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Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, a son of former Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi's, speaks to the media at a press conference in a hotel in Tripoli, Libya, in February 2011. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Tom Hogue, an Arlington resident who rides his bicycle to and from work every weekday, rides home in the bike lane along 15th Street in the District. "I don't have a problem with anything that brings more people into commuting on a bicycle," he said of National Bike to Work Week, which starts Monday. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell hits from the sand onto the 11th green during the rain-delayed third round of the Players Championship golf tournament on Sunday, May 15, 2011, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Severe thunderstorms delayed the completion of the third round Saturday. (AP Photo/Lynne Slakdy)
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Associated Press Tiger Woods was playing his first golf since injuring his knee and achilles during the third round of the Masters.
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Seth Robinson, 4, stands Thursday in Yazoo River floodwaters that have inundated his father's corn crop near Yazoo City, Miss. Thousands of acres of farmland are underwater as Mississippi River tributaries back up.
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Chef Vinny Dotolo of Animal House and Son of a Gun in Los Angeles is testing a rib dish on New Yorkers. The JBF LTD pop-up gives chefs an opportunity to let off creative steam.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Chefs Frank Falcinelli (left) and Frank Castronovo of Frankies Spuntino prepare pasta at the JBF LTD pop-up restaurant in New York. For customers, the pop-up restaurant trend means access to high-end food at more affordable prices, as well as the thrill of taking part in something fleeting.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Members of the U.S. tourism industry and officials from the U.S. Embassy were treated to a sound and light show at the Egyptian pyramids last month. Travel operators and Egyptian officials are hoping to convince international travelers that the land of the pharaohs is now safe.
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Lisa Simon, president of the National Tour Association, visits with demonstrators to show that Egypt is safe for tourism. Those who do visit Egypt now will find a relative calm, with opportunities for travel upgrades as well as short lines and small crowds.
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Undated image released by Wilderness Safaris on Tuesday, May 10 2011, shows a swimmer off North Island resort in the Seychelles, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean. (AP Photo/ Anthony Grote, Wilderness Safaris)
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The lower-level recreation room has new flooring and a gas fireplace. French doors lead to the stone patio.
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The main level of the Hampton model features a center-island kitchen with a breakfast area and walk-in pantry. Upstairs, the master suite has a den, two walk-in closets and a master bath with a soaking tub and separate shower.
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The family room has a wood-burning fireplace with a stone hearth and surround. Above the fireplace is a felevision that can be hidden from view.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Mr. Banderas and Miss Hayek pose atop a giant pair of boots while promoting their new film, "Puss in Boots," at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday. DreamWorks showed off 15 minutes of the animated 3-D movie, a spin-off of the popular "Shrek" franchise.
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The unveiling Wednesday of 12 bronze animal heads by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in the courtyard of London's Somerset House is part of a global reaction to the artist's arrest. The heads represent the Chinese zodiac. (Associated Press)
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Inmates fill sand bags for residents in Butte LaRose, La., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, in advance of possible flooding brought on by the planned opening of the Morganza Spillway. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received permission to open the Old River Control Structure north of Baton Rouge, which will divert water from the Mississippi River into the spillway in order to alleviate pressure on river levees. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY BARBARA L. SALISBURY / THE WASHINGTON TIMES Metro officials (above, from left) Bob Golden, Jack Requa and Richard Sarles ride Tuesday on a new Xcelsior XDE40 bus while Robert Miles (below) drives. The new hybrid-electric models are about two feet shorter and 3,000 pounds lighter than existing Metro buses but can seat several more people.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Cars stand submerged in overflow water from the Wolf River on McMiller Road in Memphis, Tenn. After weeks of rising to historic levels, the Mississippi River reached a crest just shy of the forecasted 48 feet at the Memphis gauge.
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**FILE** President Obama speaks May 10, 2011, about immigration reform at Chamizal National Memorial Park in El Paso, Texas, during his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border. (Associated Press)
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A concrete truck is submerged in Memphis, Tenn., where residents are waiting for the Mississippi River to reach its peak by early Tuesday. City officials expressed confidence the levees will hold. Elvis Presley's Graceland estate is safe.
