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Naval Academy first year plebes participate in the traditional Herndon Monument climb, Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

A first year Naval Academy plebe grimaces during the the traditional Herndon Monument climb which was completed in two hours and ten minutes, Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The tradition, dating back to 1940, is the culmination of the first year in the Naval Academy where the plebe class has to help each other climb the obelisk covered in lard, remove the "dixie cup" hat at the top and replace it with an upperclassman's hat. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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First year Naval Academy plebes participate in the traditional Herndon Monument climb which marks the culmination of their first year, Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The tradition, dating back to 1940, involves the entire plebe class working with each other to climb the obelisk covered in lard, remove the "dixie cup" hat at the top and replace it with an upperclassman's hat. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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First year Naval Academy plebes fight to hold themselves up on the Herndon Monument during the traditional climb which marks the culmination of their first year, Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The tradition, dating back to 1940, involves the entire plebe class working with each other to climb the obelisk covered in lard, remove the "dixie cup" hat at the top and replace it with an upperclassman's hat. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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On lookers watch as first year Naval Academy plebes participate in the traditional Herndon Monument climb which marks the culmination of their first year, Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The tradition, dating back to 1940, involves the entire plebe class working with each other to climb the obelisk covered in lard, remove the "dixie cup" hat at the top and replace it with an upperclassman's hat. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Naval Academy first year plebes participate in the traditional Herndon Monument climb, Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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First year Naval Academy plebes participate in the traditional Herndon Monument climb which marks the culmination of their first year, Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The tradition, dating back to 1940, involves the entire plebe class working with each other to climb the obelisk covered in lard, remove the "dixie cup" hat at the top and replace it with an upperclassman's hat. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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First year Naval Academy plebes begin the Herndon Monument to begin the traditional climb which marks the culmination of their first year, Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The tradition, dating back to 1940, involves the entire plebe class working with each other to climb the obelisk covered in lard, remove the "dixie cup" hat at the top and replace it with an upperclassman's hat. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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First year Naval Academy plebes begin the Herndon Monument to begin the traditional climb which marks the culmination of their first year, Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The tradition, dating back to 1940, involves the entire plebe class working with each other to climb the obelisk covered in lard, remove the "dixie cup" hat at the top and replace it with an upperclassman's hat. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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First year Naval Academy plebes charge to the Herndon Monument to begin the traditional climb which marks the culmination of their first year, Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The tradition, dating back to 1940, involves the entire plebe class working with each other to climb the obelisk covered in lard, remove the "dixie cup" hat at the top and replace it with an upperclassman's hat. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Lard covers the Herndon Monument before first year Naval Academy plebes begin the traditional culmination of their first year in the academy, Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The tradition, dating back to 1940, is the culmination of the first year in the Naval Academy where the plebe class has to help each other climb the obelisk covered in lard, remove the "dixie cup" hat at the top and replace it with an upperclassman's hat. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Commander Kal Wardin is back in the first person shooter for the iPad N.O.V.A. 3: Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance.

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A Russian artist shows a portrait of President Vladimir Putin last Saturday in Moscow as policemen tell him to move along. Several hundred people accompanied the artists and their provocative creations during a protest timed to coincide with the city's annual Museum Night festival, a free event during which Moscow's museums are open late with special exhibitions and performances. (Associated Press)

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Jockey Mario Gutierrez and I'll Have Another are the talk of thoroughbred racing after victories in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. (Associated Press)

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This undated photo provided by LG Electronics shows engineer Eugene Polley. A spokesman for Zenith Electronics says Polley, the inventor of the "Flash-Matic," the first wireless TV remote control, died May 20, 2012, of natural causes in Downers Grove, Ill. He was 96. (Associated Press/LG Electronics)

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Hilaria Zavala, interviewed on Monday, May 21, 2012, says six men kicked in her door about 3 a.m. on Friday, May 11, threw her husband on the ground, put a gun to his head and then took him away for two hours during a commando drug raid in Ahuas, Honduras. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)