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Casino dealers in training are given hands-on guidance by instructors at a training session for prospective casino dealers hosted by Maryland Live Casino in Glen Burnie, Md. Casino officials interviewed more than 5,000 job applicants, and about 840 of them were invited to attend the class. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Dealers are taught proper card-handling techniques at a training session for casino dealers hosted by Maryland Live Casino in Glen Burnie, Md., on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. These dealers will be auditioning for one of 1,200 new casino table jobs becoming available this spring. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Mel Lorton practices how to properly run a game during training for those seeking jobs as casino dealers at Maryland Live Casino. The training school is in a store at the Marley Station Mall in Glen Burnie, Md. The school is just one step in the selection process. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

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Diamond Select Toys' Marvel Select: Barbarian Hulk in the wild (Photograph by Joseph Szadkowski / The Washington Times)

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Facial features from Diamond Select Toys' Barbarian Hulk action figure compared to artist Marc Silvestri's interpretation of the famous comic book character. (Photograph by Joseph Szadkowski / The Washington Times)

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Diamond Select Toys' Marvel Select: Barbarian Hulk (Photograph by Joseph Szadkowski / The Washington Times)

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Before a crowd stretching down the Mall, President Obama takes the oath of office and gives a relatively brief inaugural address. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

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The crowds along the parade route from Capitol Hill to the White House were large and largely happy, including a man who rose above the throng before the swearing-in ceremony started. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The crowds along the parade route from Capitol Hill to the White House were large and largely happy. There were necessities, with crowds around the portable toilets. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Visitors to the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building take photographs and call out to celebrity Nick Cannon as he walks by before President Barack Obama is sworn in for his second term at the 57th Presidential Inauguration Ceremony, Washington, D.C., Monday, January 21, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Thousands gather on the National Mall before President Barack Obama is sworn in for his second term on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building at the 57th Presidential Inauguration Ceremony, Washington, D.C., Monday, January 21, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)