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Michael J. Fox is planning to star in a new TV sitcom. He said a new drug regimen is controlling the tics caused by his Parkinson’s disease. (Associated Press)

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Gene Simmons starred with his partner Shannon Tweed and their children in the TV reality show “Gene Simmons Family Jewels” that has completed a seven-season run on the A&E network. (Associated Press)

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Demonstrators raise glasses and jugs of raw milk in a toast Nov. 1, 2011, during a protest in front of the Food and Drug Administration headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. The FDA has banned interstate transportation of raw milk. The milk used during the demonstration was picked up in Pennsylvania and transported to Maryland. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Minority Leader Anthony J. O’Donnell, Calvert Republican, addresses his fellow delegates during Tuesday’s special session at on expanding gambling in the state. “The votes didn’t exist for the underlying issue so this was offered,” he said of an amendment on gambling in veterans halls. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Somali military trainees march Aug. 14, 2012, during a graduation ceremony at the Jazeera military camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia. These soldiers are part of 602 trainees who are graduating following an eight-month training program. (Associated Press)

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Sandra Pico, 52, holds her medications July 26, 2012, at her home in North Miami Beach, Fla. Pico makes about $15,000 a year working about 20 hours a week as a home health aide — a bit too much to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough that she can afford private insurance. (Associated Press)