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Alex Sofillas, of Germantown, Md., waits to get his footballs autographed by Washington Redskins players on the first day of training camp at Redskins Park, Ashburn, Va., Thursday, July 26, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins fans Kenneth and Donna Cole of Ft. Washington, Md., arrive for the first day of training camp at Redskins Park, Ashburn, Va., Thursday, July 26, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Fans arrive for the first day of training camp at Redskins Park, Ashburn, Va., Thursday, July 26, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher (59), left, and other players leave the indoor training dome as the Washington Redskins finish morning walkthroughs on the first day of training camp at Redskins Park, Ashburn, Va., Thursday, July 26, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) leaves the indoor training dome as the Washington Redskins finish morning walkthroughs on the first day of training camp at Redskins Park, Ashburn, Va., Thursday, July 26, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Ai Weiwei, second from left, stopped by a plain clothes policeman while he argues with another policeman, foreground, outside his home in Beijing Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Chinese police on Wednesday barred Ai from attending the first hearing of a lawsuit brought by his company against Beijing tax authorities and blocked reporters from filming at the courthouse, part of an intimidation campaign aimed at silencing the prominent artist and outspoken government critic. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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Ai Weiwei (center), hemmed in by plainclothes police officers outside his Beijing home in 2012, spent two decades as a leader in China’s art world who focused almost entirely on the subversion of state power. He currently is under house arrest. associated press

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White House spokesman Jay Carney speaks July 26, 2012, during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington. (Associated Press)

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James Chaparro, acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), speaks July 26, 2012, at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) headquarters in Arlington, Va., during a DEA announcement of a nationwide synthetic drug takedown. In the background is Michele Leonhart, DEA administrator. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney meets July 26, 2012, with British Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street in London. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Advocates demanding tougher gun control laws were among several dozen protesters who greeted President Obama outside the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Ore., on July 24, 2012. Obama was in Oregon to raise money for his re-election campaign. (Associated Press)

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Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher (59), left, and other players leave the indoor training dome as the Washington Redskins finish morning walk-throughs on the first day of training camp at Redskins Park, Ashburn, Va., Thursday, July 26, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)