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In this courtroom sketch, Judge John Cleland, second from left, defendant former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, right, and his lawyer Karl Rominger, second from right, listen at the verdict in Sandusky's child sexual abuse trial is read by the jury foreman at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., Friday, June 22, 2012. Sandusky was found guilty of 45 charges of child sexual abuse involving 10 boys over a period of 15 years. (AP Photo/Aggie Kenny)

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Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., on Friday, June 22, 2012, after being found guilty in his sexual abuse trial. (AP Photo/Centre Daily Times, Nabil K. Mark)

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Tyson Gay crosses the finish line ahead of the pack during the 100-meter B race at the Adidas Grand Prix track and field meet on Randall's Island, Saturday, June 9, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Jerry Sandusky arrives at the courthouse Thursday, June 21, 2012, for closing arguments of his sexual abuse trial, at the Centre County Courthouse, in Bellefonte, Pa. Sandusky is charged with 51 counts of child sexual abuse involving 10 boys over a period of 15 years. (AP Photo/Centre Daily Times, Nabil K. Mark)

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The increasing popularity of tracing one's genealogy tracks nicely with the rise of the Internet. The National Archives' Patti Hann, an expert on archival research, can help you make your genealogy research into something presentable during Saturday's event at the National Archives.

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News reports about bullying often leave out a crucial detail: There's money in being someone's childhood punching bag. Adam Ruben's one-man show, "Please Don't Beat Me Up: Stories and Artifacts from Adolescence," is one of the top solo performances in recent memory.

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., takes questions about the contempt of Congress vote against Attorney General Eric Holder in the Republican-controlled House Oversight Committee, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 21, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)