A Turkish soldier with the NATO led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stands guard, right, at the scene of a suicide car bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. A suicide car bomber struck a heavily guarded neighborhood Tuesday near the home of a former Afghan vice president and a hotel favored by Westerners, officials said. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

A Turkish soldier with the NATO led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stands guard, right, at the scene of a suicide car bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. A suicide car bomber struck a heavily guarded neighborhood Tuesday near the home of a former Afghan vice president and a hotel favored by Westerners, officials said.

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  7. LAS VEGAS - MARCH 16: President and CEO NATO, John Fithian (L) and Chairman and CEO, Motion Picture Association of America, Dan Glickman speak onstage at the state of the industry update during ShoWest 2010 held at Paris Las Vegas on March 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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