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Washington Redskins wide receiver Brandon Banks (16) returns a punt during fourth quarter action. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Mossis Madu (32) is tackled for a loss by Washington Redskins Brian McNally (58) and Keenan Robinson (52) during first quarter action. (Preston Keres/Special to The Washington Times)

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Yoko Ono appears at a news conference to launch the coalition of artists opposing hydraulic fracturing on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012 in New York. The formation of the group, called Artists Against Fracking, comes as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo decides whether to allow shale gas drilling using high-volume hydraulic fracturing called hydrofracking. The group says such drilling is harmful and poses the threat of contamination. They say they want to spread awareness of the issue through "peaceful democratic action." Cuomo is expected to allow drilling to begin on a limited basis near the Pennsylvania border. The group is comprised of 146 members including Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney and Alec Baldwin. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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Joe Carr shares a light moment with his daughters Olivia, 8 months and Catalina, 5. Mr. Carr and his wife Sofia were at one point unemployed at the same time. Sofia has returned to paralegal work and Joe has returned to work at the same construction company that laid him off recently. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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With their daughter Catalina, 5, looking on, Joe Carr pushes his wife Sofia on a swing in their backyard after sitting for a portrait at their home in Downingtown, Pa. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Warren Harris, Director of Economic Development authority, briefs the Virginia Beach City Council in Virginia Beach, Va., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, afternoon on the benefits to the region to bringing a professional sports team to town. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Stephen M. Katz)

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In this Friday, July 29, 2011, photo, President Barack Obama walks down a ramp after delivering a speech at a gathering where he announced new fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks at the Washington Convention Center in Washington.The average gas mileage of new cars and trucks will have to nearly double by 2025 under regulations that were finalized Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, by the Obama administration. The new rules would require the fleet of new cars and trucks to average 54.5 miles per gallon in 13 years, up from 28.6 mpg at the end of last year. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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associated press A cashier rings up a sale at a Target store in Chicago last week. A private research group says that consumer confidence unexpectedly fell this month to the lowest level since November 2011. The New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell to 60.6, down from a revised 65.4 in July. Economists had expected a reading of 66.

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Specialists watch from the New York Stock Exchange in September 2011 as President Obama makes a speech. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq stock indexes have both fared better in Mr. Obama’s first term than in those of five previous presidents. (Associated Press)

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sThis undated image taken from the Mexican Attorney General’s Office rewards program website on Aug. 23, 2012, shows the alleged leader of Zetas cartel, Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, alias Z-40. A split in the leadership of Mexico’s violent Zetas cartel has led to the rise of Trevino Morales, elevating him to the status of public enemy number one for both his friends and his enemies. (AP Photo/Mexican Attorney General’s Office website)