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A woman carries bags back to her car after visiting a grocery store that is open for business despite being boarded up in advance of superstorm Sandy on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Sayville, N.Y. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets; sending coastal residents fleeing; and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

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Rehoboth Beach, Del., business owners Darryl Ciarlante, left, and Joe Zuber, center, board their windows as Hurricane Sandy approaches the area. (AP Photo/The News Journal, Suchat Pederson)

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Movie critic Gene Shalit talks with a Lenox, Mass., police officer after crashing his car into a house on Wednesday. Mr. Shalit, 86, faces a misdemeanor charge. (The Berkshire Eagle via Associated Press)

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Dennis Bowser of Alum Bank, Pa., built a small diner replica on his property after retiring, Alum Bank, Pa., Monday, October 22, 2012. "There's a lot of coal in this area, Says Bowser, "When you shut coal down, you get rid of a lot of jobs. It's their livelihood." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Susan Kyde of Loveland, Ohio, second from left, bends down to kiss her husband Rodger, left, who served in the Vietnam War after Republican Presidential Candidate Gov. Mitt Romney asked all veterans to raise their hand and be recognized during a campaign speech at Jet Machine, a small business military manufacturing company, Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday, October 25, 2012. Since the Iraq war and Afghanistan war draw down Jet Machine has gone from 160 employees to 115 employees and has begun shifting into manufacturing for oil drilling and hydraulic fracturing. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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**FILE** Employees cheer customers as they enter a newly-opened Apple Store in Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing on Oct. 20, 2012. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this Oct. 25, 2012, file photo, William P. White, D.C. Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking chief, testifies at an oversight hearing on Chartered Health Plan. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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California Gov. Jerry Brown holds up a sign in support of Proposition 30 while visiting an elementary school Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, in San Diego. The tax plan would boost the state sales tax by a quarter cent for four years and raise income taxes for seven years on those who make more than $250,000 annually. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

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Dennis Bowser of Alum Bank, Pa., built a small diner replica on his property after retiring, Alum Bank, Pa., Monday, October 22, 2012. "There's a lot of coal in this area, Says Bowser, "When you shut coal down, you get rid of a lot of jobs. It's their livelihood." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Mitt Romney shakes hands with supporters after a campaign speech at Jet Machine, a small business military manufacturing company, Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday, October 25, 2012. Since the Iraq war and Afghanistan war draw down Jet Machine has gone from 160 employees to 115 employees and has begun shifting into manufacturing for oil drilling and hydraulic fracturing. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Susan Kyde of Loveland, Ohio, second from left, bends down to kiss her husband Rodger, left, who served in the Vietnam War after Republican Presidential Candidate Gov. Mitt Romney asked all veterans to raise their hand and be recognized during a campaign speech at Jet Machine, a small business military manufacturing company, Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday, October 25, 2012. Since the Iraq war and Afghanistan war draw down Jet Machine has gone from 160 employees to 115 employees and has begun shifting into manufacturing for oil drilling and hydraulic fracturing. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The word "Jobs" hangs large above the stage, left, where Republican Presidential Candidate Gov. Mitt Romney, right, speaks inside a warehouse at Jet Machine, a small business military manufacturing company, Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday, October 25, 2012. Since the Iraq war and Afghanistan war draw down, Jet Machine has gone from 160 employees to 115 employees and has begun shifting into manufacturing for oil drilling and hydraulic fracturing. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The word "Jobs" hangs large above workers with Jet Machine, a small business military manufacturing company where Republican Presidential Candidate Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign stop, Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday, October 25, 2012. Since the Iraq war and Afghanistan war draw down, Jet Machine has gone from 160 employees to 115 employees and has begun shifting into manufacturing for oil drilling and hydraulic fracturing. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Julie McCormick of Cincinnati, Ohio, left, smiles as Mitt Romney supporters photograph her in a big hat with a cut out of the state of Ohio taped to it before Romney speaks at a campaign stop at Jet Machine, a small business military manufacturing company, Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday, October 25, 2012. Since the Iraq war and Afghanistan war draw down Jet Machine has gone from 160 employees to 115 employees and has begun shifting into manufacturing for oil drilling and hydraulic fracturing. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The word "Jobs" hangs large above the stage where Republican Presidential Candidate Gov. Mitt Romney, right, speaks inside a warehouse at Jet Machine, a small business military manufacturing company, Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday, October 25, 2012. Since the Iraq war and Afghanistan war draw down, Jet Machine has gone from 160 employees to 115 employees and has begun shifting into manufacturing for oil drilling and hydraulic fracturing. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)