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Nationals first baseman Michael Morse has been a steady power source since taking over for injured Adam LaRoche. He homered twice Wednesday night against St. Louis. (Associated Press)
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Michael Tobiason, Jr., of Wilmington, Del. fist bumps Jesse Hutchins after Hutchins birdied the first hole during the first round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, June 16, 2011. (Rod Lamkey, Jr./The Washington Times)
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROD LAMKEY JR./THE WASHINGTON TIMES Michael Tobiason Jr., of Wilmington, Del., carried thoughts of his late father throughout his opening-round 75 in the U.S. Open. Among those offering encouragement at Congressional was his mother, Joan (below).
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Sisters Tess (left), 8, and Sophie McMullen, 7, from Leesburg, Va., watch stylists work on their dolls in the Doll hair salon at American Girl during the store's soft opening at Tysons Corner Center in McLean on Thursday. The grand opening is Saturday. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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American Girl will not say how much was spent on developing the new Northern Virginia store, but some may think it's a risky move in times of recession. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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With temperatures in the mid to upper 90s, sweat drips off the cap of "Hammer" Richards. Elkton Eclipse centerfielder Erik "Dubs" Meyers, of Chesapeake, Md. (below left), slides into home plate as he avoids a tag from Potomac Nine catcher Jeff "Piper" Hornberger, of Crofton, Md.
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Michael Tobiason, Jr., of Wilmington, Del. fist bumps Jesse Hutchins after Hutchins birdied the first hole during the first round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, June 16, 2011. (Rod Lamkey, Jr./The Washington Times)
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This Friday, June 10, 2011 photo shows These are typical touri witch figurines displayed in a shop window in Salem, Mass. Salem, home to the infamous witch trials of the 17th century, sees its ties to witchcraft as a blessing and a curse. The historic Massachusetts seaport is trying _ yet again _ to rebrand itself for visitors as something other than a place linked to witches. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
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Ryan Reynolds plays a test pilot named Hal Jordan in "Green Lantern," a character introduced by DC Comics for the first time in 1940. (Associated Press)
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Radio host Rush Limbaugh has unveiled a new line of bottled teas with some American colonial-inspired marketing. (Image from Twoifbytea.com)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS The gun and hand luggage found on Fazul Abdullah Mohammed's body was seized after the al Qaeda member was killed by Abdi Hassan, a Somali soldier on duty at a security checkpoint. Mr. Hassan said he didn't realize at the time that he was engaged in a shootout with the well-known terrorist, who has had a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head for years.
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Washington Mystics' Crystal Langhorne, center passes while guarded by Connecticut Sun's DeMya Walker, left, and Kelsey Griffin, right, during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Uncasville, Conn., on Saturday, June 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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New CIA Director Leon Panetta speaks with reporters, at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009. Panetta said Argentina, Ecuador and Venezuela are in dire economic straits and could be destabilized by the worldwide economic crisis. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (left) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right) meet on the sidelines of the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, on Wednesday, June 15, 2011. The man in the middle was not identified. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)
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Protesters gesture and wave Greek flags in front of Parliament in central Athens during a rally against plans for new austerity measures on Wednesday, June 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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The Ambassador Bridge, a 7,500-foot suspension bridge, first linked the United States and Canada in November 1929. It is a primary route for auto suppliers and the busiest international border crossing in North America in terms of trade volume. (Detroit News)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PETITIONED: Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been petitioned by 20 Arkansas lawmakers to run for president in 2010, citing his state's jobs success.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS President Obama acknowledges the crowd gathered inside the Muniz Air National Guard Base hangar shortly after his arrival in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday. His visit marked the first one by a sitting president since John F. Kennedy in 1961. The Puerto Rican flag provided half the backdrop for the podium.
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Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times Petty Officer 2nd Class Hanlin Edwin, from Micronesia but now living in the District, examines his new certificate of naturalization, as an onlooker applauds, after he and 19 others became naturalized U.S. citizens Tuesday in Washington.
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Brian Orakpo talks with reporters after joining other members of the Washington Redskins for an informal practice at a facility in northern Virginia, Tuesday, June 14, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
