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Florida shooting guard Bradley Beal was selected by the Washington Wizards with the No. 3 pick in the NBA draft. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)

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Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar (second from left) examines solar electric panels at the Abound Solar Inc. manufacturing plant in Longmont, Colo., in 2009. The company borrowed about $70 million from the federal government only to file for bankruptcy and close its doors. The company also received nearly $12 million in tax credits. (Associated Press)

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In this photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, President-elect Mohammed Morsi speaks with representatives from political parties in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, June 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers a brief statement about the Supreme Court's ruling on health care on June 28, 2012, after arriving in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Associated Press)

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Battlefield guide Les Fowler gives a tour of Spangler farm which served as a field hospital during and after the July 1-3 1863 battle in Gettysburg, Pa., a turning point in the Civil War. (AP Photo/Nancy Nussbaum)

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President Obama greets Chief Justice John Roberts on Jan. 27, 2010, before he delivered his State of the Union Address on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Replicas of the Congressional Gold Medal where given to 440 retired African American Marines during the Montford Pointe Marines Parade at the Marine Barracks Washington on Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Washington D.C. Approximately 20,000 African American Marine recruits where trained at Montford Pointe when the military was still segregated. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

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U.S. Marines parade at the Marine Barracks in Washington in this file photo taken Thursday, June 28, 2012. (The Washington Times) **FILE**

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Four hundred and forty retired Marines received the Congressional Gold Medal for their military service during the Montford Pointe Marines Parade at the Marine Barracks Washington on Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Washington D.C. Approximately 20,000 African American Marine recruits where trained at Montford Pointe when the military was still segregated. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

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Archbald Mosley (cq), from Florida, waits for his medal to be hung around his neck during the Montford Pointe Marines Parade at the Marine Barracks Washington on Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Washington D.C. Approximately 20,000 African American Marine recruits where trained at Montford Pointe when the military was still segregated. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

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The audience watches from the grand stands as 440 retired African American Marines are honored during the Montford Pointe Marines Parade at the Marine Barracks Washington on Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Washington D.C. Approximately 20,000 African American Marine recruits where trained at Montford Pointe when the military was still segregated. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

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The audience watches from the grand stands as 440 retired African American Marines are honored during the Montford Pointe Marines Parade at the Marine Barracks Washington on Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Washington D.C. Approximately 20,000 African American Marine recruits where trained at Montford Pointe when the military was still segregated. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

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Four hundred and forty retired Marines received the Congressional Gold Medal for their military service during the Montford Pointe Marines Parade at the Marine Barracks Washington on Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Washington D.C. Approximately 20,000 African American Marine recruits where trained at Montford Pointe when the military was still segregated. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

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Four hundred and forty retired Marines received the Congressional Gold Medal for their military service during the Montford Pointe Marines Parade at the Marine Barracks Washington on Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Washington D.C. Approximately 20,000 African American Marine recruits where trained at Montford Pointe when the military was still segregated. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

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Maj. Gen. Ron Bailey (cq) salutes retired Marine Corp members during the Montford Pointe Marines Parade at the Marine Barracks Washington on Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Washington D.C. Approximately 20,000 African American Marine recruits where trained at Montford Pointe when the military was still segregated. The serving members received the Congressional Gold Medal for their service. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)