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**FILE** In this picture taken in 2008, Ameneh Bahrami shows a picture of herself outside a Tehran courthouse. The photo she held was taken before she was blinded by a suitor who threw acid on her face. (Associated Press)
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The Washington Nationals are interested in adding a starting pitcher and center fielder at the winter meetings, which begin Monday. The Nats are also said to be linked to first baseman Prince Fielder, who could be the second straight big splash general manager Mike Rizzo adds at through free agency in back-to-back offseasons. (Allison Shelley / The Washington Times)
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After trading Jerry Hairston Jr. to the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon, the Washington Nationals recalled utilityman Brian Bixler from Triple-A Syracuse. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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** FILE ** In this May 20, 2010, file photo, American hikers Shane Bauer, left, Sarah Shourd, center, and Josh Fattal, sit at the Esteghlal Hotel in Tehran, Iran. Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal are due for what Iranian authorities have said will be a final hearing in their espionage case on Sunday, July 31, 2011. Sarah Shourd was freed last September. (AP Photo/Press TV, File
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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Chien-Ming Wang made his first start in more than two years, after undergoing surgery on his shoulder to repair a torn capsule, against the New York Mets on July 29, 2011. The Nats and Wang agreed to a new one-year contract Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Indiana Fever's Shannon Bobbitt (0), Jessica Davenport (50), Katie Douglas (23) and others celebrate their 61-59 buzzer-beater win over the Washington Mystics on Friday. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Washington Redskins wide receiver Brandon Banks (16) wipes the sweat from his face as he stretches during the first day of training camp at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Friday, July 29, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins quarterback John Beck (3) stretches next to center/guard Erik Cook (58) during the first day of training camp at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Friday, July 29, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher trots onto the practice field during the first day of training camp at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Friday, July 29, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Rookie Ryan Kerrigan (53, right) works through drills during the first day of training camp at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Friday, July 29, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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After 66 touchdowns with the Cincinnati Bengals, wide receiver Chad Ochocinco reportedly has been traded to the New England Patriots. (Associated Press)
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Virginie Razzano has used the death of her fiance as motivation on the court. She comes to the Citi Open with the goal of reclaiming the No. 16 ranking she once held. (Associated Press)
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Washington Nationals right fielder Jayson Werth struggled mightily in his first year after signing a seven- year, $126 million deal last offseason. (Associated Press)
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Jesse McLaughlin and Lisa Harbin relax in their Arlington apartment. They share housekeeping duties, and he says he actually enjoys doing dishes by hand. Ms. Harbin has had her share of bad roommate experiences but also had a roommate in college whose habits were very different from hers but became a close friend. Being a roommate can teach how to get along with others.
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROD LAMKEY JR./THE WASHINGTON TIMES Mr. McLaughlin, looking out the living-room window of the apartment he shares with Ms. Harbin, says an experience living alone in Japan, where he didn't speak the language, was like "living in a bubble" and made him depressed.
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (center) visits on July 28, 2011, Xiang Weiyi, a 2½-year-old toddler who was hospitalized after a July 23 high-speed train crash, in Wenzhou, in east China's Zhejiang province. (Associated Press/Xinhua)
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Outfielder Mike Cameron will retire after 17 seasons in the major leagues. He had signed a minor league deal with the Nationals this offseason. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Jim Lawrence, 40, of the District, takes the last bicycle from the Capital Bikeshare stand near the Eastern Market Metro station in Southeast. The Bikeshare program offers an alternative way of getting around urban streets. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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**FILE** Michael Hoffman, 28, of the District, steers a bicycle from the Capital Bikeshare stand near Barracks Row in Southeast. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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A staff person hides her face as she posts a sign on the door of Rep. David Wu's office Tuesday in Portland, Ore. Mr. Wu announced Tuesday that he is resigning in the wake of allegations that he had an unwanted sexual encounter. (Associated Press)
