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**FILE** Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigns June 19, 2012, in Holland, Mich. (Associated Press)

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Taking the leadership role today, Sapper candidate and Army Captain Aston Armstrong prepares the position of her platoon for the next mission to detonate explosives, during another day of Sapper School training at U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center (MANSCEN) and Fort Leonard Wood in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Monday, June 25, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Sapper candidate and Army Captain Stephanie Godman prepares for a mission to repel down the side of a cliff during another day of Sapper School training at U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center (MANSCEN) and Fort Leonard Wood in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Tuesday, June 26, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Sapper candidate and Army Captain Stephanie Godman listens to instructions for the next mission during another day of Sapper School training at U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center (MANSCEN) and Fort Leonard Wood in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Monday, June 25, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Sapper candidate and Army Captain Aston Armstrong prepares her platoon for their next mission during another day of Sapper School training at U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center (MANSCEN) and Fort Leonard Wood in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Monday, June 25, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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South Korea's Na Yeon Choi shot a 1-over 73 on Sunday, but her 65 on Saturday gave her enough of a final-round cushion to claim the championship trophy. (Associated Press)

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Nationals General Manager Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Mike Rizzo gives a hug to Bryce Harper (34) prior to the game as the Washington Nationals host the Colorado Rockies. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Capt. Godman sits with her weapon ready to move again as she and other trainees work to complete a mission at the Missouri training school for sappers. She was influenced in her choice of a military career by a cousin who had joined the Army and her brother, who had become a National Guardsman. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Army Capt. Stephanie Godman confers with another sapper candidate as they plan to head off on a mission during another day of training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Sapper candidate Army Capt. Stephanie Godman takes her turn at lunch as she eats a military Meal Ready to Eat while her "battle buddy" and fellow sapper candidate National Guard Staff Sgt. Anthony Hughes is posted up in a clearing to help form a perimeter to keep watch. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Beimnet Lakew arranges a large rose bouquet in the Embassy basement on Saturday, March 10th 2012 at the Ethiopian Embassy in Washington, D.C. (Jessica Carpenter/The Washington Times)

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Ethiopian Ambassador to the U.S. Girma Birru (center) chats with then-Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Vice Chairman Leonard Manning in March at the embassy. In his MWAA role, Mr. Manning helped facilitate opening the U.S. market to Ethiopian roses. (Jessica Carpenter/The Washington Times)