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District Department of Transportation Program Manager Ali Shakeri works on phase one of the New York Avenue Bridge reconstruction, which was begun in April 2011 and is expected to be completed in late Septermber. Officials hope to finish the entire $40 million project by 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Gregory Williams, 48, left, surfs the internet as Fashad Tyler [cq], Program Coordinator for the D.C Housing Authority, right, assists Mary Wardrett [cq], 69, second from right, as she and other seniors living at Garfield Terrace in Northwest participate in a pilot course with an organization called Connected Living along with the D.C. Housing Authority to help teach older men and women basic computer skills and help navigate the internet, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Connected Living has 300 similar sites over 14 other states helping seniors in assisted living, independent living, memory care, and affordable housing. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Anna Schiferl has resorted to texting her mother, Joanna, even when they're in the same house. Statistics from the Pew Internet & American Life Project indicate that the younger people are, the more likely they are to prefer texting. (Associated Press)
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Richard Dawson (foreground) hosts the TV game show "Family Feud" in May 1978 as the casts of ABC comedy series "Eight Is Enough," "The Love Boat," "Soap" and "Three's Company" compete to benefit charity. (Associated Press)
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Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi waves from a vehicle to cheering Karen refugees as she tours Mae La refugee camp in Tha Song Yang district, Tak province, northern Thailand, Saturday, June 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
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**FILE** Mike Bokan scans documents into the computer at ServiceSource in Alexandria, Va. ServiceSource hires and provides work for people with disabilities. (The Washington Times)
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** FILE ** Rep. Richard Nugent, Florida Republican, center, accompanied by Rep. Austin Scott, Georgia Republican, right, and Rep. Joe Wilson, South Carolina Republican, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan., 24, 2012, to discuss the budget. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (second from right) arrives at a National Verification center for Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand's Samut Sakhon province on Thursday, May 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
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The property at 4661 Black Stump Road in Weems, Va., is on the market for $3,300,000. It includes two docks, a main house, a carriage house, and a horse barn.
