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Washington Redskins share a kiss in the stands as their team leads the New York Giants during the 3rd quarter at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. Sunday, September 11, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr. / The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins NT Chris Neild (95) sacks New York Giants QB Eli Manning (10) for a loss of 6 yards during the 3rd quarter at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. Sunday, September 11, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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The Washington Redskins stop New York Giants RB Ahmad Bradshaw for no gain on a punt return at the end of the 2nd quarter at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. Sunday, September 11, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr. / The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins TE Fred Davis (83) catches a 23 yard pass against the New York Giants during the 1st quarter at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. Sunday, September 11, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins WR Brandon Banks (16) picks up 25 yards on a punt return against the New York Giants during the 1st quarter at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. Sunday, September 11, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr. / The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins QB Rex Grossman (8) is slow to get up after a 5 yard sack by the New York Giants during the 1st quarter at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. Sunday, September 11, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins RB Tim Hightower (25) picks up a first down against the New York Giants during the 1st quarter at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. Sunday, September 11, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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The Washington Redskins can't stop New York Giants QB Eli Manning (10) from picking up the game's first touchdown during the 1st quarter at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. Sunday, September 11, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr. / The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins QB Rex Grossman (8) looks for an open runner against the New York Giants during the 1st quarter at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. Sunday, September 11, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr. / The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins S Reed Doughty (37) takes down New York Giants WR Domenik Hixon (87) after a gain of 9 yards during the 1st quarter at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. Sunday, September 11, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins S Oshiomogho Atogwe (20) takes to the field before playing the New York Giants during the 1st quarter at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. Sunday, September 11, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr. / The Washington Times)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS A customer at a shopping mall in Hong Kong looks at shirts at a shop of Kent & Curwen, an English clothing label that started out making school, club and regimental military ties in 1926. Asians have been buying or licensing fashion labels brands, many of them European, with long and rich histories.

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde, left, talks with Tunisian Finance Minister Jelloul Ayed during the group photo at the Deauville partnership meeting in Marseille, southern France, Saturday, Sept.10, 2011. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

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Hugo Camacho, left, and his son Daniel Camacho, 5, emerge from a 7-11 with Gatorade and Cheetos late Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, in San Diego. The store was only letting only a few customers in at a time and limiting the number of items they could purchase since transactions had to be cash. A power outage accidentally triggered by an Arizona utility company worker darkened a broad swath of the Southwest and Mexico on Thursday. (AP Photo/The San Diego Union-Tribune, Peggy Peattie)

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Wal-Mart is rolling out a layaway option from Oct. 17 through Dec. 16 after ending the pay-as-you-go plans in 2006. The company is introducing the option at a time when many of its shoppers are trying to cope with high unemployment and rising costs. (Associated Press)

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Construction of the One World Trade Center continues Sept. 1, 2011, at ground zero in New York. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Richard A. Clarke, the country's top bureaucrat on counterterrorism before the attacks, says arguments for more security spending aren't necessarily tied to effectiveness.

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke addresses the Economic Club of Minnesota on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, in Minneapolis. (Associated Press)

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Ryan Homes is building 81 town homes and condominiums at Market Square at Frederick in Frederick. The Mozart model town home, with 1,709 square feet, is priced from $269,990.

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PHOTOGRAPH PROVIDED BY THE U.S. NAVY The USS New York, with more than 7 tons of steel from the World Trade Center built into its bow, is carrying families of 9/11 victims and first responders from Norfolk, Va., to New York for the 10th anniversary of the attacks.