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Former Pakistani Ambassador Husain Haqqani

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The Baby Borrowers Baby, Morgan

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Fan group La Barra Brava has grown to welcome members from 30 countries since Oscar Zambrana founded it in 1995. (Photo by Rodney Lamkey Jr. / The Washington Times) ** FILE **

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Gen. Michael V. Hayden was feted Friday at his military-retirement ceremony at Bolling Air Force Base. He will continue to serve as the civilian director of the CIA.

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Associated Press President Bush presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Annette Lantos, wife of the late Rep. Tom Lantos of California, during a ceremony honoring Mr. Lantos and five others with the nation's highest civilian award.

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Writer-artist Rick Remender

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan in this photo from March 1, 2003. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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Ulysses S. Grant is the most successful general of the Civil War, leading brilliant battles and campaigns on a national scale.

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Signs from the late 1800s to the present can be seen at the American Sign Museum, and a Kentucky Fried Chicken sign from the 1950s is among them (above left). (Associated Press)

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William F. Buckley Jr., the conservative pioneer and television "Firing Line" host, smiles during an interview at his home in New York on July 20, 2004. Buckley died in 2008.

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This 2007 file photo shows Palo Alto, Calif., pupils reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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An antique handwritten Koran is displayed inside the museum in Harar, Ethiopia, named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006. ** FILE **

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Other famous figures, such as (from left) Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Lopez, are still waiting for clothes — and heads. Museum officials say they have "fast-tracked" the sculptures to be ready for the opening.

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A couple hold hands in front of a local spectacle, a fence where lovers place their locks in Pecs.

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Sen. Patty Murray (second from left) was a staunch supporter of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy despite his reputation for sexual harassment. Pictured with them are other Democratic senators, Harry Reid (left) and Charles E. Schumer. (The Washington Times/File)