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People light candles after a service at Oslo Cathedral in the aftermath of the attacks on Norway's government headquarters and a youth retreat in Oslo, Sunday, July 24, 2011. The man blamed for the attacks said he was motivated by a desire to bring about a revolution in Norwegian society, his lawyer said Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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This is an undated image obtained from the Twitter page of Anders Behring Breivik, 32, who was arrested July 22, 2011, in connection to the twin attacks on a youth camp and a government building in Oslo, Norway. (Associated Press/Twitter)

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PHOTOGRAPHS BY DREW ANGERER/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Tommy Phillips of Cookeville, Tenn., shows Malachi Reynolds, 5, of Fairfax how to hold his 1853 Enfield Gun at an encampment near the Manassas Museum on Thursday. "I just love talking to people about all this history," said Mr. Phillips. Dressed as Gen. Robert E. Lee for the weekend, Al Stone of Hinton, W.Va., stays in the shade under his tent to keep cool. Mr. Stone and his friends were camping out the entire weekend near the Manassas Museum to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the First Battle of Bull Run.

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PHOTOGRAPHS BY DREW ANGERER/THE WASHINGTON TIMES A group of kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Prince William County take a look at a 10-pound parrot rifle at Camp Manassas on Thursday. The parrot rifle was capable of hitting targets a mile and a half away, according to Mike DeAngelo, who is a living historian camping out for the weekend. This particular cannon was used in the Civil War movie "Gods and Generals." Greg Stull (left) of Bernville, Pa., wipes sweat from his brow under his encampment near the Manassas Museum on Thursday. Mr. Stull was dressing as a Confederate general for the weekend and camping out with his wife, Sherri.

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A group of kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Prince William County take a look at a 10-pound parrot rifle at Camp Manassas on Thursday. The parrot rifle was capable of hitting targets a mile and a half away, according to Mike DeAngelo, who is a living historian camping out for the weekend. This particular cannon was used in the Civil War movie "Gods and Generals."

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Dressed as Gen. Robert E. Lee for the weekend, Al Stone of Hinton, W.Va., stays in the shade under his tent to keep cool in Manassas on Thursday. Mr. Stone and his friends were camping out the entire weekend near the Manassas Museum to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the First Battle of Bull Run.

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Drew Angerer/The Washington Times Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (center) marks the occasion solemnly as the colors are presented at the opening ceremony of the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the First Battle of Manassas/Bull Run on Thursday in Manassas, Va.. At right is Virginia House Speaker William J. Howell.

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Drew Angerer/The Washington Times Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell addresses the opening ceremony of the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the First Battle of Manassas/Bull Run on Thursday in Manassas, Va.

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Tomb no. 1, the largest of the three pits where China's army of terracotta soldiers are buried, (Photo: AFP)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS A rebel fighter visits a grave honored with a rebel flag in a cemetery in Benghazi, Libya. Rebels are seeking lethal military assistance from the U.S. to topple Col. Gadhafi's regime.

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Mike DeAngelo, of Allentown, Penn., wipes sweat from his brow as he stands next to a 10 pound Parrot Rifle cannon, in Manassas, Va., Thursday, July 21, 2011. DeAngelo and his friends were camping at Camp Manassas near Jennie Dean Elementary School and were dressed as a Confederate Artillery Unit. The Parrot Rifle was capable of hitting targets a mile and a half away, according to DeAngelo. This particular cannon they were using was used in the Civil War movie "Gods and Generals." "The heat isn't too bad because we are used to it, but I definitely appreciate it when I get to be in the shade," said DeAngelo. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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A group of kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Prince William County take a look at a 10 pound Parrot Rifle at Camp Manassas near Jennie Dean Elementary School, in Manassas, Va., Thursday, July 21, 2011. DeAngelo and his friends were camping at Camp Manassas near Jennie Dean Elementary School and were dressed as a Confederate Artillery Unit. The Parrot Rifle was capable of hitting targets a mile and a half away, according to Mike DeAngelo, who is a living historian camping out for the weekend. This particular cannon they were using was used in the Civil War movie "Gods and Generals." (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Mike DeAngelo, of Allentown, Penn., stands next to a 10 pound Parrot Rifle cannon, in Manassas, Va., Thursday, July 21, 2011. DeAngelo and his friends were camping at Camp Manassas near Jennie Dean Elementary School and were dressed as a Confederate Artillery Unit. The Parrot Rifle was capable of hitting targets a mile and a half away, according to DeAngelo. This particular cannon they were using was used in the Civil War movie "Gods and Generals." "The heat isn't too bad because we are used to it, but I definitely appreciate it when I get to be in the shade," said DeAngelo. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Dressed as General Robert E. Lee for the weekend, Al Stone of Hinton, W.V., stays in the shade under his tent to keep cool, in Manassas, Va., Thursday, July 21, 2011. Stone and his friends were camping out the entire weekend near the Manassas Museum to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the First Battle of Bull Run/Manassas. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Virginia governor Bob McDonnell is seen while the colors are presented during at the opening ceremony of the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the First Battle of Manassas/Bull Run, in Manassas, Va., Thursday, July 21, 2011. At right is Virginia Speaker of the House William J. Howell. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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**FILE** Andy Franklin, of Whitepost, Va., prepares to fire a 10 pound Parrot Rifle cannon, in Manassas, Va., Thursday, July 21, 2011. The Parrot Rifle was capable of hitting targets a mile and a half away and this particular cannon was used in the Civil War movie "Gods and Generals." (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Shahad Ahmed Budebs does a backflip while teammates Houriya Taheri and Alaa Ahmed Hassan (9) watch. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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David Keck, of Allentown, Penn., carries bags of ice back to his encampment at Camp Manassas near Jennie Dean Elementary School, in Manassas, Va., Thursday, July 21, 2011. Keck and his group of friends are celebrating the 150th anniversary of the First Battle of Bull Run/Manassas by dressed as a Confederate Artillery Unit and camping out the entire weekend. "Even though it's not authentic, I think if they had bags of ice in the Civil War era, they would have used them," said Keck jokingly, who is wearing wool clothing the entire weekend. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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A bead of sweat rolls off the rim of the hat of U.S. Marine Cpl. William Woods of Glen Allen, Va. as he awaits instuction from the leader of the Quantico Marine Corps Band at Manassas Battlefield Park, Thursday, July 21, 2011. The band performed in extreme heat during the 150th Anniversary First Battle of Manassas commemorative program. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, P. Kevin Morley)

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Mike DeAngelo, of Allentown, Penn., wipes sweat from his brow as he stands next to a 10 pound Parrot Rifle cannon, in Manassas, Va., Thursday, July 21, 2011. DeAngelo and his friends were camping at Camp Manassas near Jennie Dean Elementary School and were dressed as a Confederate Artillery Unit. The Parrot Rifle was capable of hitting targets a mile and a half away, according to DeAngelo. This particular cannon they were using was used in the Civil War movie "Gods and Generals." "The heat isn't too bad because we are used to it, but I definitely appreciate it when I get to be in the shade," said DeAngelo. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)