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Chicago Sky's Sylvia Fowles (shown in a game against the Connecticut Sun) scored a season-high 34 points in the Sky's 78-65 win over the Washington Mystics on Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Defense attorney Dorothy Clay Sims, in gray jacket, covers her client Casey Anthony in a hug along with the rest of the defense team after Anthony was acquitted of murder charges. (AP Photo/Red Huber, Pool)

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Angela Laketa Moore as Shoniqua (left) and Jo Koy as Mark — seen here with Laura Prepon as Chelsea — have been dropped from the cast of "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea." NBC PHOTO

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Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond entered Tuesday night's home game against the Chicago Cubs batting .217 with three home runs and 22 RBI. (Associated Press)

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Venus (left) and Serena Williams, at the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center in April, are marquee players for the Washington Kastles, whose World TeamTennis season began Tuesday night. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals center Jeff Halpern (shown here with the Los Angeles Kings) looks to win his first playoff series in his second time around with the Capitals. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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The Washington Redskins had one player - Donovan McNabb - ranked in NFL Network's top 100 players list. And there's a good chance, McNabb, slotted at No. 100, won't even be a Redskin by the start of the season. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

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United States players, from left, Lauren Cheney, Amy Rodriguez, Becky Sauerbrunn, Shannon Boxx, Alex Morgan and Tobin Heath go through shooting drills during a training session in preparation for a match against Sweden during the Women’s Soccer World Cup in Wolfsburg, Germany, Tuesday, July 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Kansas City rookie-league pitcher Stephen Lumpkins (left) returned to American after being taken in the 42nd round by Pittsburgh in 2010. He was selected by the Royals in the 13th round this year. At AU, he averaged 13.5 points last year and was named second-team All-Patriot League. (Rick Scuteri/Special to The Washington Times)

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Maryland released its starting right guard Justin Lewis on Tuesday. Coach Randy Edsall said Lewis violated team policies. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)

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"Gambling hooks families. It takes income in a household from where you could be using it. I know it's getting a bit of revenue [for the city] but you have to play to win." Sean Smith, Temple Hills, Md.

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Spectators watch fireworks highlight the Washington Monument on Monday night. Altogether, 14,000 pounds of explosives were used, including a grand finale of 1,000 fireworks ignited in 30 seconds. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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PYROTECHNICS: Fourth of July fireworks light up the sky over the National Mall on Monday night, to the delight of tens of thousands of rapt spectators. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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"Ward 4!" yells D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser during the annual Palisades July Fourth parade in Washington. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Shawnice Reynolds, 8, of Oxon Hill, Md., smiles as she gets her face painted at the Palisades Recreation Center in Washington on Monday, July 4, 2011. A picnic in the park followed the annual Palisades July Fourth parade. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)