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President Obama walks May 8, 2012, across the South Lawn of the White House after a day trip to Albany, N.Y. (Associated Press)

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A Syrian street vendor sits outside Damascus Castle in the old section of Damascus, Syria. Historic mosques, churches and markets have been smashed by shelling and looters have stolen artifacts from excavations and museums.

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In this book cover image released by Perigee, "Chic on a Shoestring: Simple to Sew Vintage Style Accessories," by Mary Jane Baxter, is shown. Beautiful and inexpensive accessories abound if you know how to transform the everyday into the chic. (AP Photo/Perigee)

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"Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking," written by former Microsoft executive Nathan Myhrvold, won a James Beard Award for Cookbook of the Year. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** A large man walks about the grounds of the Maple Festival in Chardon, Ohio, on April 17, 2004. (Associated Press)

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Robert Griffin III, walks on the field with his helmet off. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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The "supermoon" rises over Cultus Mountain on Saturday, May 5, 2012, in this view from Sunset Road near Chuckanut Drive in Skagit County, Wash. (AP Photo/Scott Terrell, Skagit Valley Herald)

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The "supermoon" appears behind the sign of the temporarily closed Hotel Pere Marquette on Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Peoria, Ill. (AP Photo/Journal Star, Adam Gerik)

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The "supermoon" appears behind the Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion, southeast of Athens, while tourists watch on Saturday, May 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)

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Union Square, which includes the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial, will have more "hardscape space" rather than lawn, to make the area more sustainable for when large crowds gather, designer Rodrigo Abela said. (Gustafson Guthrie Nichol & Davis Brody Bond)

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Plans to redesign the Washington Monument grounds include a redesigned amphitheater with a lush terrace. "We really wanted a place that can be, in a way, America's center stage," architect Michael Manfredi said. (OLIN & Weiss/Manfredi)

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Peter Walker's for Constitution Gardens include a multiuse pavilion and transformation of the lake that will be used for ice-skating, model boating and perhaps fishing. (PWP Landscape Architecture & Rogers Marvel Architects)

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Judi Dench (left) and Celia Imrie star in "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," an ensemble British comedy in the tradition of "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Love Actually." (Fox Searchlight Films via Associated Press)

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Mole chicken enchiladas can be made quickly without the necessity of cooking the meat in them. While the sauce heats, take meat off a rotisserie chicken, then pull or cut the meat into bite-size pieces. (Associated Press)

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A Cucumber Cooler is a cocktail worthy of a Cinco de Mayo celebration. Try serving the tequila drink in a tall glass with a sprig of mint and a lime wedge. (Associated Press)