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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta arrive for an event at the National Defense University in Washington on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Gary V. Giordano, the U.S. citizen being held in the disappearance of 35-year-old Robyn Gardner, covers his head while being led to jail from a police station in San Nicolas, Aruba, Monday Aug. 15, 2011. A judge granted a request from Aruban prosecutors to extend the detention of Giordano, suspected in the death of his travel companion. (AP Photo/Pedro Famous Diaz)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Samir Yousif, 31, is treated at a hospital in Kut, Iraq, after a car bomb exploded on Monday.

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associated press In this video image taken from Egyptian State Television, attorneys for relatives of protesters killed in the Egypian uprising shout and bicker, apparently over seating, before resumption of the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak on charges of corruption and complicity in the deaths of more than 800 protesters.

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The nation's two largest hot-dog makers - Oscar Meyer wieners, a Kraft product, and Ball Park franks, a Sara Lee Corp. product - are taking their legal beefs to federal court in Chicago, where a judge will determine whether either broke false-advertising laws when boasting about their top-dog status. (Associated Press)

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Kraft Foods Inc., the maker of Oscar Mayer wieners, and Sara Lee Corp., owner of Ball Park franks, are in federal court in Chicago, where a judge will determine whether either company broke false-advertising laws in efforts to become the nation's top dog. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

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In this video image taken from Egyptian State Television, the sons of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Gamal (right) and Alaa, leave the defendants' cage in a Cairo courtroom on Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, after the presiding judge adjourned the trial until Sept. 5. (AP Photo/Egyptian State Television)

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Black-Eyed Susie's on 14th Street in Northwest offers a selection of vintage shoes, jewelry and other merchandise. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Bashir on charges of war crimes and genocide in Darfur. He has denied the charges. (Associated Press)

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The opera "Mandela Trilogy" has a scene where Aubrey Lodewyk as Nelson Mandela reacts to the death of his son. The tragedy occurred while Mr. Mandela was imprisoned. The opera will be staged in Great Britain and Norway next year.

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"There seems to be a lot of that going on. I understand she can't comment because it's a personnel issue but there should be a way to [complain] internally." Lexie Briggs, Columbia Heights, non-profit employee

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FBI agents are seen in the driveway of Gary Giordano house after a raid in Gaithersburg Md., on Friday, Aug. 12, 2011. Aruba has turned to the FBI for help investigating the disappearance of 35-year-old Robyn Gardner of Maryland, an agency spokesman said Thursday as official doubts grew about the story told by the suspect in the case. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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This image provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shows Jennifer Lopez, the woman arrested for allegedly abducting the grandchildren of Republican U.S. Rep. Gary Miller and taking them to Mexico four years ago. (AP Photo/Los Angeles County Sheriff)

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**FILE** Anthony Sowell sits in the courtroom before the jury recommended the death penalty for Sowell on Aug. 10, 2011 in Cleveland. (Associated Press/The Plain Dealer)

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** FILE ** Undated photos provided Aug. 11, 2011, by Brigham and Women’s Hospital show chimpanzee attack victim Charla Nash after the attack (left) and post-face transplant surgery (right). Nash, 57, was mauled by the chimpanzee in 2009 and received the transplant in May 2011 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Massachusetts. (Associated Press/Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Lightchaser Photography)

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From left: This combo made from photos provided Aug. 11, 2011, shows Ryan Edward Dougherty, 21, Dylan Dougherty Stanley, 26, and Lee Grace Dougherty, 29. (Associated Press/Pueblo County Sheriff's Office)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS A law enforcement official photographs an SUV that suddenly accelerated out of control and struck and killed three walking-club members waiting on a sidewalk for friends in Voorheesville, N.Y., on Wednesday.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS A forensics officer on Wednesday examines the scene in Birmingham, England, where three South Asian men were killed after being struck by a car. The occupants of the car were reportedly black, leading some to think the slayings of (above, from left) Haroon Jahan, Shazad Ali and Abdul Mussavir were racially motivated. Police have launched a homicide investigation.

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Former UVa. quarterback Marc Verica was released Wednesday by the Washington Redskins. (Associated Press)

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Associated Press Convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell stands Wednesday with his attorney, Rufus Sims, in court in Cleveland as a jury recommends the death penalty for his crimes.