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British Ambassador Nigel Sheinwald speaks at the podium during a ceremony to receive the Olympic torch at the British Embassy in Northwest Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. This day marks one year to go to the London 2012 Olympic and Parylmpic Games. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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British Ambassador Nigel Sheinwald speaks at the podium during a ceremony to receive the Olympic torch at the British Embassy in Northwest Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. This day marks one year to go to the London 2012 Olympic and Parylmpic Games. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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The Olympic torch at the British Embassy in Northwest Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Members of the British and Canadian Embassies, along with former U.S. Olympic swimmer Maddy Crippen, ran the torch across the District to the British Embassy. This day marks one year to go to the London 2012 Olympic and Parylmpic Games. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Former U.S. Olympic swimmer, Maddy Crippen, in blue, runs with members of the Canadian and British Embassies as they carry the Olympic torch to the British Embassy in Northwest Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. This day marks one year to go to the London 2012 Olympic and Parylmpic Games. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Chris Keay, an employee of the British Embassy, holds an Olympic Torch, from the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City, prior to the run from the Canadian Embassy to the British Embassy, in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Wednesday marked the "One Year to Go" mark to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Synchronised swimmers make a number '1' to mark the one year countdown to the start of the London 2012 Olympics at the Aquatics Centre at the Olympic Park site in east London on July 27, 2011. (Associated Press)
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Washington Nationals starter Jordan Zimmermann follows through with a pitch during the second inning of a baseball game against the Florida Marlins at Nationals Park on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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San Antonio Silver Stars' Becky Hammon scored a game-high 22 points in the Washington Mystics' 73-67 loss Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Chien-Ming Wang will start Friday for the Washington Nationals against the New York Mets. (Associated Press)
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St. Louis Rams safety Oshiomogho Atogwe (21) intercepts the ball over San Diego Chargers wide receiver Malcom Floyd (80) for a touchback during the first quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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In this Tuesday March 15, 2011 file photo, the official London 2012 Olympic countdown clock is attended to by technicians hours after it was started in Trafalgar Square in London. A year from now, London will be at the center of global attention when it hosts the opening ceremony of what organizers call the "greatest show on earth," the 2012 Olympics.. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
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Washington Redskins linebacker Brian Orakpo talks to reporters as he and some of the other Washington Redskins players arrive at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Tuesday, July 26, 2011, a day after the NFL lockout came to an end. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins center Casey Rabach talks to reporters as he and some of the Washington Redskins players return to Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Tuesday, July 26, 2011, a day after the NFL lockout came to an end. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins wide receiver Anthony Armstrong talks to reporters as he and some of the Washington Redskins players return to Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Tuesday, July 26, 2011, a day after the NFL lockout came to an end. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins quarterback John Beck talks to reporters as he and some of the Washington Redskins players return to Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Tuesday, July 26, 2011, a day after the NFL lockout came to an end. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins cornerback Reggie Jones makes his way past reporters and camera crews as he arrives as some of the Washington Redskins players return to Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Tuesday, July 26, 2011, a day after the NFL lockout came to an end. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins defensive end Jeremy Jarmon offers remarks to reporters outside the Redskins offices, as some of the Washington Redskins players arrive at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., Tuesday, July 26, 2011, a day after the NFL lockout came to an end. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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** FILE ** Harrisburg Senators' Bryce Harper follows through on a grounder back to the pitcher during the second inning of a baseball game against the Richmond Flying Squirrels in Richmond, Va., on Thursday, July 21, 2011. (AP Photo/The Richmond Times-Dispatch, Dean Hoffmeyer)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Georgia Tech running back Roddy Jones said, "The memories that we have from the Orange Bowl, that stuff is still there." The Yellow Jackets were forced to vacate their appearance because of an ineligible player.
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President Obama and baseball legend Willie Mays hold an autographed San Francisco Giants jersey at the White House on Monday. Giants manager Bruce Bochy (left) presented Mr. Obama with the jersey while his team was honored for its 2010 World Series championship. (Associated Press)
