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Emergency police forces patrol in Taiz, Yemen, Dec. 6, 2011. The city has been a war zone in recent weeks, with dozens killed, representing every segm...

Taiz residents protest against President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who agreed to a power-transfer plan, in Taiz, Yemen, Dec. 6, 2011. The city has been a wa...

FILE -- A U.S. solider shows a picture of Ali Musa Daqduq, left, suspected of being a Hezbollah operative and of helping plan a 2007 attack that resul...

Marc Benioff, the founder of Salesforce.com, at his office in San Francisco, Dec. 8, 2011. The company's product, business software offered as a kind...

President Barack Obama and the first family during the taping of the TNT "Christmas in Washington" special, in Washington, Dec. 11, 2011. The concert,...

President Barack Obama and the first family during the taping of the TNT "Christmas in Washington" special, in Washington, Dec. 11, 2011. The concert,...

President Barack Obama, with his daughter Malia, right, speaks during the taping of the TNT "Christmas in Washington" special, in Washington, Dec. 11,...

From right: President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and their daughter Sasha during the taping of the TNT "Christmas in Washington" special,...

President Barack Obama and the first family during the taping of the TNT "Christmas in Washington" special in Washington, Dec. 11, 2011. The concert,...

President Barack Obama and the first family arrive during the taping of the TNT "Christmas in Washington" special, in Washington, Dec. 11, 2011. The c...

President Barack Obama and the first family during the taping of the TNT "Christmas in Washington" special in Washington, Dec. 11, 2011. The concert,...

FILE -- Ruben Diaz Jr., the Bronx borough president and a potential candidate for mayor of New York City, in New York, May 25, 2010. With the election...

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Jerry Hols prays during a service at The Rock Christian Life Center church in Oskaloosa, Iowa, on Dec. 4, 2011. Conservative Christian voters in Iowa...

STANDALONE -- Law enforcement investigators look over the wreckage of a single-engine plane that crashed into the front yard of a home in northeast Ph...

Bonnie Hammer, chairwoman of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, in her office, Nov. 17, 2011. Hammer is responsible for "the biggest part" of NBCUnive...

A pulley used to lift logs inside the five-story home built by Francis Lee Smith in Wapiti Valley, Wyo., Dec. 10, 2011. Smith, who died in 1992, labor...

The five-story home of Francis Lee Smith, a deceased engineer who labored on the house singlehandedly for more than a dozen years, under a full moon i...

A sculpture built by Francis Lee Smith for his children inside his five-story home in Wapiti Valley, Wyo., Dec. 10, 2011. Smith, who died in 1992, lab...

President Barack Obama meets with a referee on the sidelines before the start of the 112th edition of the annual U.S. Army-Navy football game in Lando...

FILE -- Ryan Crocker, right, the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, with Dr. Rajiv Shah, center, a U.S. Agency for International Development Administrat...

FILE -- Tom Quinn, the New York Giants special teams coordinator, on the first day of practice at the Giants' 2010 training camp held at the Universit...

Nick Giacalone sorts Gulf of Maine cod by size at a fish off-loading facility in Gloucester, Mass., Dec. 6, 2011. New data suggests the status of cod,...

Mitt Romney greets audience members before a debate in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday night, Dec. 10, 2011. Newt Gingrich offered a robust defense of h...

U.S. Army Black Knights running back Stephen Fraser (27) flies an American flag during pre-game ceremonies at the 112th edition of the annual U.S. Arm...

Leironica Hawkins at the New York Public Library Grand Central Branch, where her comic book is displayed, in New York, Dec. 7, 2011. Hawkins, who is h...

President Barack Obama is seen on a jumbotron before the start of the 112th edition of the annual U.S. Army-Navy football game in Landover, Md., Dec....

President Barack Obama exits from Marine One en route to attend the annual U.S. Army-Navy football game in Landover, Md., Dec. 10, 2011. Obama and Vic...

Freshly-caught Gulf of Maine cod wait on a sorting table at a fish off-loading facility in Gloucester, Mass., Dec. 6, 2011. New data suggests the stat...

Dennis Robillard's fishing boat, "Julie Ann II," travels across the harbor to dock and unload the day's catch in Gloucester, Mass., Dec. 6, 2011. New...

New York Jets tight end Dustin Keller holds his game diary called "Tom Moore's Book of Knowledge," or "TMbok" for short, at the Jets Training Center i...

Salafis advise potential voters where and how to vote next in the next round of parliamentary elections in Cairo, Dec. 8, 2011. For many poor Egyptian...

Dion DiMucci, of Dion and the Belmonts, in his old Bronx neighborhood in New York, Nov. 4, 2011. The singer and songwriter has been collaborating on a...

New York Jets tight end Dustin Keller holds his game diary called "Tom Moore's Book of Knowledge," or "TMbok" for short, at the Jets Training Center i...

President Barack Obama meets with U.S. Army Black Knights linebacker Steven Erzinger (9) at the 112th edition of the annual U.S. Army-Navy football ga...

President Barack Obama meets with a referee on the sidelines as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta stands nearby, before the start of the 112th edition of...

The Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial with a plaque at the base of the statue that reads, "They That Go Down To The Sea in Ships 1623-1923," in Gloucest...

David Peterson, the head linguist who invented the Dothraki language for the HBO fantasy series "Game of Thrones," at his condo in Santa Ana, Calif.,...

David Peterson, the head linguist who invented the Dothraki language for the HBO fantasy series "Game of Thrones," at his condo in Santa Ana, Calif.,...

Leironica Hawkins near the New York Public Library Grand Central Branch, where her comic book is displayed, in New York, Dec. 7, 2011. Hawkins, who is...

Dion DiMucci, of Dion and the Belmonts, in his old Bronx neighborhood in New York, Nov. 4, 2011. The singer and songwriter has been collaborating on a...

U.S. Army Cadets fill part of the stands at the 112th edition of the annual U.S. Army-Navy football game in Landover, Md., Dec. 10, 2011. President Ba...

Craig Gorman, a partner and trader at First New York Securities, follows the European market and the Euro crisis early in the morning from the Bloombe...

Douglas Kass, a hedge fund manager, monitors his market information feeds, which include email, Twitter via TweetDeck, as well as the usual business s...

Twelve-year-old Giavanna Tabbachino, who can outrun her parents and finish five-kilometer races in under 20 minutes, stretches, at their home in Emers...

Twelve-year-old Giavanna Tabbachino, who can outrun her parents and finish five-kilometer races in under 20 minutes, runs in her neighborhood in Emers...

Craig Gorman, a partner and trader at First New York Securities, follows the European market and the Euro crisis early in the morning from the Bloombe...

Douglas Kass, a hedge fund manager, monitors his market information feeds, which include email, Twitter, and other business services, early in the mor...

Twelve-year-old Giavanna Tabbachino, who can outrun her parents and finish five-kilometer races in under 20 minutes, stretches under the watchful eye...

Employees work in a factory assembling shoes for Akinal Bella, which now imports bows from China following a Turkish tax increase on goods from Syria,...