From left, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., House Republican Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., and Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., examine plaques on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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Col. Glenn Kennedy, Garrison Commander at Fort Gordon, speaks to the media during a press conference at Fort Gordon, Wednesday.
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From left, BP CEO Tony Hayward, BP America Inc. President and Chairman Lamar McKay, BP General Counsel Rupert Bondy, and BP Managing Director Bob Dudley, arrive at the White House in Washington, Wednesday,for a meeting President Barack Obama.
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Kara Walker’s post-modern tapestry, A Warm Summer Evening in 1863.
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Robert Scott Duncanson’s oil painting Flatboat Men from 1865.
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John Deering Editorial Cartoon 6/16/10
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Cody and Robin Orvin stand behind the counter of California Yogurt Company before the shop opens for the morning. The couple opened the location on Salem Road in May and hope to open a second store near Hendrix College in the fall if all goes well.
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Sage Holland creates glass beads in her studio in Meadowcreek near Fox.
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Batesville Mayor Rick Elumbaugh, from left, his mother, Alice Elumbaugh, and Rick’s son, Rusty, are part of the four generations in the family who water ski. Alice holds a photo of the group skiing together on Greers Ferry Lake.
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Brandon Gautney (left) and Mitchell Turner, both with Ace Glass in Lowell, carefully remove one of 19 stained glass windows from the Terry Block Building on Tuesday, June 15, 2010, on the Bentonville square. The Wal-Mart Visitors Center is currently expanding into the Terry Block Building.
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6/15/10 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/STEPHEN B. THORNTON Dennie Hunter with the North Little Rock Street Department uses a weed trimmer along a fence at North Little Rock's Riverfront Park Tuesday afternoon.
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FILE - This Jan. 28, 2009 file photo shows Charlie Sheen in Los Angeles. A statement released by Sheen's publicist Monday, May 17, 2010, said the actor had a new "Two and Half Men" contract. The deal keeps Sheen on TV's top-rated comedy for two more seasons.
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A board at the National Council in Bern, Switzerland, shows the voting results Tuesday on a deal with the United States to allow for the release of data on thousands of customers of the Swiss bank UBS AG.
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 file photo, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, right, arrive at a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington. This time, the picture is the story. After the Secret Service insisted that President Barack Obama was never endangered by a security breach that allowed a couple to crash his first state dinner, the White House has released a photo showing that not only did the pair get close to Obama, they actually shook hands and talked to him.
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U.S. Central Commander Gen. David Petraeus (second left) is led away by staff members after appearing to collapse Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington while testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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This undated photo provided Tuesday, June 15, 2010 by the Larimer County, Colo. Sheriff's Office shows Gary Brooks Faulkner. Faulkner, armed with a pistol and a 40-inch sword, was detained Tuesday in northern Pakistan as he tried to cross the border into Afghanistan on a mission to avenge the 9/11 attacks and kill Osama bin Laden, police said. Faulkner, a 51-year-old construction worker, also was carrying Christian literature and a small amount of hashish.
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Anthony Batencourt, left, brings a wheelbarrow load of debris to a pile in front of a home in Edmond, Okla., Tuesday, June 15, 2010. Battencourt is a part of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma Disaster Relief Team. A flash flood moved through the area Monday, causing the water damage.
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President Barack Obama speaks to military personnel at Naval Air Station Pensacola's Naval Air Technical Training Center in Pensacola, Fla., Tuesday, June 15, 2010, after his visit to the Gulf Coast region affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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President Barack Obama is photographed after delivering a televised address from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday June 15, 2010. President Obama said the nation will continue to fight the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico for "as long as it takes."
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A Palestinian boy stands Tuesday near fortifications at the Israeli border with Gaza during a weekly protest march against Israel’s closure of Gaza in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip.
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Military personnel inspect a vehicle Monday at the entrance of Florida’s MacDill Air Force Base.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/KAREN E. SEGRAVE 6/15/10 Lily Harris, 7, waves to passing cars as she patiently waits for more customers at her lemonade stand in front of her home along Pleasant Forest Drive on Tuesday. Harris was donating all her profits to the Pulaski County Humane Society.
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Uzbeks pray Tuesday during the funeral for a victim of rioting in the southern Krygyz city of Osh.
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Arkansas Education Commissioner Tom Kimbrell, speaking Tuesday in Little Rock about the state’s latest Benchmark exam scores, said that “we are excited by what we see.”
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This image provided by Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, shows Michael Bromwich. The White House on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 announced that Bromwich, a former assistant U.S. attorney and Justice Department inspector general, will lead a reorganization of the Minerals Management Service.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/KAREN E. SEGRAVE 6/15/10 Ronald Dinwiddie (at podium) a member of Boy Scout Troop #726 from The Center for Youth and Families and other BSA members, thank members of the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Foundation for a $2,000 grant given to them during a presentation held at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center on Tuesday. Seventeen nonprofit organizations serving minority communities received a total of $39,620 in grants from the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Foundation fund.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/ STATON BREIDENTHAL --6/15/10- Blair Hannon (left) and Shelbey Thompson (cq) of the Red Cross pack up donated food Tuesday at the Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church in Lodi.
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John Nichols of the U.S. Forest Service points to areas around the Albert Pike Campground Tuesday afternoon while talking to media in Langley, Ark.
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A high water mark hangs at the Albert Pike Campground Tuesday afternoon after last weeks fatal flash flood.
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Anna Grey, 7, does running flips while her brother Chris, 9, throws a football with Lindsey Horton, 20, their babysitter, at Lakewood Property Owners Park in North Little Rock Tuesday.
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Oil company executives prepare to testify at a House committee hearing Tuesday. From left are Rex Tillerson of Exxon Mobil, John Watson of Chevron, James Mulva of ConocoPhillips, Marvin Odum of Shell Oil and Lamar McKay of BP America.
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In this Monday, June 14, 2010, photo taken on the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border in southern Kyrgyzstan, an ethnic Uzbek man looks from the Kyrgyz side of the border at his crying wife, no name given, who crossed the border earlier and separately from her husband, before the Uzbek authorities closed the border. The southern part of the impoverished Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan has been convulsed by days of ethnic rioting targeting minority Uzbeks, which has left the country's second-largest city, Osh, in ruins and sent a stampede of Uzbek families fleeing toward the border.
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This Jan. 2006 photo provided Tuesday, June 15, 2010 by the Larimer County, Colo. Sheriff's Office shows Gary Brooks Faulkner, after he was arrested on a Compulsory Insurance charge. Faulkner, armed with a pistol and a 40-inch sword, was detained Tuesday in northern Pakistan as he tried to cross the border into Afghanistan on a mission to avenge the 9/11 attacks and kill Osama bin Laden, police said. Faulkner, a 51-year-old construction worker, also was carrying Christian literature and a small amount of hashish.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/RYAN MCGEENEY -- 06/15/10-- Rose Dollins, 11, tests the readiness of a handful of dough befor creating a pizza at the Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. Dollins is one of six children enrolled in an introductory cooking class that meets twice a week for the next four weeks. The class, which began with pizza on Tuesday, will teach students how to prepare a series of dishes over the next four weeks, culminating in the creation of a full dinner menu for the students' parents during the final session in July.
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Tiger Woods smiles with his caddie Steve Williams on the front nine during a practice round for the U.S. Open golf tournament Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, Calif.
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North Korea’s An Yong Hak (left) keeps the ball away from Brazil’s Nilmar during their World Cup match Tuesday. Brazil held on for a 2-1 victory.
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Chris Kirk watches his tee shot during a practice round Tuesday in preparation for the Fort Smith Classic.
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Jeremy Davis will be a caddie for the 2010 Fort Smith Classic at Hardscrabble Clountry Club.
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Hannah Evans, 12 of Van Buren (left) and Baley McCully, 9 of Van Buren, find a nice spot in the shade to build a sand castle Tuesday afternoon at Creekmore Park in fort Smith. The two were enjoying some time with their grandparents at the park.
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BP Plc contractor workers pull up an oil-soaked absorbent boom in Bay Ronquille off the coast of Grand Isle, Louisiana, U.S., on Tuesday, June 15, 2010. The BP Plc oil spill, which began when the leased Transocean Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20, has closed as much as 37 percent of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico to fishing, cut offshore drilling in the U.S. by half, and polluted at least 140 miles (225 kilometers) of shoreline from Louisiana to Florida. Photographer: Derick E. Hingle/Bloomberg
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Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez works against the Toronto Blue Jays in the first inning of a baseball game in Denver on Friday, June 11, 2010.
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Los Angeles Angels' Torii Hunter hits a single against the Boston Red Sox to score Garret Anderson during the third inning of Game 1 of baseball's American League division series in Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008.
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Arkansas Tech’s Steve Mullins said neither he nor the other coaches or athletic directors have been involved in conference realignment discussions. “These are discussions way above my head,” Mullins said.
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Texas women’s athletic director Chris Plonsky (left), university president William Powers, Jr., and men’s athletic director DeLoss Dodds (right) speak during a Tuesday news conference announcing the school’s intention to remain in the Big 12 Conference.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/STATON BREIDENTHAL 8/17/09 University of Arkansas Athletic Director Jeff Long.
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Keaton Stone (right), 9, of Fayetteville watches as Joe Carruthers, 9, of Bella Vista paints along the inside of his clay pot after decorating it with colored stones in the Mosaics class led by Vanessa Ryerse on Tuesday, June 15, 2010, inside the Jones Center for Families in Springdale. The boys are participating in the Summer Youth Academy at the center and week two is called Art of Art.
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS OCT. 7-8--UCLA legendary basketball coach John Wooden pauses for a photo Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000 at his Encino, Calif. home where he discused his years in the game . Wooden turns 90-years-old on October 14, 2000.
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VIERA, FL - FEBRUARY 28: Stephen Strasburg of the Washington Nationals poses during Photo Day on Sunday, February 28, 2010 at Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Florida. (Photo by Tony Firriolo/MLB Photos via Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***Stephen Srasburg
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In this March 21, 2007 file photo Dennis Rodman poses backstage before the Christian Audigier Fall 2007 fashion show in Culver City, Calif. Prosecutors say they have charged former NBA star Dennis Rodman with domestic violence for allegedly hitting his girlfriend at a hotel in April 2008.
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Michigan State coach Tom Izzo talks to an official during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Penn State, Thursday, March 4, 2010, in East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State won 67-65.
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Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll talks during NFL football practice Tuesday, June 15, 2010, in Renton, Wash.
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Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, right, jogs with Lofa Tatupu between drills during NFL football practice Tuesday, June 15, 2010, in Renton, Wash.
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New York Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett reacts after Philadelphia Phillies' Pedro Feliz grounded out to end the top of the seventh inning of Game 2 of the Major League Baseball World Series Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, in New York.
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From left are basketball coaches Red Auerbach in 1978, Ray Meyer in 1984, and Maggie Dixon in 2006.
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6/15/10 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/STEPHEN B. THORNTON Dennie Hunter with the North Little Rock Street Department uses a weed trimmer along a fence at North Little Rock's Riverfront Park Tuesday afternoon.
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Brazil's Maicon, left, competes for the ball with North Korea's Pak Nam Chol during the World Cup group G soccer match between Brazil and North Korea at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, June 15, 2010.
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Nate Salant, commissioner of the Gulf South Conference during the conference's media day Wednesday in Hot Springs.
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Nate Salant, commissioner of the Gulf South Conference for story on conference realignment
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Judy and Jack Lassiter of Monticello
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Chris Kirk is getting ready for the Fort Smith Clasic at Hardscrabble Clountry Club.
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This combo shows Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo and North Carolina head coach Roy Williams speaking at a news conference at the NCAA men's Final Four college baskeball tournament Sunday, April 5, 2009, in Detroit. The two teams will face each other Monday for the national championship.
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Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers speaks to reporters after the Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers 92-86 in Game 5 of the NBA basketball finals Sunday, June 13, 2010, in Boston. The Celtics lead the series 3-2.
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Southern Arkansas baseball Coach Allen Gum, who will be the new baseball coach at Central Arkansas in the 2011 season
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Arkansas Tech University President Robert C. Brown Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/SCOTT A. JOHSON
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant watches a shot go through the basket against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night during Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Bryant had 26 points as the Lakers won 89-67 to force a Game 7.
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Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen pulls down a rebound next to Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher, left, during the first half of Game 6 of the NBA basketball finals Tuesday, June 15, 2010, in Los Angeles.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/RYAN MCGEENEY -- 06/15/10-- Casey Parker, 13, left, and Logan Walz, 12, compare dough during an introductory cooking class at the Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. The class, which began with pizza on Tuesday, will teach students how to prepare a series of dishes over the next four weeks, culminating in the creation of a full dinner menu for the students' parents during the final session in July.
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Scott Nigemann with Reef-Ready Aquariums in Bentonville talks with children on Tuesday, June 15, 2010, inside the Bentonville Public Library during "Under the Sea," a program that details each of the fish that reside in the aquarium at the library. The presentation is part of the Elementary Workshops that continues every Tuesday through the end of July.
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Josh Pytel, 16, executes a back flip from a diving board at the Springdale Aquatic Center Tuesday. The park, which opened Memorial Day weekend, is open noon to 6:45 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 1 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Sundays.
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Pop singer Katy Perry performs atop the new 2011 Volkswagen Jetta during a news conference in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, June 15, 2010. Volkswagen AG plans to cut the U.S. price and increase the size of the Jetta compact car, its best-selling model in the country, as the automaker seeks to almost double sales in the market by 2012.
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From left, actress Meryl Streep and retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter speak after Streep was presented with an honorary degree, as the two were among those presented with honorary degrees during Harvard University Commencement, in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday, May 27, 2010.
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