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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)

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Malakili looks a little depressed in the Lego Star Wars Rancor Pit set. (Photograph by Joseph Szadkowski / The Washington Times)

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Luke Skywalker is in big trouble in the Lego Star Wars Rancor Pit set. (Photograph by Joseph Szadkowski / The Washington Times)

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A smiling Rancor gets ready to devour Luke Skywalker in he Lego Star Wars Rancor Pit set. (Photograph by Joseph Szadkowski / The Washington Times)

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Tourists visiting the Roman Colosseum find a monochrome gray travertine rock, red brick and bits of moss-covered marble, but ancient traces of artwork in interior halls indicate that the arena where gladiators fought was ornate and colorful. (Associated Press)

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A video screen at a hotel restaurant in Grapevine, Texas, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, shows a replay telecast of a segment of Lance Armstrong being interviewed by Oprah Winfrey. The second part of the interview airs on Friday night. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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A newly remodeled room is seen at the Shalimar Hotel, known as a love hotel, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. Like about a third of city’s 180 hotels that rent rooms by the hour, mostly for amorous rendezvous, the Shalimar is trading its oversized beds and bondage-ready chairs for proper couches, functional desks and other business-friendly furnishings. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)