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ASSOCIATED PRESS Wide receiver Randy Moss became one of the NFL's most polarizing players during his career. Last season, he played with New England, Minnesota and Tennessee, catching just six passes in eight games with the Titans.

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A former golf course is now a refugee camp for people displaced by an earthquake 18 months ago. More than 600,000 people still live in settlement camps. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Gap Inc. is building its campaign around one of its proven strengths: jeans. A series of about 30 short documentary-style videos will show designers talking about what it takes to create the 1969 denim line.

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Former U.S. Soccer player Mia Hamm and Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant watch from the sidelines during a charity soccer match Sunday in the District. "Washington comes out and gets involved," Ms. Hamm said.

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Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and Jeff Green of the Boston Celtics share a laugh during the 2011 Celebrity Soccer Challenge at Kastles Stadium at The Wharf in Southwest Washington, D.C. on Sunday, July 31, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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Rudolph W. Giuliani has offended the Italic Institute of America by hosting AMC's "Mob Week." (Associated Press)

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"It should be for tickets now. People are writing tickets who don't know the law; they've just got their quota to make and they just write in those books." (Eugene Matthews, mechanic, Northeast)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Marilyn Kirby gives a self-defense class to debutantes in Plano, Texas. The debutantes are in a program benefiting the Plano Symphony Orchestra that has included instruction on everything from exhibiting grace and poise to how to jab fingers into the eyes of an attacker. "It's not just all about being pretty," said Sloane Towery, 17.

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FOX VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS "Arrested Development," starring Jason Bateman (center) and Michael Cera (right), has not blown away the competition in TV ratings, but has inspired Hollywood filmmakers.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Mrs. Robinson, portrayed by Anne Bancroft, brought cougerdom to fame by seducing young Benjamin Braddock, played by Dustin Hoffman, in the 1967 film "The Graduate."

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The bronze statue of Mr. Berry was placed near Blueberry Hill, the club where the octogenarian rock 'n roll legend still performs monthly. His hits included "Johnny B. Goode," "Sweet Little Sixteen," and "Roll Over Beethoven."

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Civic leader Joe Edwards (above left) shakes hands with Chuck Berry after introducing Mr. Berry during the dedication of a statue of the musician on Friday. The music legend receives congratulations from fans after the dedication (left).

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, is pursued by a reporter on July 31, 2011, as he arrives at his office on Capitol Hill after speaking about ongoing debt negotiations on Sunday talk shows. (Associated Press)

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In this photo from June 9, 2011, a bank-owned lot in Seattle is chained and locked but advertised for sale. (Associated Press)

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Said Legg Mason Classic director Jeff Newman: "It's disappointing to lose a player of Andy's caliber, especially in light of his success and many years of participation ... here in D.C." (Associated Press)

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ROD LAMKEY JR./THE WASHINGTON TIMES Jesse McLaughlin serenades his roommate and girlfriend, Lisa Harbin, in their Arlington apartment. He's a finalist in Apartments.com's ongoing national Roommate of the Year contest. He helps keep the apartment clean and is considerate and always on time with the rent, the opposite of the roommate from hell pop culture sometimes depicts.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Townspeople in the Old West ride off to battle an enemy not from this world in "Cowboys & Aliens." The film stars Daniel Craig (below) and Harrison Ford.

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Mia Hamm's brother Garrett died from a rare blood disorder less than a year after she won a gold medal in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. His battle inspired the creation of the Mia Hamm Foundation and its largest annual charity event, the Celebrity Soccer Challenge. (Associated Press)