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Students dance with Grammy-award winning music duo Mary Mary at the Cinderella Ball at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 5, 2011. This was the sixth annual Cinderella Ball, where students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities came together to celebrate. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Students at the Cinderella Ball try on comical sunglasses and hats before entering a photo booth at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 5, 2011. This was the sixth annual Cinderella Ball, where students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities came together to celebrate. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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A student shares a laugh with her mother and a staff member at the Cinderella Ball at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 5, 2011. This was the sixth annual Cinderella Ball, where students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities came together to celebrate. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Lindsey Brandt, left, sits with her friend Ryan O'Meara at the 6th annual Cinderella Ball, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, June 5, 2011. The ball, put on by The House, Inc., is for local students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities. The House, Inc. is a leadership resource for area students that offers before and after school programs and weekend activities. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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A.J. Boersma, a student at Beville Middle School in Woodbridge, Va., smiles after getting his corsage at the 6th annual Cinderella Ball, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, June 5, 2011. The ball, put on by The House, Inc., is for local students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities. The House, Inc. is a leadership resource for area students that offers before and after school programs and weekend activities. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Walking arm and arm, Ryan O'Meara and Lindsey Brandt, right, walk down the stairs to the ballroom at the 6th annual Cinderella Ball, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, June 5, 2011. The ball, put on by The House, Inc., is for local students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities. The House, Inc. is a leadership resource for area students that offers before and after school programs and weekend activities. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Rachel Haber, left, 8th grader at H.H. Poole in Stafford, Va., smiles after getting her photo taken with Cinderella (Jenny Smolinksi) at the 6th annual Cinderella Ball, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, June 5, 2011. The ball, put on by The House, Inc., is for local students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities. The House, Inc. is a leadership resource for area students that offers before and after school programs and weekend activities. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Halena Rouzer, student at North Stafford High School, gets her corsage at the 6th annual Cinderella Ball, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, June 5, 2011. The ball, put on by The House, Inc., is for local students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities. The House, Inc. is a leadership resource for area students that offers before and after school programs and weekend activities. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Halena Rouzer, left, student at North Stafford High School, gets her corsage with her mother Marlene Rouzer, right, at the 6th annual Cinderella Ball, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, June 5, 2011. The ball, put on by The House, Inc., is for local students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities. The House, Inc. is a leadership resource for area students that offers before and after school programs and weekend activities. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Kristin Bellows, a student at Stonewall Jackson High School, is escorted by a Marine to the 6th annual Cinderella Ball, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, June 5, 2011. The ball, put on by The House, Inc., is for local students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities. The House, Inc. is a leadership resource for area students that offers before and after school programs and weekend activities. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Nikki Reese, right, a senior at Woodbridge High School, is escorted by Marine Sgt. Jacob DeMille to the 6th annual Cinderella Ball, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel, in Washington, D.C., Sunday, June 5, 2011. The ball, put on by The House, Inc., is for local students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities. The House, Inc. is a leadership resource for area students that offers before and after school programs and weekend activities. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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North Stafford High School student Halena Rouzer gets her corsage at the Cinderella Ball. House members work hard to get donations, from money to such necessities as shoes, gowns and accessories "from around the world," said Ron McCormick, center vice president. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Students at the Cinderella Ball let loose on the dance floor with friends and family at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel on Sunday. The event was hosted by the Woodbridge, Va.-based House, which offers lifestyle resources while helping its students learn life skills and work on athletics and academics. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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U.S. Marines dance with students at the Cinderella Ball at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington on Sunday. Students with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities came together to celebrate the sixth annual dance. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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A student at the Cinderella Ball shares a laugh with her mother and a staff member. The event was hosted by the House, a leadership center for area students that offers before- and after-school programs and weekend activities. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Workers fill sandbags at Dakota Valley High School on Saturday, June 4, 2011, in McCook Lake, S.D. (AP Photo/The Sioux City Journal, Jim Lee)
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DREW ANGERER/THE WASHINGTON TIMES With an inflatable University of Maryland Terrapin looming over the green, Greg Owen makes a chip shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the Prince George's County Open. The Nationwide Tour event is being held at the University of Maryland Golf Course in College Park.
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DREW ANGERER/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Chris McCartin of Arlington shoots out from a green-side bunker during the first round of the Nationwide Tour Prince George's County Open in College Park. McCartin carded a 3-over 74 on the University of Maryland Golf Course.
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Rabbi Saul Kassin, 89, arrives for sentencing Tuesday in Trenton, N.J. He was among the rabbis and 46 total defendants arrested in 2009 in a massive federal probe into money laundering and corruption in New Jersey. (Associated Press)
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Students in the marching band and color guard from Wilmot High School in Wisconsin march down Constitution Ave. during the National Memorial Day Parade, in Washington, D.C., Monday, May 30, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
