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Roddy Wright, 5, from Riverdale, MD, stands on first base as is joined by Nationals' Adam LaRoche as players join a select group of kids on the field prior to the game. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Roddy Wright, 5, from Riverdale, MD, stands on first base as he waits for the players to arrive on the field to join them prior to the game. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Nationals' Ross Detwiler delivers in the top of the first inning against the Braves as the Washington Nationals host the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., Sunday, July 22, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman tracks the flight of his solo home run in the third inning of Sunday’s 9-2 win over the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park. Zimmerman, who also blasted a two-run shot in the first inning, has 10 multihomer games in his career. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Nationals Ryan Zimmerman hits a solo home run in the bottom of the third as the Washington Nationals host the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., Sunday, July 22, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Washington Nationals starting pitcher John Lannan pauses in the first inning during the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves, Saturday, July 21, 2012. Lannan gave up two runs in the first inning but none in the next six in a game the Nationals went on to win 5-2. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Washington Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond had three hits in the team's 8-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday in Game 3 of the National League Division Series. (Associated Press)

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Led by Reps. Trent Franks and Heath Shuler, the bipartisan International Religious Freedom Caucus seeks to protect Christians and other religious minorities in the Arab world. (Image from International Religious Freedom Caucus)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is on alert for plots to kill Israelis overseas, including the Olympics. Eleven Israelis were killed at the 1972 Olympics in Munich. (Associated Press)

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ACC commissioner John Swofford said even with an Orange Bowl tie-in, the league’s collective 2-13 record in Bowl Championship Series games is glaring. (Associated Press)

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Ernie Els of South Africa reacts after putting on the 18 green at Royal Lytham & St Annes golf club during the final round of the British Open Golf Championship, Lytham St Annes, England, Sunday, July 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)