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Brandt Snedeker reacts after making a birdie on the fifth green of the Pebble Beach Golf Links during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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In this Friday Feb. 13, 2015 photo, skiers board the ski train at Loon Mountain ski area in Lincoln, N.H. With another winter storm coming skiers will be flocking to Northern New England for the mid-winter school break to get a chance at skiing the rare powder snow. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
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In this May 12, 2014, photo, Kristin Beck, takes a tour inside the Washington Monument in Washington, after a ceremony to celebrate its re-opening. Beck, a transgender former Navy SEAL, is planning a primary challenge to Maryland's longest-serving U.S. representative, Democrat Steny Hoyer. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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A quick getaway to the Texas Hill Country ranch at Dos Brisas can do wonders to rekindle romance. (Photo courtesy of the Ranch at Dos Brisas)
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Twin Farms makes romantic memories out of Vermont’s extreme winter beauty. Romance packages offer a free night at the farm. (Photo courtesy of Twin Farms)
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Oct. 15, 2014 "When the skies opened up one fall afternoon, I ventured outside the Outer Oval Office with my iPhone to try and capture a good Instagram of the rainstorm. The President saw me standing out on the White House colonnade and stepped outside himself. Fortunately, I also had my DSLR with me to capture this photograph as the President reached out to feel the raindrops." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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U.S. Marines and South Korean soldiers take part in the annual Cobra Gold military exercises on Hat Yao beach in Chonburi province, Thailand, on Feb. 14, 2014. (Associated Press)
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The Doha, Qatar, skyline almost doesn't seem real, looking a bit like a stage set for a film taking place many years in the future. While the architecture looks a bit strange, it is quite beautiful at night, with changing colored lights dotting each building, writes Lea Hutchins, who blogs on travel for The Washington Times.
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Traveling in Qatar: This small country can be traversed in a matter of hours, heading out into the desert for the requisite camel ride or even to beach resorts overlooking the Saudi Arabian mountains, writes Lea Hutchins, who blogs on travel for The Washington Times.
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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden waves besides his granddaughter Finnegan as he leaves the hotel Bayerischer Hof for a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during the 51. Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015. The conference on security policy takes place from Feb. 6, 2015 until Feb. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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President Barack Obama speaks during the 9/11 memorial ceremony at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Sept. 11, 2014. Pentagon photo.
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Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, speaks Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, at the Ector County Republican Party's annual Lincoln Dinner at the MCM Grande Hotel and Fundome in Odessa, Texas. (AP Photo/The Odessa American, Courtney Sacco) ** FILE **
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12. WASHINGTON, D.C. -A "blood moon" or lunar eclipse can be seen above the Washington Monument just before dawn on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 8, 2014. The lunar eclipse is the second and last of 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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6. AUSTIN, TX - Texas Capitol through the south gate in Austin, Texas. The Texas Capitol in Austin opened in 1885, built from pink granite quarried in Texas Hill Country. The interior is filled with famous paintings and statues and the grounds are home to statues, a visitor center and the governor's mansion. It's one of a number of free things to see and do in Austin. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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1. MIAMI BEACH, FL - A cyclist rides along as the sun sets in South Pointe Park, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, on South Beach in Miami Beach, Fla. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures reached the mid 70's in the area. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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7. LOS ANGELES, CA - A restaurant worker stands in the patio area of a restaurant decorated with some sphere shaped lighting fixtures in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)