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Attendees of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, North America 2012, conference check out one of the exhibits displayed inside the exhibition hall of the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Nev., on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. (Martin S. Fuentes/Special to The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Michael Huerta, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, speaks as one of the keynote speakers at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, North America 2012 conference inside the exhibition hall of the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Nev., on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. (Martin S. Fuentes/Special to The Washington Times)

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Other lifeguards watch as their colleagues compete in the beach flag portion of the 23rd annual Lifeguard Competition at Greenbrier State Park in Boonsboro, Md. on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. More than 60 lifeguards who work at state parks across Maryland competed in a variety of courses throughout the day. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Jay Donoghue, left, of Greenbrier State Park and Michael Diambrosio, who guides for Assateague State Park, vie for the same flag during the beach flag portion of the 23rd annual Lifeguard Competition at Greenbrier State Park in Boonsboro, Md. on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. The events included a 300-yard swim, beach flags, a rescue race, an iron guard relay and an obstacle course. The winners receive a trophy, but most importantly get bragging rights. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Jay Donoghue, left, of Greenbrier State Park and Michael Diambrosio, who guides for Assateague State Park, vie for the same flag during the beach flag portion of the 23rd annual Lifeguard Competition at Greenbrier State Park in Boonsboro, Md. on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. The events included a 300-yard swim, beach flags, a rescue race, an iron guard relay and an obstacle course. The winners receive a trophy, but most importantly get bragging rights. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Erica Friend], beach manager at Greenbrier State Park, uses a megaphone to give everyone the rules for the men's beach flag portion of the 23rd annual Lifeguard Competition at Greenbrier State Park in Boonsboro, Md. on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. The events included a 300-yard swim, beach flags, a rescue race, an iron guard relay and an obstacle course. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Girls run into the water to swim in the ladies 300-yard swim during the 23rd annual Lifeguard Competition at Greenbrier State Park in Boonsboro, Md. on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. They had to swim out to a marked buoy in the water and then back to shore. More than 60 lifeguards from state parks across Maryland competed throughout the day. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Natalie Parks of Pocomoke River State Park [cq] gets waves drawn in the zero on her arm before competing in the 23rd annual Lifeguard Competition at Greenbrier State Park in Boonsboro, Md. on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. Each competitor had to write their number on their arms so that they could be easily identified by judges. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Bubba Watson answers questions in the interview room at the PGA Championship golf tournament on the Ocean Course of the Kiawah Island Golf Club in Kiawah Island, S.C., Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney thanks Warren Young, chief executive officer at Acme Industries, as he campaigns in Elk Grove Village, Ill., on Aug. 7, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Cara Heads Slaughter shows her style as a former Olympic weight lifter at the fitness facility she owns. She trained as an alternate but says, ‘Fortunately, I love what I do.” (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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associated press Ernie Els, of South Africa, holds up the Claret Jug after winning the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes golf club, in Lytham St. Annes, England, July 22. Els now has his sights on the PGA Championship in South Carolina.