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Police officer Mia Hembrick on Monday stands next to William Donald Schaefer's portrait while the former governor and Baltimore mayor's casket rests at the State House in Annapolis. "I'll remember him as a very dedicated, honest individual," former Gov. Marvin Mandel said of Mr. Schaefer. (Associated Press)
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President Obama cheers on a group of children rolling their eggs toward the finish line at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on April 25, 2011, on the South Lawn of the White House. (Associated Press)
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, said the only way to remove Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi from power is to get his inner circle to turn on him. (Associated Press)
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The Capitals' Alex Ovechkin celebrated with Nicklas Backstrom (left) and Brooks Laich after scoring to put Washington up 2-0 against the Rangers on Saturday. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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A commander of the Cambodian Royal Armed Forces gives instructions at a camp in the border disputed area in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia. (Associated Press)
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Displaced Cambodian villagers wait for assistance from government at a shelter in Oddar Meanchey province. A border clash between Cambodia and Thailand marks an escalation of a dispute over a holy site claimed by both. (Associated Press)
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right), speaking at a government meeting in the Gorki residence outside Moscow on Friday, may have to negotiate with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (left) as to which one will be the next elected president of Russia. (Associated Press)
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Mr. Putin's speech last week is seen as a signal that he wants to reclaim the country's presidency. "The nation needs decades of stable and calm development without any sharp movements and ill-conceived experiments" based on liberal policy, he said. (Associated Press)
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A convoy takes Sen. John McCain from the Tebisty Hotel in Benghazi, Libya, on Friday before meeting with rebel leaders. Mr. McCain, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the United States and other nations should recognize the opposition's political leadership as the "legitimate voice of the Libyan people." (Associated Press)
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President Obama departs the White House on his way to attend services at Shiloh Baptist Church in D.C.'s Shaw neighborhood. (Associated Press)
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Real estate mogul Donald Trump could make inroads among the religious right in the Republican Party presidential nominating race for 2012 if he picked up the endorsement of the scion of one of the 20th century's foremost evangelists. (Associated Press)
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, said the only way to remove Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi from power is to get his inner circle to turn on him. (Associated Press)
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Nobel Prize-winning author Mario Vargas Llosa on Thursday said he hoped Argentine president Cristina Fernandez's insistence on freedom of expression would be contagious. Ms. Fernandez prevented Argentine intellectuals from blocking Mr. Vargas Llosa's keynote address at the nation's annual book fair. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Holding a poster of their leader, supporters of Moammar Gadhafi chant slogans following a NATO airstrike in Tripoli, Libya, early Saturday, April 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
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In this July 29, 1981 photo, Princess Diana and Prince Charles kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on their wedding day, in London, England. (Photo: Associated Press)
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DUNKIN' DONUTS Dunkin' Donuts has come out with the "Royal Wedding Donut" to capitalize on the hoopla surrounding the British royal nuptials.
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READY TO FIGHT: Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, a Republican, says her state's immigration law "united America." (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Facing an ethics investigation by a special counsel, Sen. John Ensign, Nevada Republican, seen here in June 2009, announced on Thursday, April 21, 2011, that he would step down from his Senate seat. He earlier said he would not run for re-election. (Associated Press)
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Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson announces his plans to seek the Republican nomination for president in front of the Statehouse on Thursday in Concord, N.H. Mr. Johnson says he has the resume needed to lead the country. (Associated Press)
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Maryland Delegate Pat McDonough, Baltimore County Republican, plans to sue to block implementation of the state Dream Act. (Rodney Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
