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A makeshift memorial was created for the victims of Saturday's triple-shooting in the 1400 block of Parkwood Place Northwest in the District. A recent crime wave has prompted calls for more street-level enforcement from police. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens gestures on July 14, 2011, as he leaves federal court in Washington after the judge declared a mistrial in his perjury case. (Associated Press)

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Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens (center) leaves federal court in Washington on July 14, 2011, after the judge declared a mistrial in his perjury trial. (Associated Press)

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Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens leaves federal court in Washington on July 13, 2011, after a day of his trial on charges of lying to Congress in 2008 about using performance-enhancing drugs. (Associated Press)

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Police prepare to remove a dumpster thought to have held remains of Leiby Kletzy, an 8-year old Brooklyn boy who reportedly got lost walking home from day camp and was seen with a man, since arrested, on a surveillance video. (Associated Press)

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Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens (right) and his attorney Rusty Hardin arrive at federal court in Washington on July 13, 2011, for his perjury trial. (Associated Press)

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Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens leaves federal court on July 12, 2011, in Washington after a day of his trial on charges of lying to Congress in 2008 about using performance-enhancing drugs. (Associated Press)

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Rodney King, seen here in a booking handout photo provided by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, was arrested by the Moreno Valley, Calif., Police Department July 12, 2011, on suspicion of driving under the influence. (Associated Press/Riverside County Sheriff's Department)

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LAKE COUNTY (IND.) SHERIFF'S OFFICE Christian Choate was 13 years old when he died two years ago in a dog cage and was buried in a plastic bag near an Indiana trailer park.

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TLC VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS Kody Brown and his four wives (from the left) Janelle, Christine, Meri and Robyn, from the TLC reality show "Sister Wives," are challenging Utah's bigamy law with a suit to be filed Wednesday in Salt Lake City.

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** File ** A playground at Grand Bel Manor Apartments in Olney, Maryland. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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A vendor near the Alamo opens a umbrella to provide protection from the sun, Monday, July 11, 2011, in San Antonio, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Retired Sgt. Arthur "Archie" Kaufman has been accused by former colleague Jeffrey Lehrmann of planting a gun to make it seem police were justified in a 2005 shooting of unarmed residents on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina. Sgt. Kaufman turned in the gun as evidence. (Times-Picayune via Associated Press)

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Family members follow the procession with the fire truck carrying the casket of Brownwood firefighter Lt. Shannon Stone after the funeral in Brownwood on Monday, July 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Star-Telegram, Joyce Marshall)

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Less than nine months after he was fired from National Public Radio, Juan Williams has struck back with "Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate." (Crown Publishing Group)

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Nationals set-up man Tyler Clippard's unique arm angle allows him to blow fastballs past hitters with regularity. His 63 strikeouts are second among all relievers. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Lt. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti (left) receives a flag from Gen. David H. Petraeus (second from left) as Lt. Gen. David M. Rodriguez (right) looks on during a change of command ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, July 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas Democrat, is the target of a lawsuit by an ex-aide who claims the congresswoman is not a true advocate for the disabled. The ex-aide, who has a vision disability, has filed suit. (Associated Press)

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Andy Coulson, a former British government communication chief and editor of the News of the World, was arrested Friday in the phone hacking and police corruption scandal. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Kim Fahey built his colorful collection of oddball buildings connected by bridges and ramps over 30 years in the mountains north of Los Angeles. He could go to jail because didn't get building permits or have the wiring or plumbing approved.