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1st. Lt. Raziel Amar (top), a chaplain with the New York Army National Guard, salutes during the singing of the National Anthem during Monday's dedication of the Jewish Chaplains Memorial (above) at Arlington National Cemetery. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Members of The West Point Jewish Chapel Cadet Choir prepare for the dedication of the Jewish Chaplains Memorial in the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va, Monday, October 24, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Jewish war veterans listen to speakers during the dedication of the Jewish Chaplains Memorial in the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va, Monday, October 24, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Members of The West Point Jewish Chapel Cadet Choir prepare for the dedication of the Jewish Chaplains Memorial in the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va, Monday, October 24, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Veterans and their supporters visit the Jewish Chaplains Memorial following the dedication of the Jewish Chaplains Memorial in the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va, Monday, October 24, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Members of the Birmingham Police Department and Birmingham Fire and Rescue escort the casket of the Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth from Bethel Baptist Church to the new Bethel Baptist Church in the Collegeville neighborhood of Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/The Birmingham News, Michelle Campbell)
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Rabbi Alexander Goode died on the torpedoed USAT Dorchester in 1943. He and three other Army chaplains gave their life jackets to save others on board the sinking ship. A total of 14 chaplains will be honored at the Jewish Chaplains Memorial dedication ceremony on Monday at 1 p.m. in Arlington National Cemetery. (JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER WASHINGTON)
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Jewish Chaplains Plaque to be unveiled at Arlington National Cemetery. (The Jewish Federations of North America)
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Thai Buddhist monks wade through Ban Kadee temple in Pathum Thani province, north of Bangkok, on Wednesday. Thai authorities were staging a fighting retreat Wednesday against floodwaters that threaten Bangkok after the country's oldest factory park was completely inundated and another one faced imminent threat.
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Urban Outfitters' line of Navajo-branded clothing and accessories has set off a firestorm. Branding underwear as "Navajo" goes against the tribe's spiritual beliefs of modesty and avoidance of indecency, a designer from the tribe says. (Associated Press)
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Comedian Remy Munasifi sings his "Occupy Wall Street Protest Song" that is a parody set to Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a Changin'." The Arlington resident explained, "I thought the protesters were overlooking the fact that money isn't necessarily wealth." (YouTube)
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Police look on as protesters, who are part of the Occupy London Stock Exchange demonstration, continue their demonstration outside St Paul's Cathedral in London on Sunday. There were also protests in Rome and Amsterdam. (Associated Press)
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Protesters, some holding a picture of a defaced logo of a television channel, crowd a street in Tunis, Tunisia, after Friday prayer. The protest was sparked by the airing on television of "Persepolis," an animated film that has offended ultraconservative Muslims. (Associated Press)
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Marjane Satrapi's adaptation of her graphic novels about growing up during Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution has been called a "serious attack on the religious beliefs of Muslims" by a Muslim imam.
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Charter-school executive Jerry Lewis is challenging Arizona state Senate President Russell Pearce in a Nov. 8 recall election. Both men are Mormon Republicans competing in a GOP district dominated by conservative Mormons. (Associated Press)
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Police look on as protesters, who are part of the Occupy London Stock Exchange demonstration, continue their demonstration outside St Paul's Cathedral in London on Sunday. There were also protests in Rome and Amsterdam. (Associated Press)
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Marjane Satrapi's adaptation of her graphic novels about growing up during Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution has been called a "serious attack on the religious beliefs of Muslims" by a Muslim imam.
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Protesters, some holding a picture of a defaced logo of a television channel, crowd a street in Tunis, Tunisia, after Friday prayer. The protest was sparked by the airing on television of "Persepolis," an animated film that has offended ultraconservative Muslims. (Associated Press)
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Protesters carry a Syrian flag during a demonstration against President Bashar Assad in front of the Syrian Embassy in Cairo on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Mohammed Abu Zaid)
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** FILE ** Pope Benedict XVI leaves St. Peter's Basilica on a mobile platform at the end of a Mass at the Vatican on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
