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** FILE ** Park Police officers patrol McPherson Square after a report of sexual assault and theft at the Occupy D.C. camp. Prosecutors have not filed charges against the person who was accused but say an investigation is continuing. Many of the protesters at the camp say they have little information about the incident. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. maintained that, "A patchwork of immigration laws is not the answer and will only create further problems." (Associated Press)
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An Adopt-A-Highway sign at the intersection of Ward and Cedar Grove roads west of Lewes, Del., is one of two that give sponsorship credit to the Freedom Party, which is a neo-Nazi group that tried but failed to get the name "Nazi Party" on the signs. (News Journal)
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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, referencing the new biennial budget, predicts some pain ahead, which could include layoffs, to balance the needs of programs like Medicaid and the Virginia Retirement System. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, asked for the government report that found that illegal immigrants caused a large percentage of the wildfires that have scarred areas of the Southwest along the border with Mexico. (Associated Press)
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READY TO FIGHT: Dennis Van Roekel, president of the National Education Association, says recent elections sent a message: "You cannot turn your back on the middle class." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Protesters confront police in a vehicle spraying water during a protest Friday in Santiago demanding education reform.
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President Obama speaks Nov, 21, 2011, at the White House before signing legislation that will provide tax credits to help put veterans back to work. (Associated Press)
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First lady Michelle Obama (right) speaks Nov, 21, 2011, at the White House before President Obama (left) signs legislation that will provide tax credits to help put veterans back to work. (Associated Press)
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Ronan Farrow, the son of actress Mia Farrow and film director Woody Allen, has won a Rhodes scholarship. He is a special adviser to the Secretary of State for Global Youth Issues. (Associated Press)
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President Obama signs legislation during a ceremony at the White House on Nov. 21, 2011, that will provide tax credits to help put veterans back to work. First lady Michelle Obama (left) and Jill Biden (right) look on. (Associated Press)
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Republican Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling's profile will rise in the next General Assembly with his role as tiebreaker in the evenly divided state Senate. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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"I do know it's important to people to have fresh produce at reasonable prices, but it's not enough to have workers that need health benefits. I'm hoping the D.C. government is willing to work to get Wal-mart to do the right thing." Andrea Walling, 67, Arlington, retired
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A pro-Syrian regime protester, waves a Syrian flag from a fountain during a demonstration in Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday Nov. 16, 2011, to protest against the Arab League meeting being held in Morocco. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)
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"I will keep the light on this issue until we have a law," Rep. Darrell E. Issa, California Republican and chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said of the D.C. budget-autonomy issue. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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A young child looks around as Occupy DC protesters march from McPherson Square down K Street to the Key Bridge which connects Georgetown to Northern Virginia, Washington, DC, Thursday, November 17, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, gestures Nov. 17, 2011, during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)
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A pro-Syrian regime protester waves a Syrian flag from a fountain during a demonstration in Damascus, Syria, on Nov. 16, 2011, to protest against the Arab League meeting being held in Morocco. (Associated Press)
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A new survey of nearly 4,400 U.S. air travelers, such as these at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, found that most named "people who bring too many carry-on bags through the security checkpoint" as their top frustration. (Associated Press)
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Astronaut Michael Collins (left) receives a Congressional Gold Medal from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, as fellow astronaut Neil Armstrong (fifth from left) receives his medal from House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (fifth from right), Nevada Democrat, presents to astronaut John Glenn, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (second from right), Kentucky Republican, to Buzz Aldrin during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony at the Capitol building in Washington on Nov. 16, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
