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** FILE ** The Obama administration recently decided to release 30 million barrels of oil from the country's emergency reserve as part of a broader international response to lost oil supplies caused by turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)

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Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times Alan Ward with Sasaki Associates, a Watertown, Mass.-based architectural-design firm, presents his company's plans for a new design for President's Park South, also known as the Ellipse, to the National Capital Planning Commission on Tuesday. Five design firms from around the country were selected to present designs.

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**FILE** French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (center) exits the International Monetary Fund in Washington on June 22, 2011. She was interviewing in competition to succeed former IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn. (Associated Press)

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D.C. Council member Michael A. Brown, at-large independent, says online gambling is a win-win that can generate millions in public revenue. (The Washington Times)

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Billy Garlin (left), a sales and leasing consultant at the Big Two Toyota Scion of Chandler car dealership, shows Lacey Rivera (center) and her sister Shelbey Kearns the new car Ms. Rivera had just purchased, in Chandler, Ariz., on Thursday, June 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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"We have not refused any new revenue. For example, we've been discussing some fee increases and some other things that would actually generate revenue." - Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican

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Low-rise buildings are in the early stages of construction by Minmetals Land Ltd., the real estate development arm of China Minmetals Corp., China's largest metals trader, in Guangdong, China. Residents of Hallstatt, Austria, have mixed emotions about their village being copied.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Greg Mortenson hasn't been seen in public since undergoing a medical procedure to fix a heart condition shortly after "60 Minutes" questioned spending at his charitable foundation and claims made in his best-seller "Three Cups of Tea."

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Former Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson speaks to the media outside the U.S. Federal Courthouse, in Greenbelt, Md., Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Johnson's wife, Leslie Johnson, intends to plea guilty to charges next week. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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"This legislation modernizes our patent system to help create private-sector jobs and keep America on the leading edge of innovation," said House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, as lawmakers voted to align the U.S. patent system closer with those of other countries. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Phil Mendelson, chairman of the Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary, said, “The biggest issue here ... has to be the lack of clarity.” (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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COLUMBIA PICTURES-SONY VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS Cameron Diaz's "Bad Teacher" can be pretty funny as she tries to raise money for plastic surgery, land a rich husband and escape the classroom.

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The Arlington home is on the market for $935,000. Built in 2003, the home has four bedrooms, three full baths and a powder room.

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Waterford Development is building 89 condominiums at Rhodes Hill Square in Arlington. The three low-rise buildings have a red brick exterior and white trim.

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** FILE ** In this Dec. 11, 2001, file photo, a silicone gel breast implant is shown at Mentor Corp. manufacturing facility in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam, file)

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**FILE** In this photo from April 18, 2011, Frans van Houten, CEO of lighting and consumer electronics giant Royal Philips Electronics, poses prior to a news conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Associated Press)

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An outside wall at the new distillery and offices of Wild Turkey in Lawrenceburg, Ky., carries the familiar turkey logo. The company spent $50 million on the new facility.

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A fan waves and Irish flag on the first fairway during the final round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Sunday, June 19, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Account Manager/Recruiter Jack L. Beabout with Dunhill Staffing Systems, discusses the positive influence that Boeing brings to the Charleston, SC. community on June 16, 2011 at his office in Mount Pleasant, SC. Dunhill Staffing Systems is a recruiting firm that places professionals with companies for jobs. Boeing is one of those companies. (Jeremy Lock/Special to The Washington Times)

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President of Dunhill Staffing Systems, Neil G. Whitman discusses the positive influence that Boeing brings to the Charleston, SC. community on June 16, 2011 at his office in Mount Pleasant, SC. Dunhill Staffing Systems is a recruiting firm that places professionals with companies for jobs. Boeing is one of those companies. (Jeremy Lock/Special to The Washington Times)