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Anti-Syrian regime mourners carry Feb. 18, 2012, the coffins of two protesters that according to Syrian activists were killed by the Syrian security forces during a demonstration at Mazzeh district in Damascus, Syria. (Associated Press/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)
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A child reads from the Koran at his home. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Mark Berndt (right), a former teacher at Miramonte Elementary School, looks to his attorney, Victor Acevedo, during his arraignment in Los Angeles Municipal Court on Tuesday. Mr. Berndt, 61, pleaded not guilty to lewd acts charges. (Associated Press)
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George W. Huguely V is accused of killing fellow University of Virginia student Yeardley Love in 2010. The jury is to begin deliberating Wednesday. (Associated Press)
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The Rev. Canon Ralph Godsall, priest vicar of Westminster Abbey and visiting clergy at the Washington National Cathedral celebrates as he crosses the finish line during the National Cathedral Pancake Races held in front of the Cathedral on Shrove Tuesday, more commonly known as "Mardi Gras.", Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. This years annual Pancake Races are entitled the “Shake, Rattle & Race Edition,†in light of the earthquake damage the cathedral sustained earlier this year. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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National Cathedral School student Annabel Ashcom Ricks, 13, gets a "golden skillet" for winning her race during the Washington National Cathedral Pancake Races held in front of the Cathedral on Shrove Tuesday, more commonly known as "Mardi Gras.", Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. This years annual Pancake Races are entitled the “Shake, Rattle & Race Edition,†in light of the earthquake damage the cathedral sustained earlier this year. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Suzy Mink, senior advisor of institutional relations and development, left and Haley Dettra, events and special services manager Washington National Cathedral jokingly fight for a better starting position during the Pancake Races held in front of the Cathedral on Shrove Tuesday, more commonly known as "Mardi Gras.", Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. This years annual Pancake Races are entitled the “Shake, Rattle & Race Edition,†in light of the earthquake damage the cathedral sustained earlier this year. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Left to right: Seventh grader Guyton Harvey and eighth grader Justin Frazier struggle to keep up as six grader Zachary Martin, right, wins the St. Albans School Boy Chorister race during the Washington National Cathedral Pancake Races held in front of the Cathedral on Shrove Tuesday, more commonly known as "Mardi Gras.", Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. This years annual Pancake Races are entitled the “Shake, Rattle & Race Edition,†in light of the earthquake damage the cathedral sustained earlier this year. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Left to right: Beauvoir National Cathedral Elementary School second graders Earle Horton, Philip Sears, and Honor Johnson participate in the Washington National Cathedral Pancake Races held in front of the Cathedral on Shrove Tuesday, more commonly known as "Mardi Gras.", Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. This years annual Pancake Races are entitled the “Shake, Rattle & Race Edition,†in light of the earthquake damage the cathedral sustained earlier this year. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Golden skillets, a crown, a "Golden Mrs. Butterworth", and beads sit on an awards table before the start of the Washington National Cathedral Pancake Races held in front of the Cathedral on Shrove Tuesday, more commonly known as "Mardi Gras.", Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. This years annual Pancake Races are entitled the “Shake, Rattle & Race Edition,†in light of the earthquake damage the cathedral sustained earlier this year. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Assistant Rector for St. Alban's Parish Reverend Matthew Hanisian comes across the finish line during the Washington National Cathedral Pancake Races held in front of the Cathedral on Shrove Tuesday, more commonly known as "Mardi Gras.", Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. This years annual Pancake Races are entitled the “Shake, Rattle & Race Edition,†in light of the earthquake damage the cathedral sustained earlier this year. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash, right, drives past Washington Wizards forward Kevin Seraphin on his way to the basket in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Phoenix. The Suns won 104-88. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)
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Sen. Joseph Getty (R-Carroll and Baltimore) asked several questions about amendments that the Maryland House attached to the Civil Marriage Protection Act before the Senate Judiciary Committee votes on the act Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in Annapolis, Md. Although Mr. Getty voted against the bill, it passed by a vote of 7 to 4 and will now move to the Senate floor. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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A Mexican state police officer wearing a mask stands behind the fence as relatives of inmates wait for news after a riot at a prison on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico, on Sunday. Members of one drug cartel killed 44 members of a rival gang, with the melee enabling 30 of their comrades to escape. (Associated Press)
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Millions of dollars forfeited by Mexican drug cartel kingpin Osiel Cardenas-Guillen, serving 25 years in prison for threatening U.S. agents, has been given to a dozen local Texas law enforcement agencies. (Associated Press)
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In this citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria, anti-Syrian regime mourners carry Feb. 18, 2012, the coffins of three protesters that, according to Syrian activists, were killed by the Syrian security forces during a demonstration at Mazzeh district in Damascus. (Associated Press/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)
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Chad Ellinger and his son Trip, 2, and daughter Morgan, 6, push snow from their driveway in Augusta County, Va., on Sunday Feb. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Norm Shafer)
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Mourners carry the coffins of two anti-Syian-regime protesters who, according to activists, were killed by Syrian security forces during a demonstration in the Mazzeh district in Damascus, Syria, on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)
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A child cries out for her father as she pushes on a prison gate with police standing on the other side Sunday at a prison on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico, that was the scene of deadly rioting. (Associated Press)
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Doug and Pam Sterner discuss the Stolen Valor Act earlier this month at their home in Alexandria, Va. She is the author of a college paper that led to the drafting of the federal law in 2006, the Stolen Valor Act, aimed at curbing false claims of military valor, and he exposes phony medal winners. The law is at the heart of a Supreme Court review. (Associated Press)
