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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, and President Christian Wulff, left, speak to spectators as they attend the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall in Berlin, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011. Germany marks the 50th anniversary of the day communist East Germany sealed itself off behind the Wall. (Photo/ Markus Schreiber)
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Michael Harris Homes is building 31 single-family homes on quarter-acre sites at Chestnut Lodge in Rockville. The Woodlawn model, with 3,250 square feet, is priced from $944,990.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS French President Nicolas Sarkozy (left) meets with (from far right) the head of the French Central Bank, Christian Noyer, Finance Minister Francois Baroin and Prime Minister Francois Fillon in Paris.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS A sculpture by Filipino contemporary artist Mideo Cruz showing his version of Jesus Christ was part of the exhibit at Manila's Cultural Center of the Philippines that caused an outcry over its use of religious figures and symbols.
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A masked protester hurls an object toward riot police officers in Tottenham on Sunday. The gritty north London neighborhood exploded in anger Saturday night after a gathering to protest the fatal shooting by police on Thursday of a 29-year-old man.
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A masked protester hurls an object toward riot police officers in Tottenham on Sunday. The gritty north London neighborhood exploded in anger Saturday night after a gathering to protest the fatal shooting by police on Thursday of a 29-year-old man.
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"Genes are about 40 percent and the rest is nurture. A lot of it is eating habits and exercise. Genes give you a basic constitution and propensity for things like exercise, but how you're raised is how you decide what is good for eating." Sue Crommelin, Norfolk, Va., Episcopal priest (white female, blond hair)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, left, standing beside Pastor C. L. Jackson of the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church speaks at The Response, a daylong prayer and fast rally Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, at Reliant Stadium in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry bows his head as he leads a prayer at The Response, a call to prayer for a nation in crisis, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Houston. Perry attended the daylong prayer rally despite criticism that the event inappropriately mixes religion and politics. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry's planned participation in a prayer event on Saturday has set off come carping. (Associated Press)
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Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs sits in the back of a sheriff's vehicle as he is escorted away from the Tom Green County Courthouse Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Jeffs gave a delayed opening statement about religious persecution Wednesday and dramatically slowed down his trial, where he is defending himself on charges of sexually abusing underage girls. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS This artist's rendering shows a simulation of a collision between the moon and a companion moon about 4 billion years ago. Earth once had a second moon until it made the fatal mistake of smacking the moon in what some are calling the "big splat," astronomers now theorize.
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Pro-life protesters kneel to pray during a morning ceremony of prayer vigils and rallies against late-term abortion near "late-term abortion provider" Dr. Leroy Carhart's clinic in Germantown, Md. on Tuesday, August 2, 2011. The prayers and rallies are a part of the nine-day pro-life protesting event, Summer of Mercy 2.0. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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** FILE ** Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, 83 years old and ailing, goes on trial Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011 on charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters during the 18-day uprising that toppled him. Many Egyptians are celebrating the chance at retribution against a longtime authoritarian ruler. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
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Danielle Versluys of Rightwood, Calif., on behalf of the pro-life youth organization, Survivors, attends a morning ceremony of prayer vigils and rallies against late-term abortion near "late-term abortion provider" Dr. Leroy Carhart's clinic in Germantown, Md. on Tuesday, August 2, 2011. The prayers and rallies are a part of the nine-day pro-life protesting event, Summer of Mercy 2.0. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Pro-life activist Joe Scheidler speaks during a morning ceremony of prayer vigils and rallies against late-term abortion near "late-term abortion provider" Dr. Leroy Carhart's clinic in Germantown, Md. on Tuesday, August 2, 2011. The prayers and rallies are a part of the nine-day pro-life protesting event, Summer of Mercy 2.0. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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A crowd of pro-life protesters gather for a morning ceremony of prayer vigils and rallies against late-term abortion near "late-term abortion provider" Dr. Leroy Carhart's clinic in Germantown, Md. on Tuesday, August 2, 2011. The prayers and rallies are a part of the nine-day pro-life protesting event, Summer of Mercy 2.0. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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A protester holds a pro-life sign during a morning ceremony of prayer vigils and rallies against late-term abortion near "late-term abortion provider" Dr. LeRoy Carhart's clinic in Germantown, Md. on Tuesday, August 2, 2011. The prayers and rallies are a part of the nine-day pro-life protesting event, Summer of Mercy 2.0. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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A protester holds a pro-life sign during a morning ceremony of prayer vigils and rallies against late-term abortion near "late-term abortion provider" Dr. Leroy Carhart's clinic in Germantown, Md. on Tuesday, August 2, 2011. The prayers and rallies are a part of the nine-day pro-life protesting event, Summer of Mercy 2.0. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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An pro-life protester holds religious text during a morning ceremony of prayer vigils and rallies against late-term abortion near "late-term abortion provider" Dr. Leroy Carhart's clinic in Germantown, Md. on Tuesday, August 2, 2011. The prayers and rallies are a part of the nine-day pro-life protesting event, Summer of Mercy 2.0. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
