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Kaziah Hall of the West Indian American Kite Association prepares to launch a large kite into flight during the annual Kite Festival on the National Mall, in Washington, Sunday, April 10, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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The West Indian American Kite Association was on hand giving out free kites and helping children put them togetherduring the annual Kite Festival on the National Mall, in Washington, Sunday, April 10, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Xian Lin, of Potomac, Md., flies his kite during the annual kite festival on the National Mall, in Washington, Sunday, April 10, 2011. On his kite were the mascots from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Xian Lin of Potomac, Md., flies his kite during the Blossom Kite Festival on the National Mall in Washington on Sunday, April 10, 2011. On his kite were the mascots of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks on Friday, April 8, 2011, about the release of the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2010. It says more than 40 governments are now blocking their citizens' access to the Internet, with firewalls, regulatory restrictions and technologies “to repress speech.” (AP Photo)

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Appearing on “Fox News Sunday,” House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Virginia Republican, said, "We've had to bring this president kicking and screaming to the table to cut spending." (Fox News via Associated Press)

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Republican Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, appearing on "Meet the Press," says the White House needs to cut back on spending. (Associated Press)

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This artist rendering shows the New York Stock Exchange's proposed trading-floor renovations, expected to be finished by the end of next year. The exchange plans on renting out its floor space for an increased number of events. (Associated Press)

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Author Richard Brookhiser says some of the nation's founders would be astounded by the amount of national debt today.

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** FILE ** Lu Qing, wife of avant-garde artist and outspoken government critic Ai Weiwei, listens during an interview in Beijing on Wednesday, April 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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In this Feb. 9, 2011 photo, the logo of ITA Software is displayed at the company's office in Cambridge, Mass. Government officials are letting Google proceed with its $700 million purchase of airline fare tracker ITA Software. The deal will establish the Internet search giant as a key player in the online travel market.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Illustration: Banking regulation by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

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POSITIVE FEEDBACK: Adm. Gary Roughead (left), chief of naval operations, and Gen. James F. Amos, Marine Corps commandant, testify to the House Armed Services Committee about ending the "don't ask, don't tell" policy for homosexuals. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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A man who goes by the Internet alias "Forest Intelligence" looks at the "Jasmine Movement" website at a cafe in Seoul. He oversees the recruitment of volunteers and maintains the website. (Associated Press)

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Inside the Capitol, Democrats and Republicans are trying to reach a compromise on the fiscal 2011 budget before the money runs out at midnight Friday. (Bloomberg)

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray listens as Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton talks Wednesday about her attempts to get Congress to allow the District to spend its own funds for the remainder of the fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. Her attempt failed an a federal shutdown would affect many facets of life in the city. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Tim Kaine autographs campaign signs at his campaign kickoff in Richmond on Wednesday. The former governor says the state can teach the federal government a thing or two about economic prosperity, fiscal responsibility and a tradition of balance and civility. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Steven Spielberg withdrew his involvement in the Beijing Olympics, but activists want a bolder approach from the American cultural community.

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Barry Bonds goes through security as he arrives at a federal courthouse for his perjury trial, Wednesday, April 6, 2011, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

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** FILE ** In this file photo taken Feb. 23, 2011, three Dish Network satellite dishes are shown at an apartment complex in Palo Alto, Calif. Dish Network Corp. said Wednesday, April 6, 2011, it won the auction for Blockbuster Inc. with a bid valued at $228 million in cash.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)