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Roger Federer of Switzerland returns to Victor Hanescu of Romania during their Men's first round singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Monday, June 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

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Serena Williams of the US lies on the court after falling during her first round match against Romania's Edina Gallovits-Hall at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

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Romanian President Traian Basescu (left) exits a voting booth as his wife, Maria, stands by in Bucharest, Romania, on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Millions of Romanians braved rain and snow as they went to the polls for a parliamentary election that center-left government is expected to win, but the result could lead to more of the political instability that has plagued the impoverished Balkan nation this year. (AP Photo)

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Protesters shout anti-Israeli slogans during a protest outside the Israeli Embassy in Bucharest, Romania, on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Palestinians, along with other members of Romania's Muslim community, staged a protest against the latest Israeli military actions in the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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Associated press A Romanian bride enters a limousine as a mock kidnapper with a toy weapon holds the door for her at the Triumph Arch in Bucharest, Romania. The ancient Romanian tradition of bride stealing is getting bigger, brasher and an increasingly more common sight in the Romanian capital.

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Serena Williams, left, and Venus Williams of the United States clasp hands as they compete against Sorana Cirstea and Simona Halep of Romania in women's doubles at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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**FILE** Romanian President Traian Basescu addresses the country's parliament July 6, 2012, prior to a vote to impeach him in Bucharest, Romania. (Associated Press)

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Firefighters dig 77-year-old Elisabeta Dumitrache's house out of the snow Feb. 11, 2012, in the village of Carligul Mic, Romania. (Associated Press)

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Inmates from the Jilava prison in Romania are mobilized Monday in 5 degrees Fahrenheit to dig out a snowed-in shelter for stray dogs in nearby Glina. Temperatures plunged to minus 16.6 in some parts of Romania and -15 F in Poland. At least 36 deaths in Eastern Europe were blamed on the cold. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Anti-government protesters wave banners during a demonstration march in Bucharest, Romania, on Jan. 24, 2012. The protesters called for the resignation of the country's president and early elections. (Associated Press)

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Anti-government protesters holding banners that read "Leave" or "Come out of your houses if you care" climb on statues in front of a theater in downtown Bucharest, Romania, last Monday. They gathered as the prime minister warned that violent protests could jeopardize stability and economic growth. (Associated Press)

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Protesters sit on the ground surrounded by Romanian police in University Square, the scene of the first anti-communist protest in 1989, in Bucharest, Romania. (Associated Press)