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Washington Redskins wide receiver Aldrick Robinson (11), center, celebrates on the sideline after catching a 49 yard touchdown pass in the second quarter as the Washington Redskins play the Philadelphia Eagles at FedEx Field, Landover, Md., Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins free safety Madieu Williams (41) hits Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy (25) in the second quarter forcing a fumble, Landover, Md., Sunday, November 18, 2012. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** In this Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama listens as Vice President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House. Asked to name the one step they'd push most urgently if they were the newly re-elected President Barack Obama, a dozen leading economists advise President Barack Obama to sidestep the "fiscal cliff" during his second term of office. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)

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Travis Kalanick, CEO of the sedan service Uber, opposed a D.C. proposal for minimum fares for on-demand companies such as his. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Sen. Tom Coburn released a report Thursday arguing that there are billions of dollars to be cut from the Pentagon by eliminating spending or shifting services to civilian agencies. (Associated Press)

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, followed by fellow California Democrat Rep. Grace Napolitano, emerges from a closed caucus meeting Wednesday as lawmakers try to avoid a “fiscal cliff.” (Associated Press)

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Forward Trevor Booker is averaging 8.1 points and 5.0 rebounds in the Wizards' 0-7 start. (Associated Press)

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Protesters march past a closed shop during a union demonstration Wednesday in Thessaloniki, Greece. Officials announced Europe has been in the second leg of a double-dip recession since the fourth quarter of last year. The overall European unemployment rate is at a record-high 11.6 percent, and it is hovering around 25 percent in Greece and Spain. (Associated Press)