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Spectators wave and aim their cameras at Santa Claus as he rolls down 7th Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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USO volunteer Pat Solomon of Sandy Springs, Ga., greets Army Pfc. Damien Snow, 20, of Rochester, N.Y., as he returns to his base at Fort Benning, Ga., at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Tuesday. "I want to tell them how I feel, and how the USO feels. It's amazing, what they do for the world," Mrs. Solomon says. (Associated Press)
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Michelle Williams stars as Marilyn Monroe in "My Week with Marilyn." Dougray Scott plays her husband, playwright Arthur Miller. (The Weinstein Company)
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Gina Youngman (right) of New Canaan, Conn., reacts as daughter Sarah (left), 15, and friend Celina Sprague, of the District, try on hats at the Gap store on Thanksgiving Day in the Georgetown section of the District. Many retailers were open on Thanksgiving. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
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Mason Binion (left) and Tasha Johnson (second from left), both of the District, wait in line with other shoppers on Thanksgiving Day along 14th Street Northwest for the midnight opening of stores in the DC USA shopping complex in Columbia Heights. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
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Brooks Laich won't lead the NHL in scoring, but the versatile center's value to the Washington Capitals can be measured in the six-year, $27 million contract he signed. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Eleanor Roosevelt's 1933 inaugural gown had detachable long sleeves. It was made of slate-blue silk crepe embroidered with gold thread. Her political activism is well-known but not highlighted in the exhibit. (Photo courtesy Smithsonial National Museum of American History)
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Chestnuts were once a staple of life in hard times in parts of France. Today, they are a treat, and a favorite for the end-of-year holidays. (Associated Press)
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Sweet marronge chestnuts are a way of life in Collobrieres, France, where Germaine Rubi (right), Jacqueline Rinaldi (center) and Jean-Michel Rinaldi make growing and sorting a family affair. (Associated Press)
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In this image made from television, "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, who has campaigned to keep her children out of the media glare, gives evidence about media intrusion during a media ethics inquiry in London, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Parliamentary Recording Unit via APTN)
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A woman protester attempts to dismantle a barbed wire barricade, newly erected by the Egyptian army, near Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
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Memphis guard/forward Wesley Witherspoon (11) watches as Georgetown forward Otto Porter (22) puts up a jumpshot in the first half Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)
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Liberty is carried in a crate by livestock supervisor Lisa Pregent (left) and livestock handler Joe-Marcus Dearmon after being delivered to Mount Vernon, where he will no doubt live a longer lifespan than he would have without the pardon from President Obama. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Leta Cannon, 5, of Chicago (left), and Sarah Frances Gilroy, 7, of Birmingham, Ala., take a close look at Liberty, Tom Plott (right) was on hand to make sure Liberty and Peace, the two pardoned turkeys, got settled in alright at Mount Vernon. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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The Denver Broncos released 29-year-old Kyle Orton, and he was claimed by the Kansas City Chiefs on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANDREW HARNIK/THE WASHINGTON TIMES The physical - and emotional - scars ran deep for Redskins rookie defensive end Jarvis Jenkins, who has benefited from his parents' guidance.
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The physical - and emotional - scars ran deep for Redskins rookie defensive end Jarvis Jenkins, who has benefited from his parents' guidance. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Livestock handler Joe-Marcus Dearmon (left) and livestock supervisor Lisa Pregent shows Liberty, the turkey pardoned by President Obama, its new living quarters on the grounds of Mount Vernon in Virginia on Nov. 23, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Sarah Frances Gilroy (left), of Birmingham, Ala., and her sister Caroline show the feathers they picked up from Liberty, the turkey pardoned by President Obama, as it was welcomed to Mount Vernon in Virginia on Nov. 23, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Liberty, the turkey pardoned by President Obama, is loaded Nov. 23, 2011, into a cage by livestock supervisor Lisa Pregent (left) and livestock handler Joe-Marcus Dearmon for its trip by horse and wagon to Mount Vernon in Virginia. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
