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Bill Bregenzer of Flemington, N.J., shows off his winnings while standing in line for a cashier near the gambling floor last week in Parx Casino, near Philadelphia. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A protesting taxi driver carries a Greek national flag in front of the transport ministry during a protest in Athens on Sept 28, 2011. About 2,000 striking taxi drivers gathered to protest against government plans to open up their licensed profession to more competition. (Associated Press)
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David Nunes, a Colorado businessman, hopes to build the Crossroads Casino — a 300,000-square-foot project with table games, 5,000 slot machines, a dozen restaurants and a few thousand hotel rooms — in Milford, Mass., a sleepy town of about 28,000 located 40 miles west of Boston. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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The parking garage of the Mohegan Sun casino in the rural southeastern corner of Connecticut has a sea of vehicles with Massachusetts license plates. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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GAME PLAN: A gambling floor at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Montville, Conn., draws many of its customers from Massachusetts, but the Massachusetts legislature is expected to pass a bill to allow three resorts and a slots parlor. New England states are hurrying to keep their resident gamblers home by opening casinos within their own borders. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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SHIPSHAPE: Alexandria Seaport Foundation apprentices join summer law-firm interns for a day of work on a 28-foot challenge wherry boat at the Alexandria waterfront in Old Town. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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President Obama gestures Sept. 26, 2011, during a LinkedIn town hall at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. (Associated Press)
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President Obama, accompanied by LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner, gestures Sept. 26, 2011, during a LinkedIn town hall at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. (Associated Press)
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Bill Haas celebrates winning the FedEx Cup and the Tour Championship golf tournament on the third playoff hole over Hunter Mahan on Sunday at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. (Associated Press)
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Keyana Smith, 11, at center, of Washington, D.C., watches her brother James Taylor, 8, read in a family storytelling tent at the National Book Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 25, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Jasper Rice, 4, center, with his mother Geraldine Hall, of Hyattsville, Md., plays with a model of the solar system in the Scholastic Magic School Bus at the National Book Festival. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Katey Caceres, 8, hugs the Sesame Street character 'Honker' during the National Book Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.(T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Shelia P. Moses, left, an author for young readers, greets Samra Beyene, 11, center in glasses, of Haymarket, Va., and Nikita Rao, 7, of Herndon, Va., after speaking during the National Book Festival. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Kerri DiZoglio, left, of Takoma Park, Md., reads to her son Alec Barrera, 2, as her son Jaeden Barrera, 4, reads with Theresa Bosanek, at right, while Julia Brunetti, 6, center, of Bethesda, Md., gets up to find a new book in a family storytelling tent at the National Book Festival. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Kelly Caldwell, center, of Washington, D.C., walks with her son Fionn, 4, behind her husband Chris through the National Book Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 25, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford in "Star Wars" (Lucasfilm Ltd./Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment)
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Five years or so ago, wine was mostly limited to customers occupying the premium seats at ballparks. But these days it's more likely to be in the main concourse, such as at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Red wine sales peak during the cooler month of October. (Associated Press)
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A fan looks over the selections at a wine bar at AT&T Park, home of baseball's San Francisco Giants. Wine is an option at many of the nation's ballparks. (Associated Press)
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Rookie center Cody Eakin, though offensively gifted, could fit in nicely on the penalty-killing unit should he be included on the Capitals' opening-night roster. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Honey-thyme glazed chicken is paired with cider gravy and baby spinach salad .The recipe has a sweet autumnal flavor that can be tailored to the preparer's region by using a local wildflower honey and a cider made with heirloom apples.
