Human Interest

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A proposed Washington state legislation would require background checks for all gun sales and transfers in Washington — gun shows and private transactions included. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

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"Meet the Press" moderator Chuck Todd. (Associated Press)

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A MTV Moonman statue is displayed at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards Press Preview Day at the Forum on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP) ** FILE **

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Bao Bao follows her mother, Mei Mei, back into their indoor enclosure for feeding time. On Saturday, zoo visitors can watch as the 1-year-old cub gets her birthday cake.

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Soon to be one-year old panda Bao Bao plays by herself as her mother Mei walks around the panda pavillion Thursday morning at the National Zoo. Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times

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Baby panda Bao Bao, and her mother Mei, play in the outdoor panda pavillion. Bao Bao turns one-year old this weekend. Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times

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Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry served six months in federal prison for a 1990 drug conviction after a high-profile sting operation by the FBI and city police. He died in 2014. (Associated Press)

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Phone image from Associated Press

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In this photo taken Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, a shaving mug, left, belonging to the family of singer Johnny Cash is displayed in the singer's childhood home in Dyess, Ark. Cash spent much of his childhood years in the home that was part of the Depression era Resettlement Administration Dyess Colony. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

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Executive producer and writer Steven Moffat, left, actress Jenna Coleman and actor Peter Capaldi attend BBC America's "Doctor Who" premiere fan screening at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

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Moderator David Axelrod during an event at the University of Chicago's Ida Noyes Hall in Chicago on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew A. Nelles) ** FILE **

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This image released by 20th Century Fox shows Damon Wayans, Jr., left, and Jake Johnson in a scene from, "Let's Be Cops." (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Frank Masi)

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This photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows Michelle Janine Howard, promoted July 1, 2014, making her the Navy's first female four-star admiral. She will serve as the vice chief of naval operations, which makes her the No. 2 admiral in the Navy behind Gen. Jonathan Greenert, the chief of naval operations. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Monica A. King)