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The Redskins, hampered by a significant salary cap penalty, were able to officially bring back punter Sav Rocca. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A South African Police Service forensic officer digs up a grave for the exhumation of two bodies that are believed to be those of young activists at Avalon Cemetery in Johannesburg on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Authorities believe the bodies are those of two young activists last seen 24 years ago at the home of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

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Neighborhood resident Carl Whitehead expresses outrage near the sight of a shooting Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in Chicago where a 6 month-old girl and her father were shot Monday, March 11. Six-month old Jonylah Watkins became the latest homicide victim of a bloody gang war in Chicago when a man approached a van in which her father, a known gang member, was changing her diaper and opened fire. The infant died early Tuesday morning, after being shot five times. Her father, Jonathan Watkins, was in serious but stable condition. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Sen. Charles Schumer, New York Democrat, speaks Jan. 24, 2013, during a news conference with a coalition of members of Congress, mayors, law enforcement officers, gun safety organizations and other groups on Capitol Hill in Washington to introduce legislation on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition feeding devices. (Associated Press)

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Thomas E. Perez, 51, has led the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division since 2009 as an assistant U.S. attorney general. Previously, he served as labor secretary in Maryland. He is seen as President Obama’s likely pick to head the Labor Department. (Associated Press)

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Edwin “Boo” Barcus Jr. faces 20 years to life in prison when he is sentenced June 7 for running a commercial sex business that prostituted juvenile girls in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.

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United States pitcher Ross Detwiler throws during a World Baseball Classic game against Italy Saturday, March 9, 2013, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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United States pitcher Ross Detwiler throws during a World Baseball Classic game against Italy Saturday, March 9, 2013, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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D.C. police released surveillance video of a March shooting near the intersection of New York Avenue and North Capitol Street.