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Artistic Director of the 69th edition of the Venice Film Festival Alberto Barbera speaks during a press conference to present the 69th edition of the festival in Rome, Thursday, July 26, 2012. In the background, a sketch from the video intro of the festival. (Associated Press)

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Artistic Director of the 69th edition of the Venice Film Festival Alberto Barbera speaks during a press conference to present the 69th edition of the festival in Rome, Thursday, July 26, 2012. In the background, a sketch from the video intro of the festival. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

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Michael Phelps (top) and Ryan Lochte will dominate the headlines in swimming and just may be the biggest attraction of the London Games. (Associated Press)

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Genay Tolbert, 7, reacts to getting a hole-in-one while playing a round of minigolf with her brother Geo-Di, 10, and grandmother Julia. The exhibit at the National Building Museum has attracted 4,500 visitors since opening on the Fourth of July. It runs through Labor Day. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Ben O’Sullivan tackles another hole in the National Building Museum’s minigolf course, designed to help visitors think about the built environment in an entertaining way. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Colorful golf balls wait for players, who will find some of the holes of the National Building Museum’s 12-hole minigolf course deceptively difficult. One challenges golfers to aim for “par 40 instead of a par 4.” (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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David Mazie, playing with his grandson Ben O’Sullivan, 6, tries to make par while playing Piranesi’s Half Pipe, a hole at the National Building Museum’s 12-hole minigolf course. All the holes were designed by area architects and designers. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher (59), left, and other players leave the indoor training dome as the Washington Redskins finish morning walk-throughs on the first day of training camp at Redskins Park, Ashburn, Va., Thursday, July 26, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Vintage Ridge, a 44-acre property on the market for $3,750,000 in Delaplane, Va., offers a well-respected winery in business since 2000. The residence on the property was created from three barns transported from New Hampshire. Surrounding the home are three porches, a flagstone patio and a swimming pool.

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The home at 500 Raccoon Trail in Great Falls is on the market for $1,295,000. The home, built in 1978, has three finished levels, four bedrooms, three full baths and a powder room.

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A Chick-fil-A fast-food restaurant in Atlanta is seen here on July 19, 2012. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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**FILE** Workers put the finishing touches on slot machines at Hollywood Casino, in Perryville, Md. (Associated Press)

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Crowds leave the Olympic Stadium at the Olympic Park in London on July 23, 2012, following the dress rehearsal for the opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympic Games. (Associated Press)

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This undated photo shows the fake driving license of the suicide bomber of a deadly bus bombing in Bulgaria. A bus carrying young Israeli tourists exploded July 18, 2012, in the Bulgarian resort of Burgas, killing five vacationing Israelis, a Bulgarian bus driver and the bomber himself. At least 20 others were wounded. (Associated Press)