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Thai custom officials show off confiscated ivory. Though they are proud of the illegally trafficked wildlife they have seized in the past two years, extensive police corruption and mafialike organization among traffickers help many smugglers evade international law. (Associated Press)

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A 17-year-old honor student was fatally shot Wednesday night inside her Kettering home (Andrea Noble/The Washington Times)

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Jon Dobbins, who worked at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in southwestern Indiana, was indicted on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012, along with 39 others in connection with a prison drug ring. (AP Photo/Sullivan County, Ind., Sheriff's Department)

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FILE - This Feb. 12, 2012 file photo shows seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong waiting for the start of the Ironman Panama 70.3 triathlon in Panama City, Panama. A federal judge in Austin, Texas, has thrown out Lance Armstrong's lawsuit against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, an attempt to stop the drug case against the seven-time Tour de France winner. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco, File)

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Chipper Jones makes a face before the Washington Nationals hold ceremony before the first pitch to honor veteran third baseman Chipper Jones on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012, in Washington. Jones has played his entire 19-year career with the Atlanta Braves, winning one World Series title with them in 1995. (The Washington Times)