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Greg Poe, an aerial acrobatic pilot, prepares himself before taking flight aboard his ethanol powered aircraft, Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in Manassas, Va. Poe will be preforming at the Joint Service Open House and Air Show at Andrews Air force Base, which will also feature the Thunderbirds, the Golden Knights, and other aerial and ground attractions. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)
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ANDREW S. GERACI / THE WASHINGTON TIMES Pilot Greg Poe, an aerial acrobatic pilot, takes off from Harry P. Davis Field in Manassas, Va., in his ethanol-powered aircraft.
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Office workers stroll through a street filled with restaurants at lunchtime in Tokyo on May 19, 2011. Japan's economy contracted sharply in the first quarter, veering back into recession as factory production and consumer spending wilted in the aftermath of March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Associated Press)
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A Boeing 707 tanker burns after crashing during takeoff from Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu in Ventura, Calif., on Wednesday, May 18, 2011. The three crewmen on board escaped with minor injuries, authorities said. (AP Photo/Ventura County Star, Stephen Osman)
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K.Hovnanian Homes is building single-family homes at Four Seasons at New Kent Vineyards in New Kent County, Va. The Berry Hill model has 2,320 square feet and is priced from $274,990.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Flood victim Vivian Taylor-Wells can only sit and wait Wednesday at a Red Cross shelter in Vicksburg, Miss. She had just spent her second night in the shelter after funds for a motel ran out. She was forced from her home a week ago by the rising Mississippi River.
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Farmers work as floodwaters from the Mississippi River creep across their fields Tuesday in Natchez, Miss. The Coast Guard said it closed the river at the port in Natchez because barge traffic could increase pressure on levees already burdened by heavy river flow. (Associated Press)
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY DREW ANGERER/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Russell King of La Plata was a man on a mission while looking for his ball in a hazard area on the 17th hole. His chore was necessitated by an errant tee shot during the U.S. Open local qualifier at Worthington Manor Golf Club.
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** FILE ** Shukri Ghanem, Libyan oil minister and head of the state-run National Oil Corp., addresses a news conference in Tripoli, Libya, on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
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President Obama is greeted by Booker T. Washington High School students Cassandra Henderson (left) and Christopher Dean after stepping off Air Force One in Memphis, Tenn., for private meetings with families affected by flooding and to deliver the commencement address at Booker T. Washington High School. (Associated Press)
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Palestinian protesters take cover after Israeli soldiers opened fire at them during a rally marking "nakba," or "catastrophe," the term used by Palestinians to describe the uprooting they suffered at the time of Israel's founding on May 15, 1948, in the southern border village of Maroun el-Rass, Leb(...)
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Lebanese soldiers arrest a Palestinian protester during a rally marking "nakba," or "catastrophe," the term used by Palestinians to describe the uprooting they suffered at the time of Israel's founding on May 15, 1948, in the southern border village of Maroun el-Rass, Lebanon, Sunday, May 15, 2011. (...)
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A Palestinian protester adds a tire to a burning barricade blocking the road during clashes with Israeli troops, not seen, following a demonstration to mark the 63rd anniversary of "Nakba", Arabic for "Catastrophe", the term used to mark the events leading to Israel's founding in 1948, in the Shuafa(...)
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Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli troops, not seen, following a demonstration to mark the 63rd anniversary of "Nakba", Arabic for "Catastrophe", the term used to mark the events leading to Israel's founding in 1948, in the Shuafat refugee camp, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Sunday, May 15, (...)
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A plainclothes Israeli police officer and soldiers detain a Palestinian protestor following a demonstration to mark the 63rd anniversary of "Nakba", Arabic for "Catastrophe", the term used to mark the events leading to Israel's founding in 1948, in the Qalandiya checkpoint between Ramallah and Jerus(...)
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A plainclothes Israeli police officer detains a Palestinian protestor following a demonstration to mark the 63rd anniversary of "Nakba", Arabic for "Catastrophe", the term used to mark the events leading to Israel's founding in 1948, in the Qalandiya checkpoint between Ramallah and Jerusalem, Sunday(...)
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A Palestinian protestor stands next to a burning barricade blocking the road during clashes with Israeli troops, not seen, following a demonstration to mark the 63rd anniversary of "Nakba", Arabic for "Catastrophe", the term used to mark the events leading to Israel's founding in 1948, in the Qalan(...)
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Palestinian protesters take cover after Israeli soldiers opened fire at them during a rally marking "nakba," or "catastrophe," the term used by Palestinians to describe the uprooting they suffered at the time of Israel's founding on May 15, 1948, in the southern border village of Maroun el-Rass, Leb(...)
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A Palestinian demonstrator stands on a burnt-out car during clashes with Israeli troops, not seen, following a demonstration to mark the 63rd anniversary of "Nakba", Arabic for "Catastrophe", the term used to mark the events leading to Israel's founding in 1948, in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of(...)
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Billy Hanchett stands underneath chairs that he tied to the ceiling of his garage Sunday in Krotz Springs, La., to prepare for flooding brought on by the opening of the Morganza Spillway north of town. (Associated Press)
