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Tuesday

Pa. Governor Comes To Office With Big Agenda

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Wednesday

Americans demonstrate in support of the Egyptian people's protests against President Hosni Mubarak in front of the White House on Saturday. Nicholas Kamm/Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

Baltimore residents Patricia Granata and Christine O'Connell wait for Baltimore's 1999 Best Hon Contest to begin. Part of the city's annual HonFest, the contest takes a humorous look at Baltimore natives and their customs. Gail Burton/AP hide caption

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Baltimoreans To Businesswoman: Not So Fast, Hon

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Monday

Defense-Related Businesses Try To Survive Cutbacks

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Friday

The former administrative building of the Pennhurst State School and Hospital is now the main location for the Pennhurst Asylum, a Halloween haunted event in Spring City, Pa. Coburn Dukehart/NPR hide caption

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Haunted House Has Painful Past As Asylum

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Wednesday

Pvt. E-2 David Mangold crawls under barbed wire during a series of obstacles in a training course. For the first time in 30 years, the U.S. Army has changed the way it trains new recruits. Core exercises and sprints have replaced bayonets and long runs. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption

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For Army, Preventing Suicides Starts On Day 1

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Thursday

The University of Maryland competitive cheer team, including Alison Iovino (right) and Tricia Fitzgerald (left), has won the national competition four times in its seven-year history. Coburn Dukehart/NPR hide caption

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Competitive Cheerleading Fights For Official Status

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Thursday

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At Hershey's Chocolate World in Hershey, Pa., visitors can make their own candy bars using factory equipment. Originally designed as a "worker's paradise" by founder Milton Hershey, the company town has become a tourist destination. Jamie Tarabay/NPR hide caption

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Original Hershey Chocolate Factory Set To Close

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Saturday

A man looks over items at a new Walmart Supercenter store in Bowling Green, Ohio. J.D. Pooley/Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

Sunday

Pop-up stores, like this one in Burbank, Calif., last year, disappear once a holiday is over. David McNew/Getty Images North America hide caption

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Boo! Pop-Up Stores Popping Up All Over

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Saturday

The Munir family gathers for dinner during an Eid celebration on Thursday. Yanina Manolova for NPR hide caption

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Thursday

Wednesday

A group of conservators, curators, and volunteers at the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory drain the tank to further clean the wood planks. A heavy smell is coming out of the planks. Yanina Manolova/NPR hide caption

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Thursday

Undocumented day laborers wait along a highway intersection in Manassas, Va., for construction work. They were reluctant to be interviewed but said Prince William County's immigration policy has made working almost impossible. Yanina Manolova/NPR hide caption

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Arizona Fight Fuels Virginia Immigration Debate

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Sunday

Ex-Cons Help To Rehab Baltimore Blight

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Fairuz performs in Dubai in 2006. Rabih Moghrabi/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Fairuz: Lebanon's Voice Of Hope

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Thursday

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Marines wait outside a building to take psychological tests in September 2009. The military assesses troops in search of clues that might help predict mental health issues. Jae C. Hon/AP hide caption

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