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The lead runners take off from the starting line during the ACLI Capital Challenge at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. This is the 31st running of the three-mile race where members of Congress, national media outlets and locals take part in this fundraising event in the early morning hours along the water of the Anacostia River. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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The lead runners line up and take off from the starting line during the ACLI Capital Challenge at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. This is the 31st running of the three-mile race where members of Congress, national media outlets and locals take part in this fundraising event in the early morning hours along the water of the Anacostia River. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Judge John Ferren, with the team "Let Just-Us Win" stretches before running in the ACLI Capital Challenge at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. This is the 31st running of the three-mile race where members of Congress, national media outlets and locals take part in this fundraising event in the early morning hours along the water of the Anacostia River. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Senators Richard Lugar (R-Ind) and Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) chat prior to running in the ACLI Capital Challenge at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. This is the 31st running of the three-mile race where members of Congress, national media outlets and locals take part in this fundraising event in the early morning hours along the water of the Anacostia River. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) takes part in the ACLI Capital Challenge at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. This is the 31st running of the three-mile race where members of Congress, national media outlets and locals take part in this fundraising event in the early morning hours along the water of the Anacostia River. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Senator Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) signs the tee shirt of supporter Margot Teetor, of Kennett Square, Pa., as he prepares to run in the ACLI Capital Challenge at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. This is the 31st running of the three-mile race where members of Congress, national media outlets and locals take part in this fundraising event in the early morning hours along the water of the Anacostia River. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Senator John Cornyn (R-Tex.) prepares for the ACLI Capital Challenge at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. This is the 31st running of the three-mile race where members of Congress, national media outlets and locals take part in this fundraising event in the early morning hours along the water of the Anacostia River. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Senators Charles Grassley (R-Iowa, left) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) greet each other as they arrive for the ACLI Capital Challenge at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. This is the 31st running of the three-mile race where members of Congress, national media outlets and locals take part in this fundraising event in the early morning hours along the water of the Anacostia River. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Portable toilets are decorated with signs for the ACLI Capital Challenge at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. This is the 31st running of the three-mile race where members of Congress, national media outlets and locals take part in this fundraising event in the early morning hours along the water of the Anacostia River. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Becky Lambros, of Eldersburg, Md., works with a sign as she and others prepare for the ACLI Capital Challenge at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. This is the 31st running of the three-mile race where members of Congress, national media outlets and locals take part in this fundraising event in the early morning hours along the water of the Anacostia River. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Susan Debad, of Ijamsville, Md., puts up a sign on the podium as she and others prepare for the ACLI Capital Challenge at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. This is the 31st running of the three-mile race where members of Congress, national media outlets and locals take part in this fundraising event in the early morning hours along the water of the Anacostia River. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Senator Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) is joined by 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist Meb Keflezighi (#4000) as they cross the finish line together during the ACLI Capital Challenge at Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 16, 2012. This is the 31st running of the three-mile race where members of Congress, national media outlets and locals take part in this fundraising event in the early morning hours along the water of the Anacostia River. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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For Memorial Day weekend, auto club AAA estimates that 34.8 million Americans will take trips of at least 50 miles. Although gas prices have decreased recently, they are still high enough to keep some Americans off the road. (Associated Press)

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Architect Frank Gehry's model of the Eisenhower Memorial is viewed on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 15, 2012, before a meeting of the Eisenhower Memorial Commission. Designers from architect Frank Gehry's firm unveiled some changes to a planned memorial honoring President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Washington after hearing complaints from members of Eisenhower's family. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Palestinian Akram Bader, council chief of the West Bank village of Battir, estimates at least 320 acres of village land will end up on the Israeli side if Israel completes its separation barrier, which will stretch an estimated 500 miles. (Associated Press)