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This May 16, 2010, file photo shows George Steinbrenner, along with his wife, Joan (left), at the dedication of George M. Steinbrenner High School in Lutz, Fla. A person close to George Steinbrenner says the Yankees owner died Tuesday morning, July 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Tampa Tribune, Chris Urso, File)

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** FILE ** George Steinbrenner, along with his wife, Joan (left), attends the dedication of George M. Steinbrenner High School in Lutz, Fla., on May 16, 2010. (AP Photo/The Tampa Tribune, Chris Urso, File)

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Parents at Reed College in Portland, Ore., discuss "The Odyssey" during a freshmen orientation event. (Associated Press)

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NBA free agent LeBron James talks with high school players at the LeBron James Skills Academy for high school and college basketball players at Rhodes Arena on the University of Akron campus in Akron, Ohio, Wednesday, July 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

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A construction worker wipes sweat from his face as he installs roofing tiles as part of a solar panel installation project at Park Ridge High School in Park Ridge, N.J., Wednesday, July 7, 2010. Temperatures in the Northeast are expected to reach 100 for the second straight day. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)

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This undated photo provided by College of the Holy Cross shows parent Tony Squillaro, left, as he talks with orientation leader Justin Brooks in Kimball Dining Hall at the college in Worcester, Mass. Some orientations for families of incoming freshman are packed with workshops, tours and speeches on subjects ranging from letting go to campus safety. (AP Photo/College of the Holy Cross, Dan Vaillancourt)

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An instructor teaches Detroit Public Schools parents skills to help their children in school. (Associated Press)

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President Obama outlines the need for immigration policy overhaul during a speech at the American University School of International Service in Washington, Thursday, July 1, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Barack Obama outlines the need for immigration policy overhaul during a speech at the American University School of International Service in Washington, Thursday, July 1, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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This undated image taken from the Russian social networking website "Odnoklassniki," or Classmates, shows a woman who journalists have identified as Anna Chapman. Chapman, along with 10 others, was arrested on charges of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government without notifying the U.S. attorney general. (AP Photo)

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Profits from sales of an "extremely limited edition" George Washington rye whiskey will benefit Mount Vernon's education programs. Photo by Russ Flint/Special to The Washington Times

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Texas State Guard Dennis McLane of Sugarland talks to an unidentified child at the Edcouch Elsa High School on Wednesday afternoon, June 30, 2010 in Elsa, Texas. The school was being used as a shelter for residents fleeing Hurricane Alex. (AP Photo/The Monitor, Delcia Lopez)

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First lady Michelle Obama jumps rope Wednesday with students in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Obama's "Let's Move" initiative aims to increase awareness and decrease the rate of obesity. (Associated Press)

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Anne, a child with Down syndrome, draws during a meeting in Paris on April 11, 2001, of the Collective Against Handiphobia, a French advocacy and support group for parents of children born with birth defects. AP PHOTO ERIC FEFERBERG

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First lady Michelle Obama uses a jump- rope during exercise activities at an event highlighting the work of the Physical Fitness Council on Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at the Columbia Heights Education Campus Bell Multicultural High School in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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D.C. schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee said she has some concerns about the D.C. Healthy Schools Act, among them the fact that some schools do not have cafeterias or kitchens. (The Washington Times)

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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. (left) and Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner listen as the president speaks at the Town Hall Education Arts and Recreation Campus (THEARC) theater. (Associated Press)

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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men gather in Jerusalem on Thursday, June 17, 2010, during a protest against an Israeli Supreme Court ruling forcing the integration of a religious girls school. Jerusalem police said about 100,000 people converged in the city center to support the parents who oppose integration and are to be jailed for two weeks for defying the integration efforts by keeping their daughters from school. (AP Photo / Oded Balilty)

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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish schoolgirls stand on rooftops in Jerusalem on Thursday, June 17, 2010, to watch a mass demonstration against an Israeli Supreme Court ruling forcing the integration of a religious girls school. Jerusalem police said about 100,000 people converged in in the city's center to support the parents who oppose integration and are to be jailed for two weeks for defying the integration efforts by keeping their daughters from school. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men escort parents (center) who oppose the integration of a religious girls school as they make their way to police headquarters in Jerusalem, where they are to be arrested on Thursday, June 17, 2010. Israel's Supreme Court ruled Sunday that the school must be integrated and ordered the dozens of parents, who have defied the integration efforts by keeping their daughters from school, to be jailed for two weeks, a decision that brought mass demonstrations by the ultra-Orthodox community. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)