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Director Julian Schnabel has based his new movie, "Miral," on the memoir of journalist Rula Jebreal. "I think as a Jewish person, what I needed to do was to present the other side so there is a dialogue instead of a monologue," he says. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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In this publicity image released by HBO, Claire Danes portrays Temple Grandin in a scene from the HBO film, "Temple Grandin." (AP Photo/HBO, Van Redin)

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**FILE** House Speaker John A. Boehner, who attended Catholic schools, has made resurrecting the federally funded D.C. school-voucher program a legislative priority. (Associated Press)

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees answers a question concerning the lockout of NFL football players, at a news conference for a charity golf tournament in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., Wednesday, March 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees answers a question concerning the lockout of NFL football players, at a news conference for a charity golf tournament in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., Wednesday, March 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

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In this photo made available Tuesday March 29, 2011 by Israeli Minister of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs shows a Facebook page calling on Palestinians to take up arms against Israel. Facebook removed the page on Tuesday following a high-profile Israeli appeal. The page, titled "Third Palestinian Intifada," had more than 350,000 fans before it was taken down. It called on Palestinians to take to the streets after Friday prayers on May 15 and to begin an uprising. "Judgment Day will be brought upon us only once the Muslims have killed all of the Jews," a quote from the page reads. (AP Photo/Israeli Minister of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs) NO SALES

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Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague (right), listening to Qatar's Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, said after Tuesday's London Conference on Libya the subject of arming rebels did not come up. "That was not one of the subjects for discussion," he said. (Associated Press)

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Ultraconservative Muslims from the Salafi movement staged a protest in Cairo on Tuesday, accusing the local Christian church of abducting a Muslim convert. The protest came amid signs of increasing assertiveness by the fundamentalist movement. The signs in Arabic read: "dont believe false media" and "we reject the aggression." (Associated Press)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who also is chairwoman of the conservative Christian Democratic Union party, arrives for the party's weekly executive committee meeting in Berlin on Monday, March 28, 2011. The CDU suffered a major defeat Sunday in Baden-Wuerttemberg state elections after almost six decades in power there. (AP Photo/dapd/Berthold Stadler)

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A Syrian man, passes burning tires and a roadblock set by anti-Syrian government protesters, following clashes between the Syrian security forces and protesters, in the southern city of Daraa, Syria, Wednesday March 23, 2011. Syrian security forces shot live ammunition and tear gas early Wednesday near a mosque where protesters have been camped out in southern Syria, killing six people including a paramedic, activists said. The early morning attack near the al-Omari mosque in the southern city of Daraa marks the deadliest single day since anti-government protests inspired by uprisings across the Arab world reached this country last week. The latest deaths brings the number of people killed in Daraa since Friday to at least 13. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Anti-Syrian government protesters, left, and pro-government, right, clash 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, 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-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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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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Edie Falco arrives to the opening night performance of the Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon" in New York, Thursday, March 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)

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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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Cherita Whiting filed the complaint that led to the firing of police officer Micheaux Bishop. (The Washington Times)

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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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A stone monument in Huoshan Park in Shanghai describes the Jewish neighborhood as a "designated area for stateless refugees" during World War II. (Associated Press)

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Dvir Bar-Gal, holding a magazine, talks with a group on a tour at the entrance to Huoshan Park in the Hongkou section of Shanghai. The neighborhood, part of Mr. Bar-Gal's tour of Shanghai's Jewish sites, was home to thousands of Jewish refugees during World War II. (Associated Press)

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A star of David is displayed on a door in the courtyard of the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum. (Associated Press) ** FILE **