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Gary Woodland hits his third shot on the 17th hole after taking a drop from an unplayable lie in a hazard on the South Course at Torrey Pines during the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in San Diego. Woodland doubled bogeyed the hole for the second straight day and fell from contention. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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Oil Boom: An oil train derailment in Casselton, N.D., erupted into a fireball last month, just one of several recent scares and disasters in populated areas along North American rails. Transportation and political leaders are increasingly looking at pipelines as a safer alternative. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS A BNSF Railway train hauls crude oil west of Wolf Point, Mont. U.S. officials, meeting in Washington Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 say companies need to come up with safer ways to transport oil on the nation's rail lines following some explosive accidents as crude trains proliferate across North America.

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Seattle Seahawks strong safety Kam Chancellor leaves team headquarters in Renton, Wash., Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, to board a bus for his flight to play the Denver Broncos in the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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FILE - In this Jan. 25, 1999 file photo, ground crew scramble to catch the lines and guide the Tommy Hilfiger Airship to a smooth landing at North Perry Airport, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. The blimp was in town for the Super Bowl. Sports economists say the financial impact of the Super Bowl could fall far below expectations, in part because visitors often spend their cash at NFL-sponsored or corporate events rather than at tourist attractions. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald,Emily Kelsey, File) MAGS OUT