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Michael Graham, who plays Santa, changes back into his Santa costume in his dressing room. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Michael Graham, who plays Santa, checks himself the the mirror in his dressing room as he gets ready for his morning shift. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Michael Graham, who plays Santa, puts on makeup as he gets ready for his morning shift. This is Michael Graham's 22nd year as the Santa at Tyson's Corner Center. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Michael Graham, who plays Santa, gets ready for his morning shift as Santa. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Michael Graham, who plays Santa, changes back into his Santa costume in his dressing room for the start of his afternoon shift . (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Irene Gal-Edd, of Bethesda, Md., holds her daughter Pearly, 7, during the National Chanukah Menorah Lighting on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 20, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Irene Gal-Edd, of Bethesda, Md., watches the National Chanukah Menorah Lighting. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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'Dradle Man' runs through the crowd during the National Chanukah Menorah Lighting. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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In this image made from video, CNN star interviewer Piers Morgan answers questions Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011 from a media ethics inquiry sitting in London, England, about his time at the top of Britain's tabloid industry, at an unknown location in the U.S. Morgan ran two British tabloids - the News of the World and the Daily Mirror - before his editorship was cut short by scandal in 2004. (AP Photo, Pool)

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** FILE ** Piers Morgan, host of CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight," poses in Pasadena, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

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Paroled U.S. activist Lori Berenson, accompanied by her son, Salvador Apari, waits at the international airport in Lima, Peru, on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011, before boarding a plane to the United States. (AP Photo/Frank Bajak)

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Tamara L. Miller, right, and her husband, Air Force Brigadier General Select Peter Masciola, center, speak to reporters after surprising their 10 year old son Kevin and 12 year old daughter Tamara at their school, Saint Columbus School, by coming home for Christmas after a 6 month deployment outside Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, December 19, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Tamara L. Miller, left, smiles as her husband, Air Force Brigadier General Select Peter Masciola, surprises their 10 year old son Kevin and 12 year old daughter Tamara at Saint Columbus School. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Tamara L. Miller, left, smiles as her husband, Air Force Brigadier General Select Peter Masciola, surprises their 10 year old son Kevin and 12 year old daughter Tamara. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Tamara L. Miller, left, smiles as her husband, Air Force Brigadier General Select Peter Masciola, surprises his 10 year old son Kevin and 12 year old daughter Tamara at their school, Saint Columbus School, by coming home for Christmas after a 6 month deployment outside Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, December 19, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Air Force Brigadier General Select Peter Masciola surprises his 10 year old son Kevin and 12 year old daughter Tamara at their school. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Air Force Brigadier General Select Peter Masciola kisses his daughter, 12 year old Tamara after surprising her and her brother 10 year old Kevin by coming home for Christmas after a 6 month deployment. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Air Force Brigadier General Select Peter Masciola surprises his 12 year old daughter Tamara, right, at Saint Columbus School in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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David Cornwell, who writes under the pen name of John le Carre, came to literary acclaim in 1963 with his novel “The Spy Who Came In From the Cold.” The book's moral ambiguity was jarring to many at the time.

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The Kolskaya floating platform was being towed back to port in the middle of a storm early Sunday when it capsized off Russia's east coast. Of the 67 men aboard, only 14 were rescued immediately from the icy water. (Arktikmorneftegazrazvedka via Associated Press)