Members of the Abigail Francisco School of Ballet of North Beach, Calvert County, rest beside the reflecting pool at the U.S. Capitol before performing in Dancing for Peace.
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Dehara Weeraman, 8, of the Washington Sri Lankan Youth Dance Group gazes at the camera after her performance during the Asian Elephant Day at the National Zoo.
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St. John's football players watch as their teammates perform a drill that requires them to crouch down under a canopy for a long period of time.
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Greg and Donna Lannes visit their daughter's grave at Stonewall Memory Gardens in Manasas.
They visit often to bring fresh flowers and to spend time at the site where their daughter is buried. Alicia, 19, died of a heroin overdose.
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Julie Stinar of Evensong Farm in Sharpsburg walks through her pasture. She raises cattle and sells the meat.
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Members of the Association of Lincoln Presenters enjoy the outdoors on the grounds of President Abraham Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers Home during a tour of the estate.
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Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) talks to the media after a 240-179 vote on the House floor in a rare resolution of disapproval for Wilson's remarks during the presidential address to Congress.
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After the wedding ceremony, Runy Pswarayi kisses the hand of his bride, Junie, while seated in the limo on the way to the reception. Reflected in the glass is the exterior of St. Patrick Catholic Church.
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Exercise rider Charlie Figueroa gives Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird an early morning bath after a workout at Pimlico Race Course during Preakness week.
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Protesters on the lawn of the Capitol during a September tax protest.
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Hosiah Huggins Jr. carries a portrait of Ben Ali to the reception following the public memorial service for the Ben's Chil Bowl founder.
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Dave and Barbara Santiago of Dover, Del., enjoy an evening on the boardwalk at Rehoboth Beach on Thursday before the Memorial Day weekend.
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A woman working with the investigation at the Holocaust Museum looks over the front door where the shooting and killing of a security officer took place in June.
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President-elect Barack Obama leaves St. John's Church.
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The Kennedy family arrives at the U.S. Capitol on the Senate steps for the funeral procession of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. On the steps are friends, staffers and members of Congress.
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Candlelight vigil for the three homicide victims: Erika Peters, 37, and her sons Erik Harper, 11, and Dakota Peters, 10. Joseph Mays, 44, was charged with three counts of second-degree murder.
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Paint Branch diver Logan Shinholser practices his back dive.
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The Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom celebrate Backstrom's second period goal against Pittsburgh.
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Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and and a staff member gather their belongings at the lunch recess during a mark-up session of the health care reform legislation on Capitol Hill.
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Metropolitan Police officers comb a scene on Clay Terrace where five people were shot.
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