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A flooded street is seen in a poor neighborhood of Tijuana, Mexico, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. Heavy winter rains hit northern Mexico causing floods. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)

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Caroline Kennedy Caroline Kennedy waves as she leaves city hall where she visited with Mayor Matt Driscoll in Syracuse, N.Y., Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. Kennedy is interested in the Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)
Rod Blagojevich ... Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich talks to the media at his home before jogging in Chicago, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. Blagojevich said Wednesday he is ready to tell his side of the political scandal to the people of Illinois and that he would do so no later than Thursday. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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Alois Mannichl Alois Mannichl leaves the hospital in Passau, southern Germany, on Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, after six days medical care. Passau's police chief Mannichl was wounded in a stabbing in front of his home Saturday. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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