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** FILE ** United States Secretary of State John Kerry prepares to address a high-level meeting on the Realization of the Millennium Development Goals and Other Internationally Agreed Development Goals for Persons with Disabilities, as part of the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Monday Sept. 23, 2013, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Justin Lane, Pool)

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** FILE ** U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses a high-level meeting on the Realization of the Millennium Development Goals and Other Internationally Agreed Development Goals for Persons with Disabilities, as part of the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Justin Lane, Pool)

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U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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Syria and Iran are just two of the global issues facing President Obama as he prepares to address the United Nations General Assembly this week. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)