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** FILE ** Richard Cordray, assistant director of enforcement for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), listens as Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner (not pictured) speaks to the media on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, in Washington, to encourage Congress to approve Mr. Cordray's nomination to head the CFPB. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Tornado damage is seen from a bird's-eye view in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on May 7. America's wild weather year hit a new high: a devastating dozen billion-dollar disasters.
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Hundreds of cars are seen stranded on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago on Feb. 2 after a blizzard of epic proportions incapacitated the Windy City. Incomplete damage estimates on a pre-Halloween Northeast snowstorm currently stand at $750 million. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** A foreclosure home for sale is shown in this Aug. 22, 2006, file photo taken in Spring, Texas. If the U.S. economy does not suffer more setbacks, the rate of mortgage holders behind on their payments should decline significantly by the end of next year, according to credit reporting agency TransUnion. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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The free-spending Miami Marlins reportedly are going after Albert Pujols, the biggest fish in the free agent market. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** Former Prince George's County Executive Jack Johnson walks out of the U.S. District Courthouse in Greenbelt, Md. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis (83) is tackled by New York Jets outside linebacker Calvin Pace (back) and free safety Eric Smith (33) during fourth quarter. (Preston Keres/For The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis (83) drops a pass in the fourth quarter. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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New York Jets running back Shonn Greene (23) celebrates his fourth quarter touchdown that put the Jets up 27-16 in the fourth. (Preston Keres/For The Washington Times)
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New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez (6) reacts after being hit by Washington Redskins defensive back Kevin Barnes (22), which roughing the passer was called during third quarter action. (Preston Keres/For The Washington Times)
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Former corporate executive Herman Cain greets the crowd Saturday at a campaign event in Atlanta, where he suspended his Republican presidential campaign. (Associated Press)
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New York Jets running back Shonn Greene (23) celebrates his fourth-quarter touchdown that put the Jets up 27-16 at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Sunday, December 4, 2011. (Preston Keres/For The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis (83) is tackled by New York Jets outside linebacker Calvin Pace (back) and free safety Eric Smith (33) during fourth quarter action at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Sunday, December 4, 2011. (Preston Keres/For The Washington Times)
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A Detroit-based auto analyst who has driven the Chevy Volt says battery-fire concerns are more media hype than a real problem for General Motors. An OnStar safety system notifies GM after a wreck, and the automaker sends out a team within 48 hours to drain the Volt's battery, said Dan Akerson (left), CEO of GM. (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain announces to supporters on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, in Atlanta that he was suspending his campaign. (AP Photo/David Tulis)
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Then-Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain announces he is suspending his campaign as his wife, Gloria (left), looks on, on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Tulis) ** FILE **
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** FILE ** Specialist Christian Sanfilippo, foreground left, handles the secondary stock offering of Ocwen Financial Corp. on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011. Stocks are opening broadly higher after an unexpected drop in unemployment claims and signs of progress in Europe's debt crisis. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Sanju Catalano, left, a recruiter with 3M Communications speaks with job seeker Darrin Baker about his resume during a career expo in Las Colinas, Texas, Monday, Nov. 14, 2011. Economists forecast that employers added a net 125,000 jobs in November, an improvement from October's gain of 80,000. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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John Walsh will return to the air Friday when "America's Most Wanted" makes its Lifetime premiere after spending 23 years on Fox. (Associated Press)
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President Barack Obama greets U2 front man Bono, center, and Muhtar Kent, chairman of the Board and chief executive officer of The Coca-Cola Company, right, after speaking during a World AIDS Day event at George Washington University in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
