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U.N. observers, led by Moroccan Col. Ahmed Himmiche (left), leave the Sheraton Hotel in Damascus, Syria, on Monday, April 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)

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"We will start our mission as soon as possible and we hope it will be a success," says Col. Ahmed Himmiche (foreground) of Morocco before he and other U.N. observers leave a hotel in Damascus, Syria, on Monday. (Associated Press)

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People in the crowd cheer on the bands during the District of Columbia Emancipation Day 2012 parade in Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012., celebrating the150th anniversary of the District of Columbia Emancipation Act. 150 ears ago, on April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage of this law came 8 1/2 months before President Lincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Miss District of Columbia Heather Swann waves to the crowd from her car during the District of Columbia Emancipation Day 2012 parade in Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012., celebrating the150th anniversary of the District of Columbia Emancipation Act. 150 ears ago, on April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage of this law came 8 1/2 months before President Lincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Costumed characters make their way in the sun along along Pennsylvania Avenue NW, during the District of Columbia Emancipation Day 2012 parade in Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012., celebrating the150th anniversary of the District of Columbia Emancipation Act. 150 ears ago, on April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage of this law came 8 1/2 months before President Lincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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People line up along Pennsylvania Avenue NW and watch the District of Columbia Emancipation Day 2012 parade in Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012., celebrating the150th anniversary of the District of Columbia Emancipation Act. 150 ears ago, on April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage of this law came 8 1/2 months before President Lincoln signed his Emancipation Proclamation. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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U.S. Secret Service agents walk April 14, 2012, around the Convention Center in Cartagena, Colombia, prior to the opening ceremony of the 6th Summit of the Americas. (Associated Press)

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U.N. observers, led by Moroccan Col. Ahmed Himmiche (left), leave the Sheraton Hotel in Damascus, Syria, on April 16, 2012. (Associated Press)

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A visitor studies "The Raft of the Medusa" by Theodore Gericault with the help of the new audio guide at the Louvre Museum in Paris on Thursday. (Associated Press)

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The new audio guide for the Louvre museum is available in seven languages and comes with a headset. It costs $6.50 on top of the museum's standard admission. (Associated Press)

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President Obama waves upon his arrival for the official group photo at the sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, on Sunday, April 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

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President Obama (right) shakes hands with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos during a dinner at the sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, on Saturday, April 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

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President Obama waves upon arrival in Cartagena, Colombia, on Friday, April 13, 2012, to attend the sixth Summit of the Americas. At right is Michael McKinley, U.S. ambassador to Colombia. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

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President Barack Obama waves upon arrival to Cartagena, Colombia, Friday April 13, 2012. Obama is in Cartagena to attend the sixth Summit of the Americas. At right is U.S. ambassador to Colombia Michael McKinley. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

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Colt Knost watches his drive from the 13th tee during the second round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament in Hilton Head Island, S.C., on Friday, April 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)

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President Obama speaks April 13, 2012, at the Port of Tampa in Tampa, Fla., about trade with Latin America before heading to Colombia for the Summit of the Americas. (Associated Press)

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The nimble Republican National Committee already has replied to insults delivered to Ann Romney with a timely travel mug. (Image courtesy of the Republican National Committee)

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The kitchen in units 404 and 405 in Watergate South features granite counters, a center island with a breakfast bar, custom-designed cabinets and a coffered ceiling.