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Republican congressional hopeful Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher says his advisory team is made up of hardworking, beer-drinking, Wal-Mart-shopping "average Joes" rather than the Washington establishment or tea party. (Associated Press)

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The Washington Wizards acquired center Nene from the Denver Nuggets for JaVale McGee and forward-center Ronny Turiaf. (Associated Press)

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Boneless lean beef trimmings, used as ground-beef filler but known as "pink slime" to critics, awaits packaging at Beef Products Inc. The product is made from fatty leftover meat bits heated to about 100 F, spun to remove fat, compressed and exposed to a small amount of ammonium hydroxide gas to kill bacteria. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Barbara Boxer, California Democrat, co-wrote the transportation bill that was passed by the Senate on Wednesday by a 74-22 vote. (Associated Press)

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Loriann Earp cries with her husband, Justin, while viewing photos of their daughter, Ashley Long, who died Feb. 18 at age 14 after inhaling helium. "Inhaling helium starves the brain and other body organs of oxygen," said Rose Ann Soloway, a clinical toxicologist at the National Capital Poison Center. (Associated Press)

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Fatuma Hassan Noor (top, left) and her daughter Amal Ahmed take a break from military training in Ibanda, Uganda. Fellow Somalis are being trained through a European Union program designed to provide a force that will contribute to the stabilization of Somalia. Ms. Noor instructs trainees in combat medical care using a mannequin (above). (Associated Press)

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Dale Knupp of La Plata, Md., starts the bass parade with a 7-pounder from Mattawoman Creek. (Nancy Knupp)

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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is greeted by Col. John Shafer after arriving to greet troops at Forward Operating Base Shukvani, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Scott Olson, Pool)

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Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta fields questions from reporters on a flight to Kyrgyzstan on Monday, March 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Scott Olson, Pool)

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The Army is investigating claims that psychiatrists at the Madigan Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord military base near Tacoma, Wash., failed to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder in hundreds of troops. About 1,500 cases have been reviewed, and 285 of the troops will be offered re-evaluations. (Associated Press)

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Spc. Jasmine Perry of Fort Campbell, Ky. who lost her leg in a training accident in Fort Carson, Colo., second from left, Staff Sgt. Chanda Gaeth who suffers from complications from Traumatic Brain Injury, second from right, and Lt., Antone Williams of Birmingham, Ala., right, Claps for 1st Lt. Lacey Hamilton of Fort Mead, Md., left, who is recovering from a Broken neck as she competes with other wounded soldiers and Army veterans from across the United States in the Army Warrior Games clinics for a chance at a spot on the Army Warrior Games team, Fort Meade, Md., Sunday, March 11, 2012. The 2012 Warrior Games, held April 30th - May 5th in Colorado Springs, Colo., features representatives from Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Special Operations and will compete for gold metals in archery, cycling, wheelchair basketball, shooting, swimming, track and field, and sitting volleyball. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Caretaker Carrie Ruiz smiles as Sgt. 1st Class Jarrett Jongema with the Warrior Transition Command congratulates Staff Sgt. Chanda Gaeth who suffers from complications from Traumatic Brain Injury, after she completes a hand bike race with other wounded soldiers and Army veterans from across the United States in the Army Warrior Games clinics for a chance at a spot on the Army Warrior Games team, Fort Meade, Md., Sunday, March 11, 2012. The 2012 Warrior Games, held April 30th - May 5th in Colorado Springs, Colo., features representatives from Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Special Operations and will compete for gold metals in archery, cycling, wheelchair basketball, shooting, swimming, track and field, and sitting volleyball. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Female soldiers compete in a seated cycling race as wounded soldiers and Army veterans from across the United States come to the Army Warrior Games clinics for a chance at a spot on the Army Warrior Games team, Fort Meade, Md., Sunday, March 11, 2012. The 2012 Warrior Games, held April 30th - May 5th in Colorado Springs, Colo., features representatives from Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Special Operations and will compete for gold metals in archery, cycling, wheelchair basketball, shooting, swimming, track and field, and sitting volleyball. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Dr. Ahmed Adel, an Egyptian army physician who was charged in the forced virginity-tests case on female Egyptian protesters last year, speaks during a press conference at a military court in Cairo on Sunday, March 11, 2012. (AP Photo)

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"John Carter" sees Taylor Kitsch transported to Mars where he leads the resident Thark people against an invader. (Disney via Associated Press)

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Rick Santorum, campaigning with his daughter Elizabeth in Lenexa, Kan., wasted no time using the issue of health care mandates against Mitt Romney, his toughest rival in the Republican presidential nominating contests. (Associated Press)

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A Canadian Army soldier, mentoring the Afghan National Army, follows a training session of Afghan National Army soldiers at the Kabul Military Training Center on the outskirts of Kabul on Wednesday. The Afghan National Army will be tasked with providing security throughout Afghanistan after the last international troops pull out in 2014. (Associated Press)