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Boston Bruins center Ryan Spooner (51) defends as Dallas Stars' Valeri Nichushkin (43), of Russia, attempts to reach a loose puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia celebrates a point won against Maria Sharapova of Russia during their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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In this Sept. 20, 2004 photo provided by Jane Waldman and Mark Braverman, Waldman holds her future adopted daughter, Elaina, 3, in their first meeting at Specialized City Baby Home orphanage in Arkhangelsk, Russia. Waldman is frustrated that stories of troubled adoptions in the U.S. have gained prominence in Russia, while less attention is paid to the fact that most adoptions of Russian children go well. (AP Photo/Photo Courtesty of Jane Waldman and Mark Braverman)
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In this 2009 photo provided by the family, Renee Thomas holds Nikolai at an orphanage in Kursk, Russia. Thomas says she's returning to Russia in January 2014 to make the case that Jack, their adopted son, and Nikolai, Jack's biological brother, should be reunited under Russian policy of trying to keep siblings together as they grow up. "We want to respect the Russian system of justice," she said. (AP Photo)
