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An Algerian military guard stands at attention outside the Algerian presidential palace as U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld meets with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006, in Algeris, Algeria. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, Pool)
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Vice President Dick Cheney arrives at the White House, Monday, Feb. 13, 2006, to attend morning security briefing with President Bush. Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a companion during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas, spraying the fellow hunter in the face and chest with shotgun pellets. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
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Haitian interim President Boniface Alexandre, center, and interim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue, center left, leave the St. Trinity cathedral under tight security after attending a mass where Nobel peace laureate archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa gave a message of peace, tolerance and reconciliation to Haitians, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ray Torres of Los Angeles, center, accompanies an Iraqi Army patrol, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006, in Jazeera, Iraq. As the U.S. military hands over parts of the country to Iraqi forces, small teams of American soldiers and Marines stay behind to mentor, advise and sometimes cajole Iraqi troops in the fight against insurgents. (AP Photo/Antonio Castaneda)
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U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Neary, left, of Altoona, Pennsylvania, inspects a possible roadside bomb while a colleague looks on, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, in Khaldiyah, Iraq. As the U.S. military hands over parts of the country to Iraqi forces, small teams of American soldiers and Marines stay behind to mentor, advise and sometimes cajole Iraqi troops in the fight against insurgents. (AP Photo/Antonio Castaneda)
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Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein points and shouts out during the latest session of his trial inside the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq on Monday Feb. 13, 2006. Saddam Hussein was forced to attend the latest session of his trial Monday, looking haggard and wearing a robe rather than his usual crisp suit as he shouted, "Down with Bush." Saddam and his seven co-defendants had vowed not to attend the trial until the return of their lawyers. The defense team are boycotting the proceedings until chief judge Raouf Abdel-Rahman is removed, alleging he is biased against their clients. (AP Photo/Chris Hondros, Pool)
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British troops make ready to face protesters in the southern Iraqi city of Amarah, in this Sunday Jan. 11, 2004 file photo. Video images claimed to have been taken in early January 2004 aired Sunday Feb. 12, 2006 appeared to show British soldiers, allegedly beating Iraqi youths with batons and fists were aired throughout the Middle East and Britain, outraging locals and prompting British Prime Minister Tony Blair to vow a full investigation. (AP Photo/Nabil Al-Jurani, File)
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Pakistani police officer giving a thrashing to a student during a rally to condemn the publication of cartoons depicting Islamic Prophet Muhammad, Monday, Feb 13, 2006 in Peshawar, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Mohammad Zubair)
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Pakistani students try to escape teargas fired by police to disperse the crowd who gathered to protest against the publication of cartoons depicting Islamic prophet Muhammad, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Feb 13, 2006. (AP Photo/Mohammad Zubair)
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Italian soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrol the streets of Kabul, 13 February 2006. Two Nepalese nationals have been kidnapped in the Afghan capital and police are working to secure their release, the government said. The men were snatched in the centre of the city early 11 February, the interior ministry said. Italy has some 2,000 troops in Afghanistan, the majority of whom are based in the capital. AFP PHOTO/SHAH Marai
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A U.S. soldier (C) gestures as he gives instructions to another U.S. soldier (R) and a Filipino counterpart during training inside a military camp on the strife-torn island of Jolo, southern Philippines February 13, 2006. U.S. troops arrived on Jolo to prepare for a humanitarian mission. REUTERS/Stringer
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Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the top U.S. commander in Iraq speaks to U.S. Marines at the Al Asad Air Base in western Iraq, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006. Casey credited the Marines with stemming the flow of foreign fighters from Syria and thus reducing the number of suicide attacks. (AP Photo/Jacob Silberberg)
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An Iraqi police officer inspects a damaged vehicle following an explosion in Baghdad, Monday, Feb. 13, 2006. Iraq's former electricity minister, Ayham al-Samarie, escaped injury when a roadside bomb exploded near his three-vehicle convoy in Baghdad, but two bodyguards were wounded. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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An Iraqi police officer inspects a damaged vehicle following an explosion in Baghdad, Monday, Feb. 13, 2006. Iraq's former electricity minister, Ayham al-Samarie, escaped injury when a roadside bomb exploded near his three-vehicle convoy in Baghdad, but two bodyguards were wounded. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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A fireman gets up a ladder to extinguish a fire at a publishing house in central Moscow Monday, Feb. 13, 2006. A fire raged Monday through a building in central Moscow housing several newspapers and firefighters were struggling to contain the spreading blaze, emergency officials said. Two women were hospitalized with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning and firemen rescued another 10 people from the top floor of the burning building, said Viktor Beltsov, a spokesman for the Emergency Situations Ministry. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze )
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U.S. Air Force pararescuemen keep close communication with a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter during a search and rescue exercise outside Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Feb. 8, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ricky A. Bloom)
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U.S. Air Force pararescuemen watches a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter fly by during a search and rescue exercise outside Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Feb. 8, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ricky A. Bloom)
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U.S. military members lay on the ground simulating car crash victims while U.S. Air Force pararescuemen prepare to transport them in a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter during a search and rescue exercise outside Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Feb. 8, 2006 (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ricky A. Bloom)
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A U.S. Air Force pararescueman prepares to transport Senior Airman Matthew Slagle, a simulated car crash victim, onto a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter to receive medical care Feb. 8, 2006. The Airmen are participating in a search and rescue exercise outside Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ricky A. Bloom)
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U.S. Air Force pararescuemen prepare to transport a simulated casualty to a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter during a search and rescue exercise outside Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Feb. 8, 2006. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Ricky A. Bloom, U.S. Air Force.
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U.S. Air Force pararescuemen place simulated injured victims onto stretchers to be transported on a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter Feb. 8, 2006. The Airmen are participating in a search and rescue exercise outside Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ricky A. Bloom)
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Jessica Mayernik, a simulated car crash victim, is carried on a stretcher by U.S. Air Force pararescuemen into a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter durint a search and rescue exercise outside of Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Feb. 8, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ricky A. Bloom)
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KHIMKI, RUSSIAN FEDERATION: French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin (3ndR) meets with Russian officials at the Lavotchkin center of technologies in Khimki, near Moscow during his two-day visit in Russia for the 11th French-Russian summit 13 February 2006. Shown is a remote sensing rover designed to explore Islamic no-go zones in Aubervilliers, a suburb of Paris. AFP PHOTO JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
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TSKHINVALI, GEORGIA: South Ossetian special forces soldiers march at the town of Tskhinvali, some 150 kms from Tbilisi, 13 February 2006. Georgian Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili said, while addressing parliamentarians, that Tbilisi will propose a detailed plan for demilitarizing the South Ossetian conflict zone at a session of the quadripartite Joint Control Commission (JCC) in Vienna on February 20-21. AFP PHOTO / VANO SHLAMOV (Photo credit should read VANO SHLAMOV/AFP/Getty Images)
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U.S. Army Soldiers from the 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment conduct a combat patrol in Tall Afar, Iraq, Feb. 7, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)
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U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment conduct a combat patrol in Tall Afar, Iraq, Feb. 7, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon
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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Feb. 10, 2006) – Crew members aboard the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Louisville (SSN 724) man the submarine’s sail as they return to Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Louisville is returning to their homeport from after completing routine training. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Ryan C. McGinley
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Air Department Sailors stand by with chocks and chains, as U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky., land on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The 160th SOAR is working with the Bataan to complete over water qualifications. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Pedro A. Rodriguez
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The amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland (LPD 7) prepares to moor at Pearl Harbor for a brief port visit on its return from a seven-month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. Cleveland is part of Expeditionary Strike Group One (ESG-1) deployed to support Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), humanitarian operations in Pakistan and the Philippines as well as maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Ryan C. McGinley
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A MH-60S Seahawks helicopter assigned the “Black Jacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two One (HSC-21), transports ammunition from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10). Nimitz is currently preparing for a major propulsion plant examination off the coast of southern California. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Ashley Gayton
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Expeditionary Strike Group One (ESG-1) flagship, amphibious assault USS Tarawa (LHA 1) is moored at Naval Station Pearl Harbor during a scheduled port visit. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman John T. Jackson
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060210-N-0361G-032 Pacific Ocean (Feb. 10, 2006) - Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Rocky Sutton, directs an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned the “Black Jacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two One (HSC-21), onto the flight deck as the helicopter transports ammunition from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10). Nimitz is currently preparing for a major propulsion plant examination off the coast of Southern California. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Ashley Gayton
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Sailors make their way back to the safety line as a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to the “Black Jacks” of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Two One (HSC-21), transports ammunition from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10). Nimitz is currently preparing for a major propulsion plant examination off the coast of Southern California. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Roland Franklin
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Dallas police SWAT members are shown in gas masks after a final assault with an armed man during a standoff in Dallas, Wednesday Nov. 12, 2003. A man with a shotgun held a little girl hostage after wounding three police officers, releasing six children and a woman, and shooting possibly at least one other man in a standoff at an apartment early Wednesday. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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A Dallas police SWAT members guars the the area after two girls were released by an armed man during a standoff in Dallas, Wednesday Nov. 12, 2003. A man with a shotgun held a little girl hostage after wounding three police officers, releasing six children and a woman, and shooting possibly at least one other man in a standoff at an apartment early Wednesday. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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Dallas police SWAT members comfort one of their own after he accidentally shot another SWAT team member during a confrontation with an armed man during a standoff in Dallas, Wednesday Nov. 12, 2003. A man with a shotgun held a little girl hostage after wounding three police officers, releasing six children and a woman, and shooting possibly at least one other man in a standoff at an apartment early Wednesday. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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Dallas police carry out the final child hostage during stand-off in Dallas, Nov. 11, 2003. The stand-off ended with all three children being released unharmed and the gunman being shot by police. (AP Photo/LM Otero)