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Incoming students, or plebes, read their Reef Points booklets as they await further instructions during Induction Day in Alumni Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis on Thursday, June 30, 2011. The Reef Points serve as an introduction to the Navy, and the plebes are expected to memorize all of the facts in the book. They are instructed to hold the books squarely in front of their face as they read them. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Incoming U.S. Naval Academy students, or plebes, stand straight as they await further instructions during Induction Day in Alumni Hall at the academy in Annapolis on Thursday, June 30, 2011. Induction Day marks the day the young men and women begin their transformation from civilians to midshipmen and begin their plebe-summer training program. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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1/C Matthews Adams (right), a senior at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, instructs plebes, or first-year students, to walk "fast and with purpose" as they make their way from getting their hair cut to picking up their gear during Induction Day at the academy in Annapolis on Thursday, June 30, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Incoming U.S. Naval Academy students, or plebes, read their Reef Points booklets while waiting with their Navy-issued gear to head to their dormitory on Induction Day at the academy in Annapolis on Thursday, June 30, 2011. The Reef Points serve as an introduction to the Navy, and the plebes are expected to memorize all of the facts in the book. They are instructed to hold the books squarely in front of their face as they read them. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Plebe Joshua Werling of Beloit, Wis., gets his hair cut during Induction Day for first-year students in Alumni Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis on Thursday, June 30, 2011. Induction Day marks the day the young men and women begin their transformation from civilians to midshipmen and begin their plebe-summer training program. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Incoming U.S. Naval Academy students, or plebes, learn how to put on their hats properly during Induction Day in Alumni Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis on Thursday, June 30, 2011. Induction Day marks the day the young men and women begin their transformation from civilians to midshipmen and begin their plebe-summer training program. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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College lecturers picket outside Croydon College in south London as thousands of public-service workers and teachers in the United Kingdom strike over pension cuts on Thursday, June 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

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Associated Press photographs Cambodian students look at books about the Khmer Rouge at a high School in Phnom Penh. Eight years after the creation of a U.N.-backed multinational panel to hold trials on the regime, it is riven by suspicion.

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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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Joplin High School in Joplin, Mo., was one of three schools there that were destroyed by a tornado late last month. Because so many were damaged or destroyed, half of the high school students will attend classes in an empty big-box store. (Associated Press)

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A recently carved eagle representing the school's mascot stands guard in front of what was Joplin High School. It was carved by a Tennessee artist from the remnants of an oak tree that was sliced in two and stripped of its bark by the twister. (Associated Press)

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ROD LAMKEY JR./THE WASHINGTON TIMES Kaya Henderson was unanimously approved by the D.C. Council on Tuesday to become the District's public schools chief. She had served as acting chancellor since March 9.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Natasha Alexenko, who was raped at gunpoint as a college student, was interviewed for the HBO documentary "Sex Crimes Unit."

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Amateur Patrick Cantlay, USA, hits off the first tee as his caddie Dane Jako, his high-school coach, and Peter Hanson, of Sweden, watch 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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Amateur Patrick Cantlay, USA, is handed his driver by his caddie Dane Jako, his high-school coach, in the tee box of the first hole 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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ASSOCIATED PRESS Authoritarian government "corrupts all society," Peruvian Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa told students at a Shanghai school on Tuesday.

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PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROD LAMKEY JR./THE WASHINGTON TIMES First-round draft pick Ryan Kerrigan (left) will take double-team pressure off right outside linebacker Brian Orakpo in the Redskins' 3-4 defensive alignment. The pair provided a glimpse into the future during a practice Tuesday at a Northern Virginia high school.

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William Hanusek (above), of Alexandria, served in the U.S. Army at Guadalcanal in the Pacific during World War II. He was among the veterans and civilians who talked about their wartime experience with students Thursday at Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Joey Cronin, 13, (right in photo above), asks Mr. Hanusek how the war changed him as fellow students (from left) Kincaid Youman, 13, Mahatha Kambham, 12, and Crystal Pan, 13, listen in. Another student takes notes (left) during one of the small-group interviews. There were also panel discussions and WWII-inspired entertainment provided by the students. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Buck Shelton, left, of Fairfax, Va., who served in the Battle of the Bulge, walks down the hallway at Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly, Va., on Thursday, June 9, 2011 with his friend Sandy MacNabb of Oakton, Va., who served in the U.S. Navy in Korea, China and the Formsa Straits. The WWII vets were at the school as part of its 10th annual World War II Day, called "The Latest Generation Meets the Greatest Generation." The day included small-group interviews with WWII vets as well as panel discussions and World War II-inspired entertainment provided by the students. More than 100 vets participated in the day. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)