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Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show gets hair and make-up done as he hosts a 15-minute clinic open to the public with the help of Howard University medical students to get a very basic idea of people's general risk for heart disease and diabetes at Howard University in the District on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Malcom Stennett [cq] of Columbia, Md., left, and other first year Howard University medical students listen to Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show who briefly interrupted their class to speak. Dr. Oz hosted a 15-minute clinic open to the public with the help of Howard University medical students to get a very basic idea of people's general risk for heart disease and diabetes at Howard University in the District on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Joyce Carey, right, of Washington, D.C., watches as Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show listens to Dakeia's heart, left, during a 15-minute clinic open to the public with the help of Howard University medical students to get a very basic idea of people's general risk for heart disease and diabetes at Howard University in the District on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Amy Ramirez of Kensington, Md., left, leans in to get a photo with Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show as he hosts a 15-minute clinic open to the public with the help of Howard University medical students to get a very basic idea of people's general risk for heart disease and diabetes at Howard University in the District on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Linebacker Demetrius Hartsfield (9) of the Maryland Terps rubs the head of a bronze Terp, the schools mascot, after the teams win over the Miami Hurricanes at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD, Monday September 5, 2011.

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**FILE** Afghan Commandos stand in formation during an instructors' training course at their base in Afghanistan's Wardak province on Oct. 4, 2009. (Associated Press)

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The third-grade class of the W.R. O'Dell Elementary School in Concord, N.C., recite the Pledge of Allegiance at the opening of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (Andrew Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Principal Chad McRae gets students ready to head to class on the first day back to school at North Springfield Elementary School, Springfield, Va., Tuesday, September 4, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Parent liaison Tere Mathieu, center, helps get kindergardeners to class. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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P.E. teacher Sue Metz gets students excited for their first day back to school at North Springfield Elementary School. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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2nd grade teacher Ali Mallon hugs Brandon Romero's mother, on Brandon's first day back to school at North Springfield Elementary School. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Parents take their children to their classrooms on the first day back to school at North Springfield Elementary School, Springfield, Va., Tuesday, September 4, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Principal Chad McRae talks with students before they head to class on the first day back to school. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Parents take photographs and wave to their children on the first day back to school. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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P.E. teacher Sue Metz, second from left, gets students excited for their first day back to school. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Children make their way to class on the first day back to school at North Springfield Elementary School. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)