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Iraqis in the northeastern town of Baqouba protest the arrest of a member of the Sahwa, or Awakening movement (also known as the Sons of Iraq) and a Sunni Muslim member of the Provincial Council, in May. The Sahwa, or Sunni militias, joined U.S. troops in the fight against al-Qaida in Iraq in 2007. Now, members face tough times. STR/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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U.S.-Allied Sunni Groups Struggle Under Iraqi Control

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Our sense of time can be influenced by things like drinking coffee, or being on an adrenaline rush from an amusement park ride like this one at Dreamworld in Australia. Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images hide caption

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Make Time Fly And You'll Have More Fun

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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies at a Dec. 10 hearing of the Congressional Oversight Panel on the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Haraz N. Ghanbari/AP hide caption

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Geithner Voices Confidence About Economic Rebound

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