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Army Capt. Stephanie Godman, a Sapper candidate, wears her pink flip-flops as she steps past boots on her way to the shower after spending her first night in an actual bed in the co-ed barracks after two grueling weeks in the field, at the U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center (MANSCEN) at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., on Thursday, June 28, 2012. (The Washington Times)

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Sapper candidate and Army Captain Aston Armstrong brushes her hair as she wakes up alongside the men after spending her first night in an actual bed after two grueling weeks in the field, a day after Sapper School training ended for the candidates at U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center (MANSCEN) and Fort Leonard Wood in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Thursday, June 28, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Sapper candidate and Army Captain Aston Armstrong wakes up after spending her first night in an actual bed after two grueling weeks in the field, a day after Sapper School training ended for the candidates at U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center (MANSCEN) and Fort Leonard Wood in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Thursday, June 28, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Nationals General Manager Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Mike Rizzo gives a hug to Bryce Harper (34) prior to the game as the Washington Nationals host the Colorado Rockies. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Capt. Stephanie Godman has changed into her pink flip-flops and steps past the boots of other sapper trainees on her way to the shower after spending her first night in an actual bed in the co-ed barracks after two grueling weeks in the field. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Army Capt. Aston Armstrong brushes her hair after waking up in quarters she shares with men in sapper training after spending her first night in an actual bed following two grueling weeks in the field. Trainees rig explosives, detect mines and set up firing systems. The training pushes them to their physical and mental limits. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Ethiopian Ambassador to the U.S. Girma Birru (center) chats with then-Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Vice Chairman Leonard Manning in March at the embassy. In his MWAA role, Mr. Manning helped facilitate opening the U.S. market to Ethiopian roses. (Jessica Carpenter/The Washington Times)

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People attend a real estate fair in Nanjing, China, earlier this year. China's economy may slow further despite stimulus measures, Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday. A rise in real estate prices, driven in part by government stimulus spending and bank lending, has fueled political tensions. (Associated Press)

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Singer Susan Boyle received an honorary doctorate on Friday from Scotland's Queen Margaret University in recognition of her "contribution to the creative industries." (Associated Press)

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Julia Bluhm of Waterville, Maine, holds up a copy of "Seventeen" magazine as she leads a protest outside Hearst Corp. headquarters in New York. (Associated Press)

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David Lindow has been building his clocks from the basement of his barn in Lake Ariel, Pa., for more than two decades. He fell in love with the business shortly after college. He is one of the last manufacturers in the country of grandfather clocks.

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Architect Frank Gehry's design for an extension of the Corcoran Gallery of Art was aimed at solving the space situation, but plans were abandoned when it became clear that the total cost could not be met from a fund started for the purpose. Mr. Gehry did receive $17 million for his design. (Gehry Partners/Corcoran Gallery of Art via Associated Press)