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Dead pigs are strewn along the riverbanks in the Songjiang district of Shanghai on Thursday, March 7, 2013. Chinese officials say they have fished out 900 dead pigs from the river, which is a water source for residents. (AP Photo)
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Maryland's Alyssa Thomas (25) reacts after making a basket against Wake Forest during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, March 8, 2013. Maryland won 92-81 in overtime. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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Cpl. Berkeley Lewis, a rifleman with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, fires his M4 carbine during training at the SR-7 range at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Credit: U.S. Marine Corps)
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Sgt. Michael Murphy, a reconnaissance Marine with Force Reconnaissance Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force, poses as he jumps out of a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter Jan. 22. (Credit: U.S. Marine Corps)
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A rare, hand copied draft of the Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address will go on public view for six weeks at the Library of Congress. (Image from Library of Congress)
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Former Taiwan Vice President Lien Chan, waving to journalists in Beijing, has caused a stir with his words after his meeting with China’s leaders. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** A container ship is loaded with cargo in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Jan. 8, 2013. (Associated Press)
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Defenseman Steven Olesky (center) was signed by the Capitals on March 4 and recalled from the Hershey Bears. (Courtesy JustSports Photography)
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Steven Oleksy has 151 penalty minutes in 55 games for the Hershey Bears this season. (Courtesy JustSports Photography)
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James Mitchell, with the National Park Service, prunes back cherry blossom trees at the Tidal Basin on Monday. The Park Service spends about $185,000 on the festival. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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National Park Service officials announce that the peak bloom period for Washington's cherry blossom trees around the Tidal Basin is expected to be between March 26 and March 30. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
