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The Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, Falcon 9 rocket, with its Dragon capsule attached on top, is seen at Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral in Florida on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/NASA)
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Cars line up to get gas at a Costco gas station in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. Californians woke up to a shock Friday as overnight gasoline prices jumped by as much as 20 cents a gallon in some areas, ending a week of soaring costs that saw some stations close and others charge record prices. The average price of regular gas across the state was nearly $4.49 a gallon, the highest in the nation, according to AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge report. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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** FILE ** In this Monday, Sept 17, 2012, file photo, Robert Orkin, of the company TxT-Alert, third from left, talks with job seekers during a job fair held by National Career Fairs, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Economists forecast that the unemployment rate edged up in September to 8.2 percent from 8.1 percent, according to a survey by FactSet. Employers are expected to have added 111,000 jobs. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
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Actress Daryl Hannah was arrested in Winnsboro, Texas, on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012, while protesting construction of a pipeline designed to bring crude oil from Canada to Gulf Coast refineries. (AP Photo/Wood County Sheriff)
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Costumed revelers march in the 2011 Village Halloween Parade, which this year will be focused on the end of the world, a reference to a Mayan calendar that predicts the end of the world on Dec. 21. (Associated Press)
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A drill rig helps bring much-needed jobs to Carrollton, Ohio. Carroll County boasts more active oil and gas wells than any other county in Ohio, and the tax dollars are flowing right along with the crude. (Associated Press)
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Matt Bevin, owner of 180-year-old Bevin. Bros. bell-manufacturing company in East Hampton, Conn., stands by the remains of his burned-out factory. Production has resumed in a rented warehouse, and a new factory will be built. (Associated Press)