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St. Louis Blues center David Backes (42) gets a stick to the face by Washington Capitals right wing Mike Knuble (22) during the second period as the Washington Capitals take on the St. Louis Blues, Washington, DC November 29, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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An Egyptian election official waits for the opening of ballot boxes at a vote-counting center in Cairo on Tuesday. "These elections are completely different from anything we've had before," said taxi driver Mohammed Farouk. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this June 6, 2011, file photo, an American Airlines aircraft nears Terminal D gate at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, in Grapevine, Texas. American Airlines and American Eagle's parent companies are filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

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"I think the substantial majority of people who attended and spoke were supportive," lottery Director Buddy Roogow said. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Voters argue with election officials over the delayed opening Monday of a polling place in Kinshasa, the capital city of Congo. Residents waited to take part in presidential and legislative elections. (Associated Press)

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Jurassic Park's chief veterinarian Gerry Harding encounters a tyrannosaurus rex in the iPad challenge Jurassic Park: The Game.

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** FILE ** Red Cross Director Gail McGovern stands next to the remains of a destroyed house in Pratt City, Ala., on Sunday, May 1, 2011. Ms. McGovern says the 130-year-old Red Cross had little choice but to restructure in order to ward off a projected deficit. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)

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The entrance to Santa Isabel de Las Lajas bears the name of native son Benny More's 1955 song "Lajas, Mi Rincon Querido" ("Lajas, My Beloved Place"). Small businesses are sprouting where the once-lucrative sugar-cane industry has declined. (Associated Press)

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Gladys Maya carries water to make soda for a sandwich shop set up in the front room of her family's small apartment in Rodas, Cienfuegos province, Cuba. The Maya family invested $1,000 in a waist-high refrigerator, countertop and oven for the takeout shop, one of many small businesses being established in rural areas since the start of Raul Castro's free-market reforms. (Associated Press)

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Alain Suarez carries a bundle of sugar cane to make juice called "guarapera" in Santa Isabel de Las Lajas in Cienfuegos province. "It's a way of having something that is all yours," he says. A pizza stand and sandwich stand have opened nearby. (Associated Press)

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Maryland forward John Auslander (right): "I thought I could eventually earn some time. I never envisioned 20 minutes. It's a great opportunity and I just want to keep working and getting better." (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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A worker with the architect of the Capitol cuts ropes that were tying down the branches of a 65-foot Sierra white fir from California's Stanislaus National Forest that will become the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree in Washington on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

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A worker with the architect of the Capitol cuts ropes that were tying down the branches of a 65-foot Sierra white fir from California's Stanislaus National Forest that will become the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree in Washington on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)