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The much-touted opening of Willy Brandt Brandenburg International Airport in Berlin still hasn't happened. Years in the making, plans for its debut in October and then June 3 were scuttled. Now Berlin is faced with not only international embarrassment but also the cost of reimbursing vendors, restaurants and airlines for the delayed opening. (Associated Press)
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Ashley Carpenter takes lunch orders at the Tilted Kilt, in Tempe, Ariz. The eatery is part of a booming niche in the restaurant industry known as "breastaurants" or sports bars that feature scantily clad waitresses. These small chains are copying the business model of Hooters, which pioneered the concept starting in the 1980s. (Associated Press)
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Lt. Britta Christianson, Gold Crew supply officer for the guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726), is presented with her Submarine Supply Corps "dolphins" by her commanding officer, Capt. Rodney Mills, during a ceremony at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on June 22. Capt. Dixon Hicks, Ohio's former commanding officer, looks on. Christianson is the first female Supply Corps officer to qualify in submarines. (U.S. Navy photo by Chris Calnan/Released)
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Trader Stephen Guilfoyle (center) works June 22, 2012, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (Associated Press)
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President Obama speaks June 21, 2012, at the White House to call on Congress to stop interest rates on student loans from doubling on July 1. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** In this May 11, 2012, file photo, people stand in the lobby of JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York. Moody's Investors Service on Thursday, June 21, 2012, lowered the credit ratings of 15 the world's largest banks late Thursday, including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Goldman Sachs, saying their long-term prospects for profitability and growth are shrinking. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels declines to answer questions on reports that he will be named president of Purdue University following an economic development announcement in Indianapolis, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Daniels was introduced Thursday as the next president of Purdue University, quashing speculation that he would be tapped as a vice presidential candidate or a Cabinet appointee should Mitt Romney win the White House in November. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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Ted Leonsis, owner of the Verizon Center and three teams that play there, says nine flat screens he wants to put on the arena's exterior would bring ad revenue to help propel the teams to greatness and that would mean tax revenue for the District. (The Washington Times)
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Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III has said that "National Harbor is the perfect location for this high-end $1 billion entertainment complex," in speaking of a casino recommended for the site. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
