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BP PLC CEO Tony Hayward asks members of the media to step back as he walks along Fourchon Beach in Port Fourchon, La., Monday, May 24, 2010. Hayward visited the beach to observe efforts to clean oil that washed ashore from last month's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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K.Hovnanian Homes is building 13 homes at the Estates at Evergreen Reserve in Ashburn, Va. The Tara model is base-priced from $1,399,990.
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New General Secretary of Communist Party of China Xi Jinping's press conference is telecast live on a mall screen, center, in Beijing, China, Thursday Nov. 15, 2012. Xi became leader of China on Thursday, securing the Communist Party's top spot and oversight of the military in a political transition upset by scandals that have added fuel to public demands for change as the country faces slower economic growth. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is planning to close the 10,000-circulation Manassas (Va.) News & Messenger, which began publishing in 1869 but has been struggling to compete with other outlets in the Washington suburbs. (Associated Press)
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Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg testifies Wednesday to a House subcommittee about the recent outbreak of fungal meningitis. She asks for more authority to police pharmaceutical companies. (Associated Press)
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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick leaves the field after suffering a concussion during the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Daily News, Yong Kim) THE EVENING BULLETIN OUT, TV OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES
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Protesters carry a banner reading "Resist the measures" during a union protest outside Parliament in Athens on Nov. 14, 2012. Workers across the European Union sought to present a united front against rampant unemployment and government spending cuts with a string of strikes and demonstrations across the region. (Associated Press)
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A protester covers her head in a plastic bag, meant to show that austerity measures are suffocating Greeks, outside Parliament during a union protest in Athens on Nov. 14, 2012. Workers across the European Union sought to present a united front against rampant unemployment and government spending cuts Wednesday with a string of strikes and demonstrations across the region. (Associated Press)
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House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi is joined by Rep. Steve Israel in introducing newly elected Democratic members of the House during a news conference Tuesday at the Capitol. The freshmen-to-be are spending a few days in orientation in preparation for their January swearing-in. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Angela Saez, 35, strikes a match to light her stove Tuesday in New York City’s Brooklyn borough. While most utilities have restored electricity to nearly all of their customers, the Long Island Power Authority still has tens of thousands of customers in the dark. The company has said Superstorm Sandy was worse than anyone could have imagined. (Associated Press)
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“Today” show executive producer Jim Bell is leaving and will become executive producer of NBC’s Olympics coverage.
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**FILE** Cars fill a San Diego highway on Nov. 22, 2011, two days before Thanksgiving. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies July 26, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Banking Committee. (Associated Press)
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Nationals General Manager Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Mike Rizzo gives a hug to Bryce Harper (34) prior to the game as the Washington Nationals host the Colorado Rockies at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., Sunday, July 8, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
