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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)
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Paddle boarding instructor Kathy Summers (right) lines up a group of her students on the Potomac River below the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Washington. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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ROD LAMKEY JR./THE WASHINGTON TIMES Quarterback John Beck rolled out for a pass Tuesday, one of three days the team practiced at a Northern Virginia high school.
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This undated photo courtesy of Troy Glasgow shows the entrance to Gibson Hall at the Memphis College of Art in Overton Park in Memphis, Tenn. In designing the new entrance to Gibson Hall, the college's administrative building, Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects wanted to highlight the color red, a signature color for the college. LuciteLux acrylic was chosen for its translucent properties and its unique look when illuminated. (AP Photo/Troy Glasgow)
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National Geographic Bee 2011 champion Tine Valencic, 13, from Coleyville, Texas, smiles as he talks on the phone with his father (who was at home and couldn't make it to the final round in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, May 25, 2011) telling him he won. In his hand Tine holds the winning check, a $25,000 scholarship. Although he has already taken the ACT college entrance exam and scored a 32 out of 36, Tine says he still has five years to decide where he wants to go to college and what he wants to study. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is set to open a third round of Race to the Top education grants Wednesday. (Associated Press)
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Ryan Kerrigan (top), the Redskins' top draft pick in April, runs a defense drill during an informal practice at a high school in Northern Virginia. Rookie receiver Leonard Hankerson (right), selected 79th overall out of Miami, makes a move after catching a pass. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins rookie receiver Leonard Hankerson (left) pulls down a short pass as some members of the Washington Redskins hold an informal practice at a high school in northern Virginia, Tuesday, May 24, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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**FILE ** Washington Mystics rookie Jasmine Thomas, shown in college on March 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Mayor Vincent C. Gray promised that all contracts for more than $1 million would go to the D.C. Council for review, but a contract for school security remains unchecked. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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A rescue worker walks past debris at Joplin High School in Joplin, Mo., on Monday, May 23, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, severely damaging the school, a hospital, and hundreds of homes and businesses. The twister killed at least 89 people. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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** FILE ** King Abdullah (center) of Saudi Arabia waves during the inauguration of the Princess Noura bint Abdulrahaman University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, May 15, 2011. The school will be the biggest women's university in the world, with capacity for 40,000 students. (AP Photo/Saudi Press Agency)
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DeMaurice Smith, the executive director of the NFL Players Association, shown here talking to reporters outside the federal courthouse after a hearing in April, made a graduation speech at the University of Maryland that compared the players' lockout fight against the owners to the detractors the students will face in their future.
