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Department of Public Works employees stack up sandbags outside of Coolidge High School in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. DPW gave out some 10,000 bags Saturday at RFK to District residents and had 5,500 more on Sunday. People were allowed five bags per residence. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Professor Meredith Richards Martin lectures as a Navy veteran listens during a history class at Collin College in Frisco, Texas, earlier this month. Colleges are starting to offer veterans-only classes that cater to populations that tend to be older and more experienced. (Associated Press)

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Boston College linebacker Tim Joy (33) tackles Maryland quarterback Caleb Rowe (7) on a carry in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game in Boston, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. Boston College won 20-17. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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A member of Metropolitan Police Department recruit class 2012-3 holds his badge in his hand while being administered the oath of office during a graduation ceremony from the police academy on Oct. 26, 2012. Fifteen new officers joined the MPD after seven months of training. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Members of the Metropolitan Police Department recruit class 2012-3 place their hats underneath the stairs at the Metropolitan Police Academy before their graduation ceremony on Oct. 26, 2012, in Southwest Washington. Fifteen recruits became police officers following seven months of training at the academy. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Officer Meghan Murdock (left) helps Officer Nicole Copeland adjust her shirt before the two women graduate from the Metropolitan Police Academy in Washington on Oct. 26, 2012. Fifteen new officers from the recruit class 2012-3 joined the MPD. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney takes the stage as he campaigns at the football stadium at Defiance High School in Defiance, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at the football stadium at Defiance High School in Defiance, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Madalyn Ruggiero)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at the football stadium at Defiance High School in Defiance, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Madalyn Ruggiero)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at the football stadium at Defiance High School in Defiance, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Madalyn Ruggiero)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters, including one dressed as "Uncle Sam," as he campaigns at the football stadium at Defiance High School in Defiance, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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The bus of Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney drives towards Defiance High School in Defiance, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Supporters listen as Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at the football stadium at Defiance High School in Defiance, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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A woman who did not want to give her name shouts out while walking a protest line outside the gates of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. The rally was to show support for Dr. Angela McCaskill, Chief Diversity Officer, Gallaudet University after she was placed on administrative leave following her participation in a petition regarding same sex marriage. Approximately 50 people from the Mt. Ennon Baptist Church in Clinton, Md. were joined by a small crowd of students and news crews. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at the football stadium at Defiance High School in Defiance, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Madalyn Ruggiero)

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Amra Babic, mayor of a Bosnian town, is hopeful about tolerance. “Finally we have overcome our own prejudices,” she says. “The one about women in politics, then the one about hijab-wearing women — and even the one about hijab-wearing women in politics.” (Associated Press)