4th Of July

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Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine walks in the Middletown, Va., Fourth of July parade on Wednesday, July 4, 2012. (AP Photo/The Winchester Star, Scott Mason)

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In this photo provided by Ben Baller, yachts are illuminated in the foreground as a malfunction causes the entire Fourth of July fireworks show to go off all at once over San Diego Bay near Coronado Island on July 4, 2012. The Coast Guard says the mishap occurred minutes before the scheduled opening of the Big Bay Boom show. More than 500,000 people witnessed the short-lived spectacle. No injuries were reported. (Associated Press)

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Re-enactors stand by their three-pound canon as they watch daytime fireworks during a Fourth of July event at George Washington's Mount Vernon in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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People play in the street next to a fire hydrant to keep cool during Fourth of July festivities in Philadelphia, Pa. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Cooper Eddleman is dressed as Yankee Doodle in the 4th of July parade in Oxford, Miss. (AP Photo/Oxford Eagle, Bruce Newman)

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Members of the Native Sons of the Golden West carry a large American flag during the annual Fourth of July parade in Sausalito, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

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Marco Garcia holds his dog Mickey during the Keystone Heights, Fla., during the 43rd annual Our Country Day celebration of the Fourth of July. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Bob Mack)

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This holiday libation will surely offend purists, but the "Patriotic Red, White and Blue Martini" has got the color combination to truly celebrate the Fourth of July. (Hpnotiq)

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Former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair was shot and killed by his girlfriend three years ago Fourth of July. (Associated Press)

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Try something a little different this year for your Fourth of July celebration by putting marinated lamb on the grill. (Associated Press)

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The July 4th fireworks are some of the best in the country, and about the only time when watching D.C. literally blow up tens of thousands of dollars of taxpayer money is even mildly enjoyable

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As American as apple pie, these flaky phyllo cigars let you enjoy Fourth of July feasting without giving up your healthy-eating habits. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, here at a July 4th tea party rally in Philadelphia, is proving to be a compelling figure on the campaign circuit. After speaking at conservative summit Sunday in Denver, he won the straw poll by a wide margin. (Associated Press)

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Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, shakes hands with Molly Graybill while marching in a July Fourth parade in Amherst, N.H. (AP Photo)

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Republican presidential candidates and fellow Mormons Mitt Romney (left) and Jon Huntsman Jr., were all smiles before the start of the Fourth of July parade this year in Amherst, N.H. "It's not so much that the church is more or less accepted, it's that you have two well-qualified candidates who happen to be LDS," Quin Monson of Brigham Young University said. (Associated Press)