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Relatives pray next to a cross in remembrance of family members who died in the 2010 earthquake during a memorial service in Titanyen, north of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. Haitians are pausing to remember the tens of thousands of people who died in the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck outside Haiti's capital on Jan. 12, 2010. The quake left 1.5 million people living in tent camps. Officials say more than 300,000 died, but no one knows for certain how many people lost their lives. (AP Photo/Jean Marc Herve Abelard)

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Relatives attend a memorial service honoring family members who died in the 2010 earthquake during a memorial service in Titanyen, north of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. Haitians are pausing to remember the tens of thousands of people who died in the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck outside Haiti's capital on Jan. 12, 2010. The quake left 1.5 million people living in tent camps. Officials say more than 300,000 died, but no one knows for certain how many people lost their lives. (AP Photo/Jean Marc Herve Abelard)

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Relatives walk to a hilltop, where they will place a cross, in remembrance of those family members who died in the 2010 earthquake, prior to a memorial service in Titanyen, north of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. Haitians are pausing to remember the tens of thousands of people who died in the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck outside Haiti's capital on Jan. 12, 2010. The quake left 1.5 million people living in tent camps. Officials say more than 300,000 died, but no one knows for certain how many people lost their lives. (AP Photo/Jean Marc Herve Abelard)

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Haiti's President Michel Martelly, left, and first lady Sophia Martelly, center, place a bouquet of flowers at a monument in memory of the victims of the 2010 earthquake, during a memorial service at Titanyen, a mass burial site for earthquake victims, north of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. Martelly's government issued a decree declaring Jan. 12 a day of remembrance and reflection. The Haitian flag is being flown at half-staff, and clubs are to remain closed. (AP Photo/Jean Marc Herve Abelard)

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The balcony that collapsed around midnight Saturday in the Rittenhouse Square section of Philadelphia is seen Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, killing a young man and injuring two women, police said. Police say a 22-year-old man who suffered severe head and neck injuries in the fall was pronounced dead at a hospital early Sunday morning. The two women are in their 20s and suffered broken bones in their backs. They are listed in stable condition at two city hospitals. The man and two women, who were attending a birthday party, had stepped out onto the balcony to smoke cigarettes when the collapse occurred, authorities said. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)

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Members of Nitro Volunteer Fire Department help to distribute bottled water to local residents Saturday Jan. 11, 2014. The West Virginia National Guard was sent to distribute bottled water as residents bought up stock at local supermarkets following the chemical spill on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. (AP Photo Michael Switzer)

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The West Virginia National Guard was sent to distribute bottled water across areas of Kanawha County (W.Va.) Saturday Jan. 11, 2014, as residents bought up stock at local supermarkets following the chemical spill on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. (AP Photo Michael Switzer)

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Local residents in Charleston, W.V. continue to arrive at distribution centers to load up on bottled water Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014 after a chemical spill Thursday in the Elk River that has contaminated the public water supply in nine counties. Frustration is mounting for many of the 300,000 West Virginia residents who've gone three days without clean tap water. (AP Photo/Michael Switzer)

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Local residents brought empty containers and coolers to distribution centers across Kanawha County (W.Va.) Sunday morning, Jan. 12, 2014 to fill with water after a chemical spill Thursday in the Elk River that has contaminated the public water supply in nine counties. Frustration is mounting for many of the 300,000 West Virginia residents who've gone three days without clean tap water. (AP Photo/Michael Switzer)

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Local businesses remain closed and unable to serve food and water InCharleston, W.V., Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014 after a chemical spill Thursday in the Elk River that has contaminated the public water supply in nine counties. Frustration is mounting for many of the 300,000 West Virginia residents who've gone three days without clean tap water. (AP Photo/Michael Switzer)

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Local law enforement officials assist residents lining up at distribution centers in Charleston, W.V., Sunday morning, Jan. 12, 2014 to fill coolers and other containers after a chemical spill Thursday in the Elk River contaminated the public water supply in nine counties. Frustration is mounting for many of the 300,000 West Virginia residents who've gone three days without clean tap water. (AP Photo/Michael Switzer)