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Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords gets a hug from House Cloak Room attendant Ella Terry after she resigned from the House of Representatives on January 25, 2012 in Washington, DC. Giffords resigned from Congress to focus on her recovery from a gunshot wound to the head she received last year from a lone gunman in Arizona. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) – Getty Images
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Chinese performers dressed in traditional costumes participate in a cultural dance event on a stage at the Longtan Park's temple fair during the Chinese New Year celebrations in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. – AP
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Martin Kaymer of Germany the defending champion of the HSBC Abu Dhabi Championship plays from amongst the 250ft high sand dunes in Abu Dhabi's Liwa Desert at the entrance to Rub Al Khali (The Empty Quarter) as a preview for the 2012 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. – Getty Images
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A man kneels in prayer near a statue of legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in State College, Pa. Paterno's family along with former players and assistant coaches made their way Wednesday to a campus spiritual center for the revered coach's funeral service, a moment of private mourning during a week in which thousands from Penn State were saying goodbye. Paterno died Sunday, Jan. 22. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) – AP
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A Syrian flag is carried through Tahrir Square as Egyptians gather in their thousands to mark the one year anniversary of the revolution on January 25, 2012 in Cairo Egypt. Tens of thousands have gathered in the square on the first anniversary of the Arab uprising which toppled President Hosni Mubarak. – Getty Images
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A woman speaks as Egyptians gather in Tahrir Square to mark the one year anniversary of the revolution on January 25, 2012 in Cairo Egypt. Tens of thousands are gathering in the square on the first anniversary of the Arab uprising which toppled President Hosni Mubarak. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** – Getty Images
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Traders signal offers in the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index options pit at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on January 25, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Following the meeting the Fed, which left interest rates unchanged, said it does not plan any rate changes until late 2014. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) – Getty Images
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Models wear creations by French Fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier as part of his presentation for Women's Spring Summer 2012 Haute Couture fashion collection presented in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 25 2012. – AP
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A rainbow is seen over Lycabettus Hill, after heavy rainfall in Athens, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. Bank negotiators are due to return to Athens on Thursday in an bid to clinch a 100 billion euro debt-reduction deal with Greece, seen as important to easing concerns in the troubled eurozone. – AP
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Riot police chase anti-government protesters Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Manama, Bahrain. Security forces in Bahrain have fired tear gas and stun grenade after opposition groups staged a rare march into the center of the capital Manama. – AP
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Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev of Russia preform in the Ice Dance Short dance during the ISU European Figure Skating Championships at Motorpoint Arena on January 25, 2012 in Sheffield, England. – Getty Images
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Lightning streaks across the sky in north central San Antonio as a line of thunderstorms moves through the Hill Country area early Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. Rainstorms and strong winds across parts of Texas have left thousands of people without electricity. – AP
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People walk with their dogs on the banks of the river Rhine, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 in Orsoy, Germany. Forecasts predict sunny but cold weather in Germany. – AP
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A model wears a creation by Bulgarian designers Livia and Yassen Samouilov as part of his presentation for the On Aura Tout Vu Women's Spring Summer 2012 Haute Couture fashion collection presented in Paris. Wednesday, Jan. 25 2012. – AP
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Pittsburgh's Cameron Wright, front, shoots around Providence's Ron Giplaye, rear, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) – AP
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Canada's Lisa Ross races in the Laser Radical series at the Miami Olympic Classes Regatta on Biscayne Bay in Miami, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. More than 500 sailors from 44 countries are competing in the stepping stone to the Olympic games. – AP
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President Barack Obama speaks at the Intel Ocotillo Campus contractor assembly area, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Chandler, Ariz. – AP
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Paul Cook, left, and Al Anderson, both of Madison, do their best to rescue a sinking shanty from Lake Mendota off the shore of Mendota Park in the Town of Westport, Wis., Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. The shanty, used for the men's casual ice hockey group called "The Iceholers," began sinking due to a recent thaw and then froze in place. Anderson and Cook said they planned to use a system of lumber framing and come-alongs to hoist the shanty out of the water, suspending it until the ice refroze underneath it. – AP
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Traders signal offers in the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index options pit at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on January 25, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Following the meeting the Fed, which left interest rates unchanged, said it does not plan any rate changes until late 2014. – Getty Images
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Egyptians set up an obelisk with the names of people who were killed during the 18-day uprising a year ago in Tahrir Square to mark the first anniversary of the popular uprising that unseated President Hosni Mubarak for in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. – AP
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (C) speaks during a press conference announcing that the Fed will take no action on interest rates at the Federal Reserve Bank on January 25, 2012 in Washington, DC. Following the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting the Fed expects to keep rates low and says it may begin raising them "at least through late 2014". – Getty Images
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A baboon sits in the sun at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. – AP
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Young biathletes take a practice run next to metal sculptures on the on the Sean McCabe Memorial Ski Trail behind Liberty Bell High School in Winthrop, Wash., before a competition. – AP
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Ed Young, right, and Lisa Young spent 24 hours in bed on the roof of he Fellowship Church in Grapevine advocating sex as a very important part of a Christian marriage. – MCT
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The aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, are seen near the city of Tromsoe, northern Norway, late Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Stargazers were out in force in northern Europe on Tuesday, hoping to be awed by a spectacular showing of northern lights after the most powerful solar storm in six years. – AP
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Ed and June Jones stand in their den with splintered roof rafters from the collapsed roof, in Center Point, Ala., Jan. 25, 2012. Ed Jones and his wife of 63 years have lived in Center Point since 1958. Early Monday morning their home was destroyed by the tornado that devastated Center Point and Clay. Family members came by to help including granddaughter Ashley Farmer and great grandson Rhylan Kendrick, 10 months. They aren't sure if the home will be demolished or if some parts of it can be saved. – AP
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A window washer works on the side of a hotel, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Atlanta. – AP
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Kashmiri boats man paddles his Shikara or traditional gondola in the Dal Lake, on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. – AP
