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Mayor Marion Barry during an event with Mickey Mouse on June 18, 1985 (Walter Oates/The Washington Times)

D.C. Council member Marion Barry grabs a woman's hand and starts dancing at the opening celebration for the Howard Theatre on April 9, 2012. Mr. Barry said he had heard about the Howard before moving to Washington in 1965, but once he arrived in town he had to go check it out. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Mayor Marion Barry delivers his State of the District address at the Lincoln Theater on March 25, 1996. (Daniel Rosenbaum/The Washington Times)

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D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, with Marion Barry at left and D.C. Council member Harry Thomas at right, casts the city delegations votes for President Clinton on Aug. 28, 1996 at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. (Cliff Owen/The Washington Times)

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D.C. Mayor Marion Barry listened to the music during a gathering at the Regina Mundi Catholic Church in Soweto outside Johannesburg on July 21, 1997. Mr. Barry was one of over 1,000 delegates for the fourth African African-American Summit to visit South Africa before attending the summit in Harare, Zimbabwe. (Associated Press/Lori Waselchuk)

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After being elected mayor for the third time, Marion Barry waves to the crowd with his opponent, Carol Schwartz, on Nov. 8, 1994. To the left is Rock Newman and to the right is Barry's wife Cora Masters-Barry. (Daniel Rosenbaum/The Washington Times).

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Bill Maher lamented Friday night that the numerous rape allegations surrounding Bill Cosby have made him "reevaluate" everything he thought he knew about America's dad. (YouTube)

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Alex Quigley (right) and Ben Finfer, the hosts of a Chicago sports radio show, took the opportunity to skewer their employers Thursday after learning on-air that the station is folding and they're out of jobs. (YouTube/Tribune Media)

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National Edition News cover for November 23, 2014 - Thais protest with ‘Hunger Games’ hand gesture: Nachacha Kongudom, 21, raises a three-finger salute outside a cinema where “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1” is showing, in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014. Police detained three students Thursday at the opening of the latest "Hunger Games" movie in Thailand, where opponents of May’s military coup have adopted the film’s three-finger salute as a sign of defiance. The military-imposed government has banned the gesture, which symbolizes rebellion against totalitarian rule in the film series. One cinema chain in the country's capital canceled all screenings of the movie ahead of its Thursday opening after a student group planned an anti-coup protest outside one of its theaters. Activists say police pressured the chain to halt the showings. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows Navy Vice Adm. Tim Giardina in a Nov. 11, 2011, photo. Giardina, fired last year as No. 2 commander of U.S. nuclear forces may have made his own counterfeit $500 poker chips with paint and stickers to feed a gambling habit that eventually saw him banned from an entire network of casinos, according to a criminal investigative report obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy)

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Comedian Bill Cosby performs during a show at the Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne, Fla., Friday, Nov. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

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FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2014 file photo, Billy Joel performs his first show of his Madison Square Garden residency, in New York. Joel will set a new record for the most performances by any artist at Madison Square Garden with his upcoming 65th show scheduled for this summer. Tickets for the record breaking show, as well as his performances scheduled in May and June 2015, will go on sale to the general public on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

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Thelma Reese's family Thanksgivings evoked Brigadoon, the Scottish village that reawakens for one happy day every 100 years in the eponymous musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, above, in 1956. (AP Photo)

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Striiv Touch Fitness Band. Those familiar with this column may recognize this gadget. I reviewed the Striiv Touch a little while ago and have to say, it has helped me keep my physical activity on track. Wear it as a watch or fitness band or both. Plus, it alerts you to incoming calls when synced with your smart phone and can make the sometimes challenging (time to get my steps in) fun with its interactive game on the connected application. The Striiv Touch is available for purchase on the company website and at major retailers for $80.

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May Berenbaum, of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, shakes President Obama's hand as he awarded her the National Medal of Science during a ceremony at the White House on Thursday. The president presented this year's top national awards for science, technology and innovation. (Associated Press)

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Jim Webb has formed a presidential exploratory committee and brings a most interesting resume to the table. (Associated Press)

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Activist Nachacha Kongudom, 21, raises a three-fingered salute outside a cinema where "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1" is showing in Bangkok. "When people have been suppressed for some time, they would want to resist and fight for their rights," Ms. Nachacha said before being arrested. The military-imposed government has banned the gesture, which symbolizes rebellion against totalitarian rule in the film series. A cinema chain in the Thai capital subsequently canceled all screenings. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)