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A memorial plaque is displayed during a wreath laying ceremony at the Fort Totten Metro Station in Washington, D.C., for the nine people killed in the June 22, 2009 Metrorail crash. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Brittnae Rowe displays a tattoo in the name of her best friend Lavonda "Nikki" King, who was one of nine people killed in the June 22, 2009, Metrorail crash, during a memorial service and wreath laying ceremony at the Fort Totten Metrorail Station in Washington, D.C., on June 22, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Yuma Mayor Al Krieger stands by a life-size cutout of himself in Yuma, Ariz., on June 16, 2011. When placed in hotel lobbies, the cutout of the mayor wearing a raincoat and toting an umbrella will signal an official cloudy day, triggering Code Gloom, a promotion that will offer hotel guests free meals on sunless days. (AP Photo/Yuma Sun, Mara Knaub)

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People enjoy the first day of summer at Old Orchard Beach, Maine on Tuesday, June 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)

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Beach goers enjoy the first day of summer at Fred Howard Park in Tarpon Springs, Fla. (AP Photo/The Tampa Tribune, Chris Urso)

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Tourists are silhouetted against a late afternoon sky in between the columns at the Jefferson Memorial on the longest day of the year, the Summer Solstice, in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 21, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., a Republican presidential hopeful and a former ambassador to China, swings his leg over a "Deluxe Softail" Harley during a stop at Manchester Harley-Davidson in New Hampshire this month.

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Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, holes a par putt on the 18th green to win the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Sunday, June 19, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, holes a par putt on the 18th green to win the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Sunday, June 19, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, holes a par putt on the 18th green to win the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Sunday, June 19, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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A fan waves and Irish flag on the first fairway during the final round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Sunday, June 19, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland, waves to the gallery on the 10th green during the final round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament in Bethesda, Md., Sunday, June 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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PHOTOGRAPH PROVIDED BY SESAME WORKSHOP "Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey" will give a history of Kevin Clash and the creation of his popular "Sesame Street" character.

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PHOTOGRAPH PROVIDED BY SILVERDOCS The AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival drew a crowd last year for the opening-night film "Freakonomics."

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"Monterey Pop," a film about the 1967 Monterey International Pop Festival, will be among the 108 documentaries from 52 countries to be screened at the ninth annual Silverdocs festival in Silver Spring. The July 20-26 festival showcases the work of some of the world's most prominent documentary filmmakers.