical Magnet High School hold signs in a demonstration against budget cuts in front of the Los Angeles Unified School District o...

FILE-- Colin Myler, editor of News of the World tabloid, is surrounded by members of the staff as he shows the final cover of the publication to the p...

Patrons watch a race at the Aqueduct Racetrack in New York, on Nov. 9, 2011. The racetrack now connects to a new casino, but there is not much cross-t...

Patrons watch a race at the Aqueduct Racetrack in New York, on Nov. 9, 2011. The racetrack now connects to a new casino, but there is not much cross-t...

A patron watches a race through binoculars at the Aqueduct Racetrack in New York, on Nov. 9, 2011. The racetrack now connects to a new casino, but the...

Hairdressers at a salon in Battambang, Cambodia, Dec. 5, 2011. Battambang, the country's second-largest city, looks to save historic structures while...

FILE -- The Royal Mailman collects letters from children asking for gifts, in Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 4, 2011. The mailman will give the letters to the...

Buddhist monks on their morning walk to receive alms in Battambang, Cambodia, Dec. 6, 2011. Battambang, the country's second-largest city, looks to sa...

FILE -- Children at Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 5, 2011. During Christmas, tourists are still in Barcelona, but somehow i...

Local residents at the Wat Ek Phnom, an 11th-century temple in Battambang, Cambodia, Dec. 4, 2011. Battambang, the country's second-largest city, look...

FILE -- A young girl in front of a large plastic galet, a macaroni commonly found in broth at Christmas, in Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 6, 2011. During Chr...

Buddhist monks in their room at Wat Samrong Knong in Battambang, Cambodia, Dec. 6, 2011. Battambang, the country's second-largest city, looks to save...

Fishermen on the Sangker River in Battambang, Cambodia, Dec. 5, 2011. Battambang, the country's second-largest city, looks to save historic structures...

FILE -- Christmas decorations in a shop window are viewed by passersby, in Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 5, 2011. During Christmas, tourists are still in Bar...

Inside the La Villa hotel in Battambang, Cambodia, Dec. 5, 2011. Battambang, the country's second-largest city, looks to save historic structures whil...

President Barack Obama with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Vice President Joseph Biden, far left, during a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlingt...

Members of the Occupy movement in the Winter Garden atrium at the World Financial Center in New York, Dec. 12, 2011. Demonstrators marched from Zuccot...

Police gather near members of the Occupy movement in the Winter Garden atrium at the World Financial Center in New York, Dec. 12, 2011. Demonstrators...

STANDALONE -- The sun sets over the Washington Monument and the Capitol Christmas Tree in Washington, Dec. 12, 2011. (Philip Scott Andrews/The New Yor...

Shoes on a footlocker inside the veterans dormitory at the Sumter Correctional Institution in Bushnell, Fla., Dec. 1, 2011. Florida is one of a handfu...

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks with employees of the Principal Financial Group...

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, enters the room to speak with employees of the Princip...

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks with members of the media at the Principal Fina...

New York Knicks head coach Mike D'Antoni talks to center Tyson Chandler during practice at the Madison Square Garden Training Center in Greenburgh, N....

In a combination photo, Iranian-Americans and relatives of the residents of Camp Ashraf in Iraq gather outside the White House to call for Iraqi Prime...

Visitors walk on the front steps of the Supreme Court in Washington, Dec. 12, 2011. The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether Arizona may impo...

A sign honoring Veterans' Day at the Sumter Correctional Institution in Bushnell, Fla., Dec. 1, 2011. Florida is one of a handful of states that is re...

Veteran inmates present the colors during a business class graduation ceremony at the Sumter Correctional Institution in Bushnell, Fla., Dec. 1, 2011....

Inmates wait for a morning head count inside the veteran dormitory at the Sumter Correctional Institution in Bushnell, Fla., Dec. 1, 2011. Florida is...

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, enters the room to speak with employees of the Princip...

A stack of Herman Cain signs at the former candidate's campaign headquarters, where supporters were invited to take home memorabilia Monday, in Urband...

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, foreground, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, delivers a speech to employees of the Prin...

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks with members of the media at the Principal Fina...