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The reception desk of the deserted Rixos hotel that is still controlled by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi and only dozens of journalist remain trapped, unable to leave. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

A journalist sits on the stairs of the Rixos hotel in Tripoli, Libya. The hotel housed top government officials, foreign journalists and state television facilities but the hotel is is still in control of forces loyal to Libya's Moammar Gadhafi and only dozens of journalist remain trapped, unable to leave. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

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Nafissatou Diallo, the hotel housekeeper who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her, listens as her lawyer Kenneth Thompson speaks to the media following a meeting at the Manhattan prosecutor's office on Aug. 22, 2011. (Associated Press)

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The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is seen on the National Mall in Washington on Aug., 21, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Visitors to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial take pictures behind security fencing on the National Mall in Washington on Aug., 21, 2011. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** South Korean tourists pose in front of the Sambulam, the three Buddha sculpture, on Diamond Mountain in June 2007. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

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The Free Lancers jousting team during a rehearsal for the Maryland Renaissance Festival on Sunday, August 21, 2011. The festival runs from Saturday, August 27 through Sunday, October, 23. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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Roy Cox (right) and the Free Lancers jousting team from Nashville, Tenn., rehearse Sunday for the Maryland Renaissance Festival, which starts Saturday in Crownsville. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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One of the Renaissance Festival's fair maidens helps Leland Coleman get his armor on before heading into "combat" with the Free Lancers. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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The Mayor wants use the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial dedication as a platform for arguing state rights for the District. What's up with that? "I'm happy [Martin Luther King Jr.] has this platform to begin with. This man struggled to fight for everyone. He struggled for peace. There should be no confrontation about it." Pamela Green, cashier, Capitol Hill

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President Obama boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, en route to Martha's Vineyard for a family vacation. (Associated Press)

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A Libyan rebel sniper peers through his scope in Sabratha, 50 miles west of Tripoli, on Wednesday. Regime snipers positioned in tall buildings, including a bank and a hotel, take aim at anyone who moves. Rebel fighters, who control the west and south of Zawiyah, say they are confident that they will soon drive out Col. Gadhafi's soldiers entrenched in the east of the city. (Associated Press)

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Festival: D.C. Homebrewers competition H Street Northeast hasn't been the same since the cabaret joint Palace of Wonders was folded into the indie-rock venue next door, but in every dark cloud (if it's still OK to use that phrase) is a silver lining. Specifically, combining two performance spaces into one performance space has created a lot more room. That room will be filled with beer nerds on the 20th, as the members of the D.C. Homebrewers Association compete for the title of tastiest beer as part of DC Beer Week. For $10, you get to taste the best D.C.'s microbrewers have to offer as well as performances by local brewing legends Greg Engert and Brandon Skall. Aug. 20 at the Red Palace, 1212 H St. NE. Phone: 202.399.3201. Web: redpalacedc.com

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A Libyan rebel sniper peers through his scope in Sabratha, 50 miles west of Tripoli, on Wednesday. Regime snipers positioned in tall buildings, including a bank and a hotel, take aim at anyone who moves. Rebel fighters, who control the west and south of Zawiya, say they are confident they will soon drive out Col. Gadhafi's soldiers entrenched in the east of the city. (Associated Press)