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This still made from video shows a police officer and soldier blocking the road at the main gate of the Army base at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday Nov. 5, 2009. A soldier opened fire at a U.S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday, unleashing a stream of gunfire that left 12 people dead and 31 wounded. Authorities killed the gunman, and apprehended two other soldiers suspected in what appears to be the worst mass shooting at a U.S. military base.

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Monica Cain tries to call her husband, a soldier at Fort Hood, with her daughter by her side, outside the main gate of the Army base at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday Nov. 5, 2009. A soldier opened fire at a U.S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday, unleashing a stream of gunfire that left 12 people dead and 31 wounded. Authorities killed the gunman, and apprehended two other soldiers suspected in what appears to be the worst mass shooting at a U.S. military base.

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This Jan. 2, 20004 picture shows the East Gate of Fort Hood, Texas. A Fort Hood spokesperson says one shooter is in custody after a mass shooting on the Texas Army base on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Army officials say at least seven people are dead and 20 wounded.

AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Larry Kolvoord

In this file photo members of the 1st Cavalry Division train at Fort Hood, Texas. A Fort Hood spokeswoman says one shooter is in custody after a mass shooting on the Texas Army base. Army officials say at least seven people are dead and 20 wounded.

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A Manitoba teen girl's scars, which she says are a result of being struck with a Taser by police.

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This Nov. 1, 2009 file photo provided by the Cleveland Police Department shows Anthony Sowell, 50, who Cleveland Police arrested Saturday, Oct. 31 on a rape and felonious assault warrant. The number of bodies found in and near a rapist's home rose to at least 10 on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, when authorities unearthed four corpses from the backyard and found a skull in a bucket in the basement.

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Cleveland police search the porch at the home of Anthony Sowell, where bodies have been discovered Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 in Cleveland. Police in Cleveland say officers who went to a home looking for a rape suspect found two decomposing bodies upstairs and what appeared to be a freshly dug grave in the basement.

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A Cuyahoga County coroner van leaves Anthony Sowell's home on the east side of Cleveland, Oct. 30, 2009 carrying a victim discovered in the house. Police in Cleveland say officers who went to a home looking for a rape suspect found two decomposing bodies upstairs and what appeared to be a freshly dug grave in the basement.

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Anthony Sowell, right, stands behind public defender Kathleen DeMetz during his court appearance Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in Cleveland. Sowell, 50, has been charged with five counts of aggravated murder and held without bond after 10 bodies were discovered in his home over the past few days. Sowell was ordered held without bond.

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Patricia Warren of Cleveland holds up a missing persons poster of her cousin Janice Webb, missing since June of this year, outside the home of Anthony Sowell on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 in Cleveland. Police say officers who went to the home looking for a rape suspect found two decomposing bodies upstairs and what appeared to be a freshly dug grave in the basement.

AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, John Kuntz

An injured man speaks on his mobile phone as he sits outside the Karama hospital on October 25, 2009. Twin suicide car bombs blasted the justice ministry and the provincial offices in central Baghdad killing over 90 people and injuring some 600 others. AFP PHOTO / KHALIL AL-MURSHIDI (Photo credit should read KHALIL AL-MURSHIDI/AFP/Getty Images)

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In this image from an amateur video a man runs from the blast as one of two huge car bombs explode in central Baghdad Sunday Oct 25 2009. The bombs killed at least 91 people in an apparent attempt to target the fragile city's government offices, Iraqi medical officials and authorities said. Sunday's explosions, which also injured at least 250 people, went off less than a minute apart near two prominent government institutions _ the Ministry of Justice and the headquarters of the Baghdad provincial administration _ in a neighborhood that houses a number of government institutions. (AP Photo)

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In this image from an amateur video a man runs from the blast as one of two huge car bombs explode in central Baghdad Sunday Oct 25 2009. The bombs killed at least 91 people in an apparent attempt to target the fragile city's government offices, Iraqi medical officials and authorities said. Sunday's explosions, which also injured at least 250 people, went off less than a minute apart near two prominent government institutions _ the Ministry of Justice and the headquarters of the Baghdad provincial administration _ in a neighborhood that houses a number of government institutions. (AP Photo)

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In this image from an amateur video a policeman man reacts as one of two huge car bombs explode in central Baghdad Sunday Oct 25 2009. The bombs killed at least 91 people in an apparent attempt to target the fragile city's government offices, Iraqi medical officials and authorities said. Sunday's explosions, which also injured at least 250 people, went off less than a minute apart near two prominent government institutions _ the Ministry of Justice and the headquarters of the Baghdad provincial administration _ in a neighborhood that houses a number of government institutions. (AP Photo)

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Iraqi army officers stand on the edge of a crater outside the destroyed ministries of justice and labour following a suicide bombing outside on October 25, 2009. Twin suicide car bombs blasted the justice ministry and the provincial offices in central Baghdad killing at least 90 people and injuring 600 others. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

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Iraqi fire men are seen working in different offices of the ministries of justice and labour following a suicide bombing on October 25, 2009. Twin suicide car bombs blasted the justice ministry and the provincial offices in central Baghdad killing at least 90 people and injuring 600 others. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

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Iraqis gather at the site of a massive bomb attack at the Ministry of Justice, right, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. Iraq police say that a pair of powerful explosions rocked downtown Baghdad. The blasts went off in front of the headquarters of the Baghdad provincial administration and near the Ministry of Justice building during the morning rush hour as people headed to work. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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Iraqis inspect the badly damaged building of the Ministry of Justice in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 after a pair of powerful explosions rocked downtown Baghdad The blasts went off in front of the headquarters of the Baghdad provincial administration and near the Ministry of Justice building during the morning rush hour as people headed to work. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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Iraqis gather at the site of a massive bomb attack at the Ministry of Justice in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 after a pair of powerful explosions rocked downtown Baghdad. The blasts went off in front of the headquarters of the Baghdad provincial administration and near the Ministry of Justice building during the morning rush hour as people headed to work. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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An Iraqi weeps as he walks away from the ministries of justice and labour following a suicide bombing on October 25, 2009. Twin suicide car bombs blasted the justice ministry and the provincial offices in central Baghdad killing at least 90 people and injuring 600 others. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

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Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi, who hurled his shoes at President George W. Bush during a Baghdad news conference on Dec. 14, 2008, was released Tuesday after serving nine months in an Iraqi prison. He said he was tortured with beatings and electric shocks in his first few days in custody.

Evan Vucci, AP

Bush ducks the first incoming shoe with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki at his side. His protest made him a hero across the Middle East.

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Al-Maliki uses his hand to shield Bush from the second shoe. Neither man was hit. During the attack, al-Zeidi shouted, "This is your farewell kiss, you dog," at Bush. Security guards immediately wrestled al-Zeidi to the ground and took him into custody.

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Al-Zeidi, a journalist with the al-Bagdhadia television channel, was initially sentenced to three years in prison for assaulting a foreign leader. In April an Iraqi court shortened his sentence to a year, and last month it was further reduced for good behavior to nine months.

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Al-Zeidi's outburst turned him into a national hero in Iraq. Here, an Iraqi displays a sign calling for the reporter's release from police custody during a Dec. 15 protest in Baghdad.

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This sculpture in Tikrit, Iraq -- the hometown of former dictator Saddam Hussein -- was inspired by al-Zeidi's action. The sofa-sized artwork was unveiled Jan. 29, but later central government officials ordered it removed.

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The journalist's protest also was hailed elsewhere in the Arab world. Here, a Palestinian takes part Dec. 16 in a Gaza City demonstration calling for al-Zeidi's release. (Sources: AP, CNN)

Khalil Hamra, AP

A truck laden with explosives blew up next to Iraq's Foreign Ministry, killing at least 47, Wednesday, August 19, 2009. (Adam Ashton/Modesto Bee/MCT)

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Damage to the Iraqi Foreign Ministry is seen after a massive bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. A series of deadly explosions targeting government and commercial buildings struck Baghdad Wednesday, killing scores of people and wounding many more Iraqi police and medical officials said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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The brother of Um Khatab (second from right) was killed when a truck bomb exploded next to Iraq's Foreign Ministry, Wednesday, August 19, 2009, crushing the floor where he worked. (Adam Ashton/Modesto Bee/MCT)

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Thair Khayoun's street-level shop was destroyed Wednesday, August 19, 2009, when a truck bomb exploded at the nearby Iraqi Foreign Ministry. She was buried under her shelves until a taxi driver pulled her free. (Mohammed al Dulaimy/MCT)

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Iraqi security forces inspect a creator caused by a massive bomb attack on the Foreign Ministry, in Baghdad, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. A series of deadly explosions targeting government and commercial buildings struck Baghdad Wednesday, killing scores and wounding more than 300, Iraqi police and medical officials said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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An Iraqi policeman looks at the debris on the damaged Mohammad al-Qassem bridge following a massive explosion near the Iraqi finance ministry in the northern Baghdad neighbourhood of Waziriyah on August 19, 2009. A series of devastating attacks across Baghdad killed at least 75 people, in the worst day of carnage to hit the Iraqi capital since US troops pulled out of the conflict-hit nation's cities. A truck bomb struck outside the finance ministry, destroying part of the bridge near the ministry compound, and leaving 28 people dead and more than 200 injured, nearby hospitals said. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

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A general view shows the damaged Mohammad al-Qassem bridge following a massive explosion near the Iraqi finance ministry in the northern Baghdad neighbourhood of Waziriyah on August 19, 2009. A series of devastating attacks across Baghdad killed at least 75 people, in the worst day of carnage to hit the Iraqi capital since US troops pulled out of the conflict-hit nation's cities. A truck bomb struck outside the finance ministry, destroying part of the bridge near the ministry compound, and leaving 28 people dead and more than 200 injured, nearby hospitals said. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

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A general view shows the damaged Mohammad al-Qassem bridge following a massive explosion near the Iraqi finance ministry (C) in the northern Baghdad neighbourhood of Waziriyah on August 19, 2009. A series of devastating attacks across Baghdad killed at least 75 people, in the worst day of carnage to hit the Iraqi capital since US troops pulled out of the conflict-hit nation's cities. A truck bomb struck outside the finance ministry, destroying part of the bridge near the ministry compound, and leaving 28 people dead and more than 200 injured, nearby hospitals said. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

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US troops patrol the area around the finance ministry building (R) following a massive explosion in the northern Baghdad neighbourhood of Waziriyah on August 19, 2009. A series of devastating attacks across Baghdad killed at least 75 people, in the worst day of carnage to hit the Iraqi capital since US troops pulled out of the conflict-hit nation's cities. A truck bomb struck outside the finance ministry, destroying part of the bridge near the ministry compound, and leaving 28 people dead and more than 200 injured, nearby hospitals said. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

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Iraqi policemen inspect the damage at the Mohammad al-Qassem bridge following a massive explosion near the Iraqi finance ministry in the northern Baghdad neighbourhood of Waziriyah on August 19, 2009. A series of devastating attacks across Baghdad killed at least 75 people, in the worst day of carnage to hit the Iraqi capital since US troops pulled out of the conflict-hit nation's cities. A truck bomb struck outside the finance ministry, destroying part of the bridge near the ministry compound, and leaving 28 people dead and more than 200 injured, nearby hospitals said. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

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