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Rachid Ghanouchi (center) addresses supporters shortly after arriving in Tunis, Tunisia, on Sunday. The leader of a Tunisian Islamist party was long outlawed by authorities. (Associated Press)

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From left, Tunisia's Central Bank Governor Mustapha Kamel Nabli, Tunisia's Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Yassine Brahim and Minister of Communication Technology Sami Zaoui participate in a media conference regarding recent events in Tunisia at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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A protester holds a burned picture of former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali during a demonstration in Tunis, Tuesday, Jan. 25. 2011. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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** FILE ** Armed Tunisian protesters shout slogans against members of the Constitutional Democratic Rally party on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011, in Tunis, Tunisia. The party was founded by ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali. (AP Photo)

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Protesters embrace soldiers during a demonstration against former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in the center of Tunis, Tunisia, on Monday. Police were seen using tear gas to break up a demonstration on the main avenue in central Tunis on Monday, and helicopters were circling overhead. (Associated Press)

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A woman kisses a soldier as she protests against former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in the center of Tunis, Monday, Jan. 17. 2011. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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A torn banner of former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is seen in the center of Tunis, Sunday, Jan. 16.2011. Tunisia sped toward a new future after its iron-fisted leader fled, with an interim president sworn in and ordering the country's first multiparty government to be formed. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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In this image made from Channel 7 Tunisia TV Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is seen making a speech in Tunis, on Thursday Jan. 13 2011. Violent anti-government protests drove Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali from power Friday Jan. 14 2011 after 23 years of iron-fisted rule, as anger over soaring unemployment and corruption spilled into the streets. (AP Photo / Channel 7 Tunisia)

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Protestors shout slogan against former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in the center of Tunis, Monday, Jan. 17. 2011. Tunisia's interim leaders plan to announce a new government Monday that includes opposition leaders for the first time, a move they hope will stabilize their violence-wracked nation. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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Protestors cheers a soldier during a demonstration against former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in the center of Tunis, Monday, Jan. 17. 2011. Tunisia's interim leaders plan to announce a new government Monday that includes opposition leaders for the first time _ a move they hope will stabilize their violence-wracked nation. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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Tunisians living in Belgium protest against Tunisia's President Zine Abidine El Ben Ali at the Brussels' stock market, Saturday Jan. 15, 2011. Tunisia has been grappling with looting, deadly fires and widespread unrest after protests forced President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to flee to Saudi Arabia on Friday. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

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People march during a demonstration in solidarity with Tunisia, in Marseille, southern France , Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011. Unrest engulfed Tunisia on Saturday after a popular rebellion forced the president to flee. Dozens of inmates were killed in two prison fires, looters emptied shops and torched the main train station and gunfire echoed through the capital. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

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Protestors run away from tear gas during a demonstration against former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in the center of Tunis, Monday, Jan. 17. 2011. Police were seen using tear gas to break up a demonstration on the main avenue in central Tunis on Monday, and helicopters were circling overhead. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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A soldier wears flowers on his uniform during a demonstration against former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in the center of Tunis, Monday, Jan. 17. 2011. Police were seen using tear gas to break up a demonstration on the main avenue in central Tunis on Monday, and helicopters were circling overhead. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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In this Nov. 7, 2008 file photo, Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali joins his hands during a meeting marking the 21st anniversary of his ascent to power in Tunis. Ben Ali declared a state of emergency Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 and announced that he would fire his government as thousands of protesters mobbed the capital to demand his ouster. Tunisian air space was closed, gunfire rang out in Tunis, and police beat any protesters they could grab. Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi has gone on state television to say he is assuming power in Tunisia. (AP Photo/dapd, Hassene Dridi, File)

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Women smile as they walk past a torn poster with a photo of former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in the center of Tunis, the Tunisian capital, on Sunday, Jan. 16. 2011. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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A supermarket is on fire after it was sacked and looted in Bizerte, Tunisia, on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011. The Tunisian capital's main train station has been burned to the ground, and shops have been sacked and looted in violence that came after the North African nation's president fled the country. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)

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Prime Minister of Tunisia, Mohammed Ghannouchi, appears on state television Friday Jan. 14, 2011, to announce that he is assuming power in Tunisia. The announcement came on Friday after many thousands of protesters mobbed the capital of Tunis to demand the ousting of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and unconfirmed reports said he has already left the country. (AP Photo)

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Protesters hold a banner reading "Ben Ali get out", calling for the resignation of Tunisia's President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, in the capital, Tunis, Friday, Jan. 14,2011. (AP Photo)

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In this frame-grab image taken from amateur video acquired by Associated Press Television News, protesters are seen amid a burning vehicle in Douz, Tunisia, on Wednesday Jan. 12, 2011. (AP Photo)