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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde gestures as she talks with Cyprus’ president Dimitris Christofias, unseen, during their meeting at the presidential palace in Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Lagarde is in Cyprus for an informal European economic and financial affairs council. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

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**FILE** Staff members of Apple Inc. welcome customers at the Apple store in Hong Kong on Sept. 21, 2012, as the iPhone 5 went on sale. (Associated Press)

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Washington Redskins wide receiver Santana Moss (89) hauls in a third quarter touchdown in front of Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam Jones (24) at FedEx Field, Landover, Md., Sep. 23, 2012. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins wide receiver Brandon Banks (16) returns a kickoff 55 yards before being taken down by Cincinnati Bengals kicker Mike Nugent (2) in the second quarter at FedEx Field, Landover, Md., Sep. 23, 2012. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins wide receiver Brandon Banks (16) is pushed out of bounds after a 21 yard run in the third quarter. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins wide receiver Brandon Banks (16) returns a kickoff 55 yards before being taken down by Cincinnati Bengals kicker Mike Nugent (2) in the second quarter. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)

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A crew works on a drilling rig at a well site for shale-based natural gas in Zelienople, Pa. Though hydraulic fracturing is thought of as a relatively new technique, the federal government began funding research into it and horizontal drilling in the 1970s. (Associated Press)