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Virginia Tech safety Antone Exum accepts nothing but the best from himself. The redshirt sophomore's progression will be measured Saturday with a huge test against East Carolina. (Virginia Tech Athletics)

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Traffic on Crown Valley Parkway in Mission Viejo, Calif., is gridlocked Sept. 8, 2011, at rush hour after the massive power outage left most of south Orange County without electricity, shutting down all of the traffic signals. (Associated Press/Los Angeles Times)

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**FILE** Film director Michael Moore (center) chanted for Harvey Weinstein (not shown), head of Miramax films, to join him for a photo at the D.C. premiere of "Fahrenheit 9/11" on June 23, 2004. Celebrity superagent Ken Sunshine (left) joined in. (The Washington Times)

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Jude Law's character, Alan Krumwiede, wanders through an abandoned street as a horrific disease ravages the world in "Contagion." (Warner Bros. Pictures)

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Director Lars Von Trier takes a different lesson from history than most people. To him, it "shows that we are all Nazis somewhere." (Associated Press)

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Jeff Gordon's victory Tuesday at Atlanta was his the 85th of his career, trailing only Richard Petty (200) and David Pearson (105). (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS An officer stands watch at an entrance to the U.S. Open in New York. Extra precautions are being taken at sports events Sunday, the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

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Brad Pitt (left) and Jonah Hill confer in a scene from "Moneyball." Mr. Pitt will be on hand for the Toronto Film Festival premiere of his film, which he has been trying to bring to the screen for years as both star and producer. He plays Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane, who rebuilt his team on a shoestring budget using statistics and underappreciated players. (Associated Press)

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Movie fans wait in line at the box office to purchase Toronto International Film Festival ticket sales on Wednesday. The festival starts Thursday and runs through Sept. 18. Music and documentaries are getting the red carpet treatment this year. (Associated Press)

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Amy Winehouse will be the subject of an episode of Anderson Cooper's new show, where the British singer's family will speak out for the first time since her death. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this Sept. 9, 2006, file photo, U.S actress Meryl Streep arrives for the screening of the film "The Devil Wears Prada" in France. Streep has been chosen to receive the Kennedy Center Honors this year. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

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Randy Edsall, center, feels the Maryland Terrapins got noticed for more than their uniforms by beating Miami in the head coach's debut Monday night. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Academy Award winning actor Jon Voight calls New York Mayor MIchael Bloomberg's decision to omit clergy and prayer from the official Ground Zero remembrance of the 9/11 attacks a "great injustice." (Image from Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS A poster of the movie "Captain America" stands in front of the main entrance to a cinema Tuesday in central Jakarta, Indonesia. A monopoly on film imports that is holding the number of Hollywood blockbusters entering Indonesia to a trickle faces growing scrutiny amid widespread disgruntlement.

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Zooey Deschanel (Associated Press)

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Members of the University of Maryland marching band rub the head of a bronze Terrapin, the school's mascot, before the season opening game against the University of Miami at Byrd Stadium in College Park, MD, Monday September 5, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Miami Hurricanes fan Cetera Bunch wears a shirt which makes reference to the recent controversy surrounding the Hurricanes football program at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland, on Monday September 5, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)