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FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 13, 2009 South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford attends a meeting in Columbia, S.C. Sanford faces ethics charges he broke state laws more than three dozen times by violating rules on airplane travel and campaign money, according to details of the allegations released Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Sanford's lawyers have claimed the allegations involve minor and technical aspects of the law. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)

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SC gov faces 37 ... FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 13, 2009 South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford attends a meeting in Columbia, S.C. Sanford faces ethics charges he broke state laws more than three dozen times by violating rules on airplane travel and campaign money, according to details of the allegations released Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Sanford's lawyers have claimed the allegations involve minor and technical aspects of the law. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)
Bombings, shooti... U.S. Army soldiers from the South Carolina National Guard and the Alpha troop 3-71 Cavalry Squadron patrol near the town of Baraki Barak, Logar province, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
AP Poll: Debt st... FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2008 file photo, two women head for the subway with their purchases after shopping in New York with one day remaining in the holiday shopping season. Americans are feeling more stress from debt these days, raising the odds they'll act like Scrooge rather than Santa during the holiday shopping season.(AP Photo/Kathy Willens, file)
For Reid, Dodd, ... Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., embraces Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn as he speaks after the U.S. Senate voted to begin debate on legislation for a broad healthcare overhaul at Capitol Hill in Washington on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, as Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa looks on. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Schumer says fai... In this photo provided by CBS, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., appears on CBS's "Face the Nation" in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation, Karin Cooper) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE
Big Bang atom sm... Scientists look at a screen at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) data quality satellite control center of the ATLAS detectors during the restart of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Meyrin, near Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Scientists turned on the Large Hadron Collider on Friday night, Nov. 20, 2009, for the first time since the machine suffered a failure more than a year ago and had to be shut down shortly after the start. (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)
Sarah Palin's bo... Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin signs a copy her her autobiography, "Going Rogue", at the North Post Exchange at Fort Bragg, N.C., Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)
October sales ga... In this Nov. 17, 2009 photo, A "sold" sign is seen outside a home in Los Angeles. October home sales are up 10.1 percent, beating expectations, as tax credit spurs sales. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
ABC gets complai... Adam Lambert performs during the closing act of the 37th Annual American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Kangaroo tries t... FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 29, 2005, file photo, a female kangaroo and her joey are seen in suburban Sydney, Australia. An Australian man was in stable condition Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, after being slashed across the abdomen and face by a kangaroo that was holding his dog underwater. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)
Mauer near-unani... FILE - This is an Aug. 13, 2009, file photo showing Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer hitting a three-run homer against the Kansas City Royals in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Minneapolis. Mauer has become only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009.(AP Photo/Hannah Foslien, File)
Economic survey:... FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2009 file photo, shoppers prepare to load their car with purchases from a Kmart store in Somerville, Mass. This week, which will be abbreviated due to Thanksgiving, investors will look to reports on home sales, unemployment and consumer confidence and the start of the holiday shopping season on Friday for more insight into the direction of the economy. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
AP poll: Kansas ... Kansas forward Markieff Morris (21) blocks a shot by Central Arkansas forward Mitch Rueter (34) during the second half of their NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in Lawrence, Kan. Kansas beat Central Arkansas 94-44. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
Attorney: Gossel... FILE - This image released by TLC, shows Jon Gosselin, right, and his wife Kate Gosselin, from the TLC series "Jon & Kate Plus 8," in Hawaii. (AP Photo/TLC, Mark Arbeit)
Official: China ... Relatives of miners who were killed in a gas explosion cry at the entrance of Xinxing Coal Mine in Hegang, Heilongjiang province, China, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. The death toll two days later was up to 104, with four still missing, the official Xinhua news agency said Monday. The accident Saturday was the deadliest in China's mining industry for two years, and has highlighted how heavy demand for power-generating coal comes at a high human cost. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Nadal loses to S... Spain's Rafael Nadal reacts during his ATP World Tour Finals tennis match against Sweden's Robin Soderling at the O2 Arena in London, Monday Nov. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Kennedy dispute ... Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin speaks to a reporter in Riverside, R.I., Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. Tobin said Sunday that he asked U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy in a 2007 letter to stop receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, because of the congressman's public stance on moral issues. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)
FBI wants public... FILE --This is an Aug. 24, 2007 file photograph of reputed Ku Klux Klansman James Ford Seale as he walks to an awaiting transport vehicle in Jackson, Miss., after receiving three life terms in prison for his role in the 1964 abduction and murder of two black teenagers in southwest Mississippi. The FBI says agents investigating civil rights-era murders have scoured faded documents, interviewed aging lawmen and tried to track down grand jury witnesses who gave testimony decades ago, but still have hit a brick wall in many of the cases. Now, they're turning to the public for information on the next of kin for victims in 33 unsolved killings. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Saints remain un... New Orleans Saints tight end David Thomas (85) steps over a missed tackle by Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Tanard Jackson during an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Thousands of str... This undated photo released by Census of Marine Life and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution shows a transparent sea cucumber, Enypniastes, creeping forward on its many tentacles at about 2 cm per minute while sweeping detritus-rich sediment into its mouth at 2,750 meters in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Thousands of marine species eke out an existence in the ocean's pitch-black depths by feeding on the snowlike decaying matter that cascades down, and even sunken whale bones, according to a report released Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Larry Madin) NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
Iran rejects UN-... Map locates uranium enrichment plant in Iran
Smart kidnapper'... Elizabeth Smart kidnapper, Wanda Barzee, walks to a car following a hearing in federal court, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Barzee plead guilty to kidnapping and illegal transportation of a minor across state lines for the 2002 kidnapping of Smart with her partner, Brian David Mitchell. (AP Photo/Colin Braley)
Afghans on hold,... Abdullah Abdullah, former Afghan Foreign Minister, during an interview with the AP at his house in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Abdullah spoke about the uncertainty in Afghanistan as Afghans wait to find out if the U.S. and other nations will send thousands more troops, if the newly elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai will fight corruption and how the U.N.'s decision to send hundreds of workers safely out of the country will impact humanitarian work. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
Obama, Chinese p... President Barack Obama, left, and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, right, gesture to each other during the arrival at Diaoyutai State Guest House before their bilateral meeting in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Study: New devic... In this Nov. 13, 2009 photo, Leonor Ortiz Childers, 46, plays with her children, 3-year-old twins Miranda and Javier, right, and 18-month-old twins Julian and Ava, left, in Durham, N.C. Leonor developed heart failure suddenly when she had to be treated for breast cancer while pregnant with her second set of twins. The HeartMate II heart pump has kept Leonor alive for a year without the need of a heart transplant. (AP Photo/Sara D. Davis)
Colts take advan... New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 in Indianapolis. Colts beat Patriots 35-34. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Bombing at polic... Pakistani police officials and local residents gather at the site of car bombing at a police station in Badh Ber near Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. A pickup truck laden with explosives attacked a police station in northwestern Pakistan, killing people in an area that has become the focal point for militant retaliation against a recent army offensive. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
Gates to lead 6-... U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates tours the production plant of Oshkosh Corporation in Oshkosh, Wis., Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Behind him is a MATV that is made at the company. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
MIA dog found in... In this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, Australian explosive detection dog Sabi is photographed at Forward Operating Base Ripley in Tarin Kowt, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan. Sabi that disappeared during a fierce battle in Afghanistan between Australian troops and militant fighters has been found and returned to its unit after more than a year. Sabi was with a joint Australian-Afghan army patrol ambushed in restive Uruzgan province in September 2008, but there was no sign of Sabi after the battle that followed - until now. (AP Photo/Andrew Mearse, Pool)
Police: Mike Tys... Media interview Los Angeles Police Department Lt. Aaron McCraney, left, after Mike Tyson was booked and released on suspicion of battery at the Los Angeles Police Department's 77th Street Regional Headquarters in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. Tyson allegedly hit a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)
Suns use 40-poin... Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash tries to pass the ball to a teammate as he heads out-of-bounds in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Hornets Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Iran accuses 3 d... This combination of three photos released by freethehikers.org shows from left: Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd. A senior Iranian prosecutor said Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 that the three Americans, who were detained on the border with Iraq earlier in July 2009, have been accused of espionage. (AP Photo/freethehikers.org) NO SALES
Cowboys topple E... Dallas Cowboys running back Tashard Choice runs in for a touchdown in the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Lady Antebellum,... This handout photo from NASA shows David Bashford, right, lead of the LaserMotive team, preparing their robotic climber entry in the $2 million Space Elevator Games at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. After three years without a winner in a NASA-backed competition to develop the science fiction space elevator concept, the team from Seattle on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 collected $900,000 after its laser-powered robotic machine raced up more than 2,950 feet (nearly 1 kilometer) of cable dangling from a helicopter. (AP Photo/NASA, Tom Tschida)
Israel: commando... An Israeli military police officer stands next to rockets seized by Israeli authorities on a ship near Cyprus, and presented in the port of the Israeli city of Ashdod, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Israeli commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas, the largest arms shipment Israel has ever commandeered. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov )
Karadzic set to ... FILE -- In an Aug. 29, 2008 file photo, former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, is seen in the courtroom at the U.N. Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in the Hague, Netherlands. Marko Sladojevic, legal adviser for Radovan Karadzic, says the former Bosnian Serb leader will boycott his genocide trial Monday Nov. 2, 2009, to protest what he claims is a lack of time to prepare for the trial, but prosecutors will continue without him and are scheduled to finish their opening statement later Monday. (AP Photo/ Valerie Kuypers, file)
China attacks "b... People use computers at an internet cafe in Taiyuan
U.S. to bring em... A general view shows a coal-burning power station at night in Xiangfan
Home sales at 2-... A home is seen for sale in the Washington suburb of Takoma Park
Israel-Hamas pri... File photo of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit
Iraq parliament ... Iraq's Vice President Hashemi holds news conference in Baghdad
Obama to meet ad... U.S. Army Sergeant Sale looks on as other soldiers fire their weapons during a training session at FOB Tillman
U.S. existing ho... A home is seen for sale in the Washington suburb of Takoma Park
U.S. existing ho... A "for sale" sign sits outside a house in Miami Beach
Iran gained $5 b... A storekeeper counts money beside his cash register at his shop in Tehran
Pakistani forces... Men, fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, line up while waiting for their turn to collect handouts at a distribution point for IDPs in Dera Ismail Khan
Taylor Swift win... Taylor Swift reacts on satellite television picture after winning artist of the year at the 2009 American Music Awards in Los Angeles
Radiation leak i... A view of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant from Goldsboro
Dimon seen as su... Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, speaks at the Securities Industry and Financial Marketers Association annual meeting in New York
Indonesian ferry... Rescuers check recovered bodies of victims of a sunken ferry, on a ship at port in Karimun island
China families p... Colleagues wait for information of trapped miners at Xinxing coal mine following a gas explosion at the mine in Hegang
Michael Jackson'... Nakashima looks at sequined glove that once belonged to the late pop star at the MJ46 Japan Tour in Tokyo
Healthcare refor... Senate Majority Leader Reid speaks after the U.S. Senate voted to begin debate on legislation for a broad healthcare overhaul
Israeli presiden... Israeli President Shimon Peres speaks during a news conference in Cairo
Denmark says 65 ... Greenpeace activists hang banners at the Sagrada Familia Temple, designed by Antoni Gaudi, in Barcelona
Militants could ... Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai arrives at Ataturk International airport in Istanbul
Iran launches wa... An Iranian Tondar missile is ready for launch during a test at an unknown location in central Iran
Swine flu may ha... Diaz and her mother, Christina, wait in line for the H1N1 vaccine in Haltom City
Prosecutor seeks... Jailed suspect Amanda Knox sits in the courtroom during a break in her murder trial session in Perugia
NATO takes comma... U.S. troops attend a ceremony in Kabul
"Big Bang" expe... Overview of the first element of the huge magnet of the CMS experimental site at the CERN in Cessy near Geneva
Obama asks for p... U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a rally with troops at Osan Air Base
Obama job approv... U.S. President Barack Obama tours the Badaling section of the Great Wall in Beijing
Swine flu may be... A nurse prepares a dose of H1N1 vaccine at the Balboa Park Community Center in Encino
No Obama decisio... U.S. Army soldiers of A-BTRY 2/377 PFAR Task Force Steel operate a 105mm Howitzer during a fire mission at FOB Tillman
Somalia to join ... A boy carries bricks on his head in N'Djamena
Cautious optimis... People look for work at state employment department in San Francisco
Oprah Winfrey sa... Handout image of Oprah Winfrey on her show announcing end of production in 2011
Did U.S. make mi... A vial of the H1N1 flu vaccine is shown during early trials at the University of Maryland in Baltimore
Powers urge Iran... Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad welcomes IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei during an official meeting in Tehran
EU names Belgian... Belgium's PM Van Rompuy and EU Trade Commissioner Ashton are congratulated after they were elected as EU President and EU foreign policy chief respectively in Brussels
Colombia says wi... Colombians walk next to a destroyed bridge that crosses into Colombia's Norte de Santander department (near end), in Ragonvalia
More than 20 kil... An Afghan boy who was injured in a bomb blast lies in hospital in Farah province
India PM heads t... India's Prime Minister Singh poses with U.S. President Obama at a reception for the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh
Philip Morris or... A South Korean holds a cigarette by KT&G in Seoul
Geithner, under ... Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before the congressional Joint Economic Committee hearing on "Financial Regulatory Reform: Protecting Taxpayers and the Economy" on Capitol Hill in Washington
Software problem... Travellers wait at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta.

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