Hospitality_Recreation

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Leaving on a Jet plane: Entering his final year in office, President Obama already has five international trips on his 2016 travel docket, including, possibly, to newly opened Cuba. (Associated Press)

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The Weekender, a weekly newspaper in northeastern Pennsylvania, has sparked outrage after one of its columnists penned a piece about pretending to be a U.S. veteran to score free drinks at bars. (The Weekender via Fox News)

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George Pataki makes a point during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Venetian Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Dec. 15, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Connecticut state map.

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Open Door of Mercy Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Open Door of Mercy Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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George Pataki makes a point during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Venetian Hotel & Casino on Dec. 15, 2015, in Las Vegas. (Associated Press)

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The nuclear aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman approaches the pier at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., on April 18, 2014. (Associated Press)

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In this Aug. 2, 2015, photo, tourists Joseph Lin, Ning Chao, center, and Linda Wang, left, pose for a selfie along the south rim at Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz. The throngs of tourists have been showing up in big numbers at other national parks, including Yellowstone in Wyoming, Yosemite in California and Zion in Utah, driven by good weather, cheap gas and marketing campaigns ahead of next year's National Park Service centennial. (Emery Cowan/Arizona Daily Sun via AP/File) MANDATORY CREDIT

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Hiding Hillary (Illustration by Michael Ramirez for Creators Syndicate)

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Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio looks like an establishment figure in comparison with more fiery tea party conservatives. (Associated Press)

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Yjis Oct. 8, 2007 picture shows am overview of the city of Salzburg, Austria with the Franciscan Church, the Salzburg Cathedral, St. Peter's Abbey Church and Hohensalzburg castle, from left. A 3-year-old American girl wandered away from her family's hotel in Salzburg, Austria, around midnight Christmas Eve and investigated the city streets on her own, wearing only a nightshirt and socks. A receptionist at another hotel brought her inside. Police guessed she was a tourist but had to scour local hotels for an hour before identifying the likely family. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)

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In this Dec. 10, 2015, photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II sits at a desk in the 18th Century Room in Buckingham Palace in London, after recording her Christmas Day broadcast to the Commonwealth, to be broadcast Friday, Dec. 25, 2015. (John Stillwell/Pool Photo via AP)

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Authorities respond to the scene of a shooting at the Northlake Mall in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015. (Associated Press)

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Ken Graves, Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel in Bangor, Maine.

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James Monroe (Image sourced from the White House)

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A person dressed as Santa greets guests during a Christmas-themed campaign stop for Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, whose campaign is offering a signature Christmas sweater for $65. (Associated Press)

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Tourists in Paris can log onto VizEat, a French website that arranges dinners in private homes whose owners want to share meals with foreign visitors.

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This May 7, 2015 photo shows beach replenishment work under way on a fog-shrouded beach in Ship Bottom, N.J. in the central portion of Long Beach Island. On Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015, New Jersey's environmental commissioner criticized a decision by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allow its contractor to halt work on the southern portion of long Beach Island for the winter while it diverts the equipment to projects in other parts of the country. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)