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A Libyan rebel carries Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG) after taking Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Saturday, March 26, 2011. Libyan rebels regained control of the eastern gateway city of Ajdabiya on Saturday after international airstrikes on Moammar Gadhafi's forces, in the first major turnaround for an uprising that once appeared on the verge of defeat. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
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Bette Midler greets Aretha Franklin at Aretha's 69th birthday party, in New York, Friday, March 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
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Anti-Syrian government protesters shout slogans as they protest after Friday prayers in Damascus, Syria, Friday, March 25, 2011. Thousands of Syrians took to the streets Friday demanding reforms and mourning dozens of protesters who were killed during a violent, week long crackdown that has brought extraordinary pressure on the country's autocratic regime, activists and witnesses said. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)
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** FILE ** Commerce Secretary Ron Brown is shown in this May 1995 file photo. The special prosecutor investigating Brown is reviewing activities with an Oklahoma gas company that include a $160,000 payment to Brown's son and trips for a top Commerce aide, according to interviews and documents. (AP Photo/File, J. Scott Applewhite)
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In this image taken from a bus heading to an organized trip by the Libyan authorities, smoke rises from a Libyan military base on the outskirt of Tajura, 30 kms (20 miles) east of Tripoli, Libya, on Friday, March 25, 2011. NATO agreed to take over command of the newly established no-fly zone over Libya, but the alliance's new role doesn't allow the U.S. to make a quick exit from the costly military operation as the Obama administration had wanted. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay
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Syrians anti and pro-Assad protesters clash after Friday prayers in Damascus, Syria, on Friday, March 25, 2011. Thousands of Syrians took to the streets Friday demanding reforms and mourning dozens of protesters who were killed during a violent, weeklong crackdown that has brought extraordinary pressure on the country's autocratic regime, activists and witnesses said. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)
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Anti-government protestors demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, carry the body of Mujahed Abdul Haq, his posters seen right, who was killed last Friday in clashes with Yemeni security forces, during his funeral procession in Sanaa,Yemen, Friday, March 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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French air force pilots exit from a Rafale jet fighter at Solenzara 126 Air Base on Corsica island in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday after coming back from a mission to Libya. NATO announced an agreement to take over the command of the U.S.-led air war over Libya, which saved the ragtag resistance that was nearly defeated last week.
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D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. must appear in federal court next month for a hearing about student loans he is accused of not repaying. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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An ex-aide to Sen. John Ensign whose wife had an affair with the senator that damaged his career has been indicted for illegal lobbying. (Associated Press)
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Pedro Passos Coelho heads the Social Democratic Party, Portugal's main opposition party. (Associated Press)
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A Yemeni army officer lifted by anti-government protesters reacts as he joins a demonstration demanding the resignation of longtime Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Thursday. (Associated Press)
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An anti-government protester makes his feelings known Thursday in Sanaa. The leader of Yemen's largest tribe has announced his support for opposition demands that the country's longtime president step down. (Associated Press)
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French air force pilots exit from a Rafale jet fighter at Solenzara 126 Air Base on Corsica island in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday after coming back from a mission to Libya. NATO announced an agreement to take over the command of the U.S.-led air war over Libya, which saved the ragtag resistance that was nearly defeated last week. (Associated Press)
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A pre-production model of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is seen in a file photo. (Northrop Grumman via Associated Press)
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Washington Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier's impartiality has been called into question by Micheaux Bishop, who is appealing her firing from the police force. Ms. Bishop wants the chief to recuse herself. (The Washington Times)
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Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe said Thursday he will continue to support ending Saturday mail. The measure must be approved by Congress. (U.S. Postal Service)
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Libyan-American Abdul Nashnoush says he thinks the military action against Col. Moammar Gadhafi came too late and is not enough. He said LIbyans are still in danger. He's had limited success keeping in touch with family and friends. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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An ex-aide to Sen. John Ensign whose wife had an affair with the senator that damaged his career has been indicted for illegal lobbying. (Associated Press)
