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A member of the crew of the Princess Duda research boat stands next to the drying wetsuits of divers as it lies anchored in the harbor of Alexandria, Egypt, Tuesday, May 25, 2010. An international team of archaeological divers led by French underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio is using advanced technology to explore the submerged ruins of a palace and temple complex from where Queen Cleopatra ruled, painstakingly excavating one of the richest underwater archaeological sites in the world and retrieving stunning artifacts from the last dynasty to rule over ancient Egypt before the Roman Empire annexed it in 30 B.C. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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An archaeological diver plunges into the sea from the Princess Duda research boat anchored in the harbor of Alexandria, Egypt, Tuesday, May 25, 2010. An international team of archaeological divers led by French underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio is using advanced technology to explore the submerged ruins of a palace and temple complex from where Queen Cleopatra ruled, painstakingly excavating one of the richest underwater archaeological sites in the world and retrieving stunning artifacts from the last dynasty to rule over ancient Egypt before the Roman Empire annexed it in 30 B.C. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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Associated Press photographs Workers shovel oil Monday from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill off Fourchon Beach in Port Fourchon, La., as the finger pointing continues over the continuing spillage.

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Courtesy of jackdaniels.com

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Beach Boys chief songwriter Brian Wilson. (Associated Press)

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In this file photo from Aug. 22, 2003, comedian Bill Cosby (left) joins Ben Ali (right) and Ali's wife Virginia during a celebration on the 45th anniversary of Ben's Chili Bowl Restaurant in Washington. Ben Ali, founder of the restaurant which became a Washington landmark, died Wednesday at his home in Washington. He was 82. (Associated Press)

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The Washington Monument looms over the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, Wednesday, June 10, 2009. An elderly gunman opened fire with a rifle inside the crowded U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Wednesday, gravely wounding a security guard before being shot. Authorities said they were investigating a white supremacist as the possible shooter. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Former D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams (The Washington Times/File)

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A crowd rallies Wednesday during a “Don't Mess With Texas”-themed “tea party” in Austin, Texas. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** A British Airways aircraft prepares to taxi at Heathrow Airport in London on Aug. 13, 2005. (Associated Press)

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Washington Times editor Sam Dealey (far left), Washington Times reporter Kara Rowland and FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell talk at The Washington Times pre-dinner reception preceding the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton in NW Washington, DC, Saturday, May 1, 2010. (Allison Shelley/Special to The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Riders on the maiden voyage of Six Flags' brand-new roller coaster, Superman — Ride of Steel, round the final stretch on Thursday morning, May 18, 2000, in Largo. The coaster's tracks are a mile long, with the highest drop of 197 feet at a 70-degree angle. (The Washington Times)

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The European Union has issued a blistering statement criticizing a new U.S. decision to charge foreign travelers who visit the United States without a visa a $10 fee for "tourism promotion." (Courtesy of the European Commission)

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Ben's Chili Bowl and, next door to it, the restored Lincoln Theatre are landmarks in the U Street Northwest corridor. **FILE (CHARLIE MARS-MAHLAU/THE WASHINGTON TIMES)

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A North Korean mock Scud-B missile, center, and other South Korean mock missiles are displayed at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 4, 2009. On Saturday, North Korea fired seven missiles into the waters off the peninsula's eastern coast from morning until evening. AP photo.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS People walk outside the United States embassy, a concrete-and-glass building by modernist architect Eero Saarinen, in central London. The U.S. government said Tuesday it has agreed to sell its vast embassy building to a Qatari government-owned company.