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Francis Slakey, the APS associate director of public affairs, wields his Olympic torch with pride on the steps of the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. The torch reached the DC area on December 21st before continuing on to Philadelphia on its way to its ultimate destination of Salt Lake City.