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This picture provided by Universal Studios Home Entertainment shows actors Gregory Peck, foreground left, and Brock Peters, foreground right, in a scene from the 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird." (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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Then-Sen. Barack Obama signs a copy of his book "The Audacity of Hope" at Bowie State University in November 2006. Key members of the president-elect's team have also authored books. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Then-President-elect Barack Obama used his YouTube videos as a tool to reach out to the American public. ** FILE **

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Andy Warhol

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The operations center features numerous, movie-theater-size flat-screen monitors that stream live images from unmanned aircraft patrolling the two theaters of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force)

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** FILE ** Aisles near the electronics section (left) were gridlocked as shoppers hustled to find deals at a West Hollywood, Calif., Target store. (Associated Press)

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Keanu Reeves stars in "The Matrix Revolutions"

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Recession or no, the time is right to spend on a digital TV, Blu-ray player or portable music player; watch for discounts.

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Reel tender Mo Laussie watches fiber-optic cable as he helps install the cable onto telephone poles in 2001 in Louisville, Colo.

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The National Zoo (Associated Press)

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Biologist-writer Richard Dawkins disapproves of "anti-scientific" literature, including the "Harry Potter" books.

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National Public Radio has transformed its Studio 4A into a war room for election night coverage. About 60 to 80 people will be answering phones, updating the Web site, NPR.org, and broadcasting live from about 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. on election night. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Deborah Jeane Palfrey hanged herself before she was sentenced in connection with her high-priced prostitution ring. (J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times/File)

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** FILE ** Sidney Harman (left) gets a kiss from a family member at the opening of the Harman Center for the Arts in Washington on Monday, Oct. 1, 2007. The center, home of Washington's Shakespeare Theatre Company, includes the company's 451-seat Lansburgh Theatre and, around the corner, the 775-seat Sidney Harman Hall. (Bloomberg News/Brendan Smialowski)